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Intermediate modular curves with infinitely many quartic points

Number Theory 2025-04-23 v1

Abstract

For every group {±1}Δ(Z/NZ)×\{\pm1\}\subseteq \Delta\subseteq (\mathbb Z/N\mathbb Z)^\times, there exists an intermediate modular curve XΔ(N)X_\Delta(N). In this paper we determine all curves XΔ(N)X_\Delta(N) with infinitely many points of degree 44 over Q\mathbb Q. To do that, we developed a method to compute possible degrees of rational morphisms from XΔ(N)X_\Delta(N) to an elliptic curve.

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@article{arxiv.2504.15937,
  title  = {Intermediate modular curves with infinitely many quartic points},
  author = {Maarten Derickx and Petar Orlić},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.15937},
  year   = {2025}
}
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