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Infinitely many hyperelliptic curves with exactly two rational points: Part II

Number Theory 2020-12-23 v2

Abstract

In the previous paper, Hirakawa and the author determined the set of rational points of a certain infinite family of hyperelliptic curves C(p;i,j)C^{(p;i,j)} parametrized by a prime number pp and integers ii, jj. In the proof, we used the standard 22-descent argument and a Lutz-Nagell theorem that was proven by Grant. In this paper, we extend the above work. By using the descent theorem, the proof for j=2j=2 is reduced to elliptic curves of rank 00 that are independent of pp. On the other hand, for odd jj, we consider another hyperelliptic curve C(p;i,j)C'^{(p;i,j)} whose Jacobian variety is isogenous to that of C(p;i,j)C^{(p;i,j)}, and prove that the Mordell-Weil rank of the Jacobian variety of C(p;i,j)C'^{(p;i,j)} is 00 by 22-descent. Then, we determine the set of rational points of C(p;i,j)C^{(p;i,j)} by using the Lutz-Nagell type theorem.

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@article{arxiv.2005.02385,
  title  = {Infinitely many hyperelliptic curves with exactly two rational points: Part II},
  author = {Hideki Matsumura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.02385},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

27 pages, added new results to the previous version (arXiv: 2005.02385v1), sequel of arXiv:1904.00215

R2 v1 2026-06-23T15:19:56.133Z