Control theorems for elliptic curves over function fields
Abstract
Let be a global function field of characteristic , a Galois extension with and a non-isotrivial elliptic curve. We study the behaviour of Selmer groups ( any prime) as varies through the subextensions of via appropriate versions of Mazur's Control Theorem. In the case we let where is a -extension. With a mild hypothesis on (essentially a consequence of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture) we prove that is a cofinitely generated (in some cases cotorsion) -module and we associate to its Pontrjagin dual a Fitting ideal. This allows to define an algebraic -function associated to in , providing an ingredient for a function field analogue of Iwasawa's Main Conjecture for elliptic curves.
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@article{arxiv.math/0604249,
title = {Control theorems for elliptic curves over function fields},
author = {A. Bandini and I. Longhi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0604249},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
28 pages. Corrects a number of mistakes in the previous version math.NT/0604249, and formulates a new conjecture