Documentation for the ratpoints program
Number Theory
2022-01-11 v5
Abstract
This note explains how to obtain, install, and use the ratpoints program. The program finds rational points up to a specified height on hyperelliptic curves using a highly optimized quadratic sieving algorithm.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0803.3165,
title = {Documentation for the ratpoints program},
author = {Michael Stoll},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.3165},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
14 pages; Changes: updates reflecting version 2.2 of the program