A simple practical higher descent for large height rational points on certain elliptic curves
Number Theory
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We consider the practical computation of rational points on y^2=x(x^2+ax+b). The algebra necessary for a 4-descent procedure is described. A simple further descent is then described which only uses integer arithmetic. Numerous examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of this extra descent. Currently, the largest point found has height 51.15 or 102.3, depending on which height normalisation you use.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/9904172,
title = {A simple practical higher descent for large height rational points on certain elliptic curves},
author = {Allan J. Macleod},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9904172},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
14 pages, Latex2e