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Class groups of imaginary quadratic points on $X_1(16)$

Number Theory 2025-07-08 v1

Abstract

The main result is to show that if KQ(15)K \ncong \mathbb Q(\sqrt{-15}) is an imaginary quadratic field and EE is an elliptic curve over KK with a torsion point of order 16, then the class number of KK is divisible by 10. This gives an affirmative answer to a 12 year old question by David Krumm. This is done by setting up a more general framework for studying divisibility of class groups of imaginary quadratic points on hyper-elliptic curves and applying it to X1(16)X_1(16).

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@article{arxiv.2507.04604,
  title  = {Class groups of imaginary quadratic points on $X_1(16)$},
  author = {Maarten Derickx},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.04604},
  year   = {2025}
}
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