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Integral points on cubic twists of Mordell curves

Number Theory 2024-09-17 v2

Abstract

Fix a non-square integer k0k\neq 0. We show that the number of curves EB:y2=x3+kB2E_B:y^2=x^3+kB^2 containing an integral point, where BB ranges over positive integers less than NN, is bounded by Ok(N(logN)12+ϵ)O_k(N(\log N)^{-\frac{1}{2}+\epsilon}). In particular, this implies that the number of positive integers BNB\leq N such that 3kB2-3kB^2 is the discriminant of an elliptic curve over Q\mathbb{Q} is o(N)o(N). The proof involves a discriminant-lowering procedure on integral binary cubic forms.

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@article{arxiv.2203.11366,
  title  = {Integral points on cubic twists of Mordell curves},
  author = {Stephanie Chan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.11366},
  year   = {2024}
}