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Homogeneous division polynomials for Weierstrass elliptic curves

Algebraic Geometry 2015-04-23 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

Starting from the classical division polynomials we construct homogeneous polynomials αn\alpha_n, βn\beta_n, γn\gamma_n such that for P=(x:y:z)P = (x:y:z) on an elliptic curve in Weierstrass form over an arbitrary ring we have nP=(αn(P):βn(P):γn(P))nP = \bigl(\alpha_n(P):\beta_n(P):\gamma_n(P)\bigr). To show that αn,βn,γn\alpha_n,\beta_n,\gamma_n indeed have this property we use the a priori existence of such polynomials, which we deduce from the Theorem of the Cube. We then use this result to show that the equations defining the modular curve Y1(n)CY_1(n)_{\mathbb C} computed for example by Baaziz, in fact are equations of Y1(n)Y_1(n) over Z[1/n]\mathbb Z[1/n].

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@article{arxiv.1303.4327,
  title  = {Homogeneous division polynomials for Weierstrass elliptic curves},
  author = {Jinbi Jin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.4327},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

15 pages, expanded introduction (comments are very welcome)

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