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Collision of Orbits on an Elliptic Surface

Number Theory 2026-02-13 v2

Abstract

Let CC be a smooth projective curve defined over \Qbar\Qbar, let π:E\lraC\pi:\mathcal{E}\lra C be an elliptic surface and let σP1,σP2,σQ\sigma_{P_1},\sigma_{P_2},\sigma_{Q} be sections of π\pi (corresponding to points P1,P2,QP_1,P_2, Q of the generic fiber EE of E\mathcal{E}). We obtain a precise characterization, expressed solely in terms of the dynamical relations between the points P1,P2,QP_1,P_2,Q with respect to the endomorphism ring of EE, so that there exist infinitely many \lC(\Qbar)\l\in C(\Qbar) with the property that for some nonzero integers m1,\l,m2,\lm_{1,\l},m_{2,\l}, we have that [mi,\l](σPi(\l))=σQ(\l)[m_{i,\l}](\sigma_{{P_{i}}}(\l))=\sigma_{Q}(\l) (for i=1,2i=1,2) on the smooth fiber E\lE_\l of E\mathcal{E}.

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@article{arxiv.2602.10383,
  title  = {Collision of Orbits on an Elliptic Surface},
  author = {Dragos Ghioca and Negin Shadgar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.10383},
  year   = {2026}
}
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