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Hasse principle for generalised Kummer varieties

Number Theory 2016-07-13 v1

Abstract

The existence of rational points on Kummer varieties associated to 2-coverings of abelian varieties over number fields can sometimes be proved through the variation of the Selmer group in the family of quadratic twists of the underlying abelian variety, using an idea of Swinnerton-Dyer. Following Mazur and Rubin, we consider the case when the Galois action on the 2-torsion has a large image. Under mild additional hypotheses we prove the Hasse principle for the associated Kummer varieties assuming the finiteness of relevant Shafarevich-Tate groups.

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@article{arxiv.1504.02343,
  title  = {Hasse principle for generalised Kummer varieties},
  author = {Yonatan Harpaz and Alexei N. Skorobogatov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.02343},
  year   = {2016}
}

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25 pages

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