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Counting points on surfaces in polynomial time

Number Theory 2025-11-10 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We present a randomised algorithm to compute the local zeta function of a fixed smooth, projective surface over Q\mathbb{Q}, at any large prime pp of good reduction. The runtime of our algorithm is polynomial in logp\log p, resolving a conjecture of Couveignes and Edixhoven.

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@article{arxiv.2511.05272,
  title  = {Counting points on surfaces in polynomial time},
  author = {Nitin Saxena and Madhavan Venkatesh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.05272},
  year   = {2025}
}
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