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Infinite rank of elliptic curves over $\mathbf{Q}^{\ab}$

Number Theory 2012-02-08 v2

Abstract

If EE is an elliptic curve defined over a quadratic field KK, and the jj-invariant of EE is not 0 or 1728, then E(Q\ab)E(\mathbf{Q}^{\ab}) has infinite rank. If EE is an elliptic curve in Legendre form, y2=x(x1)(xλ)y^2 = x(x-1)(x-\lambda), where Q(λ)\mathbf{Q}(\lambda) is a cubic field, then E(KQ\ab)E(K \mathbf{Q}^{\ab}) has infinite rank. If λK\lambda\in K has a minimal polynomial P(x)P(x) of degree 4 and v2=P(u)v^2 = P(u) is an elliptic curve of positive rank over \bbq\bbq, we prove that y2=x(x1)(xλ)y^2 = x(x-1)(x-\lambda) has infinite rank over K\bbq\abK\bbq^{\ab}.

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@article{arxiv.1202.1187,
  title  = {Infinite rank of elliptic curves over $\mathbf{Q}^{\ab}$},
  author = {Bo-Hae Im and Michael Larsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.1187},
  year   = {2012}
}

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