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Integral points on elliptic curves with $j$-invariant $0$ over $k(t)$

Algebraic Geometry 2024-01-15 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

We consider elliptic curves defined by an equation of the form y2=x3+f(t)y^2=x^3+f(t), where fk[t]f\in k[t] has coefficients in a perfect field kk of characteristic not 22 or 33. By performing 22 and 33-descent, we obtain, under suitable assumptions on the factorization of ff, bounds for the number of integral points on these curves. These bounds improve on a general result by Hindry and Silverman. When ff has degree at most 66, we give exact expressions for the number of integral points of small height in terms of certain subgroups of Picard groups of the kk-curves corresponding to the 22 and 33-torsion of our curve. This allows us to recover explicit results by Bremner, and gives new insight into Pillai's equation.

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@article{arxiv.2306.11353,
  title  = {Integral points on elliptic curves with $j$-invariant $0$ over $k(t)$},
  author = {Jean Gillibert and Emmanuel Hallouin and Aaron Levin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.11353},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

43 pages. Minor changes. Added a reference to Lang in the introduction. Corrected a harmless sign error in the 2 and 3-descent maps