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Dyadic Torsion of Elliptic Curves

Algebraic Geometry 2014-11-12 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

Let kk be a field of characteristic 00, and let α1\alpha_{1}, α2\alpha_{2}, and α3\alpha_{3} be algebraically independent and transcendental over kk. Let KK be the transcendental extension of kk obtained by adjoining the elementary symmetric functions of the αi\alpha_{i}'s. Let EE be the elliptic curve defined over KK which is given by the equation y2=(xα1)(xα2)(xα3)y^{2} = (x - \alpha_{1})(x - \alpha_{2})(x - \alpha_{3}). We define a tower of field extensions K=K0K1K2...K = K_{0}' \subset K_{1}' \subset K_{2}' \subset ... by giving recursive formulas for the generators of each KnK_{n}' over Kn1K_{n - 1}'. We show that KK_{\infty}' is a certain central subextension of the field K(E[2]):=n=0K(E[2n])K(E[2^{\infty}]) := \bigcup_{n = 0}^{\infty} K(E[2^{n}]), and a generator of K(E[2])K(E[2^{\infty}]) over K(μ2)K_{\infty}'(\mu_{2}) is given. Moreover, if we assume that kk contains all 22-power roots of unity, for each nn, we show that K(E[2n])K(E[2^{n}]) contains KnK_{n}' and is contained in a certain quadratic extension of Kn+1K_{n + 1}'.

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@article{arxiv.1310.6447,
  title  = {Dyadic Torsion of Elliptic Curves},
  author = {Jeff Yelton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.6447},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

This is a revision of Sections 1 and 3 of the last draft of this manuscript; Section 2 was adapted as arXiv:1410.2668