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Imaginary quadratic fields $F$ with $X_0(15)(F)$ finite

Number Theory 2024-05-16 v1

Abstract

Caraiani and Newton have proven that if FF is an imaginary quadratic number field such that X0(15)X_0(15) has rank 00 over FF, then every elliptic curve over FF is modular. This paper is concerned with the quadratic fields F=Q(p)F=\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-p}) for a prime number pp. We give explicit conditions on pp under which the rank is 00, and prove that these conditions are satisfied for 87,5%87,5\% of the primes for which the rank is expected to be even based on the parity conjecture. We also show these conditions are satisfied if and only if rank 00 follows from a 44-descent over Q\mathbb{Q} on the quadratic twist X0(15)pX_0(15)_{-p}. To prove this, we perform two consecutive 22-descents and prove this gives rank bounds equivalent to those obtained from a 44-descent using visualisation techniques for Sha[2]\mathrm{Sha}[2]. In fact we prove a more general connection between higher descents for elliptic curves which seems interesting in its own right.

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@article{arxiv.2405.09337,
  title  = {Imaginary quadratic fields $F$ with $X_0(15)(F)$ finite},
  author = {Tim Evink},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.09337},
  year   = {2024}
}