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Divisors of Modular Parametrizations of Elliptic Curves

Number Theory 2020-03-04 v1

Abstract

The modularity theorem implies that for every elliptic curve E/QE /\mathbb{Q} there exist rational maps from the modular curve X0(N)X_0(N) to EE, where NN is the conductor of EE. These maps may be expressed in terms of pairs of modular functions X(z)X(z) and Y(z)Y(z) where X(z)X(z) and Y(z)Y(z) satisfy the Weierstrass equation for EE as well as a certain differential equation. Using these two relations, a recursive algorithm can be used to calculate the qq - expansions of these parametrizations at any cusp. %These functions are algebraic over Q(j(z))\mathbb{Q}(j(z)) and satisfy modular polynomials where each of the coefficient functions are rational functions in j(z)j(z). Using these functions, we determine the divisor of the parametrization and the preimage of rational points on EE. We give a sufficient condition for when these preimages correspond to CM points on X0(N)X_0(N). We also examine a connection between the algebras generated by these functions for related elliptic curves, and describe sufficient conditions to determine congruences in the qq-expansions of these objects.

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@article{arxiv.2003.01675,
  title  = {Divisors of Modular Parametrizations of Elliptic Curves},
  author = {Michael Griffin and Jonathan Hales},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.01675},
  year   = {2020}
}