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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

R2 v1 2026-06-21T10:23:28.218Z