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Morphisms on the modular curve $X_0(p)$ and degree $6$ points

Algebraic Geometry 2026-02-12 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

Let pp be a prime. We study non-constant morphisms f:X0(p)Yf:X_0(p)_\mathbb \to Y, where Y/QY/\mathbb Q is a curve of genus 2\geq 2. We prove that for p<3000p<3000 such an ff of degree d>1d>1 must be isomorphic to the quotient map X0(p)X0+(p)X_0(p)\to X_0^+(p). Supported by computational and theoretical evidence, we also conjecture that this is true for all primes pp. These results allow us to classify all points of degree 25\leq 25 on X0(p)X_0(p) that come from a map to some curve of genus 2\geq 2. As an application, we were able to determine all curves X0(p)X_0(p) with infinitely many points of degree 66 over Q\mathbb Q except for p=193p=193, continuing the previous results on small degree points on X0(N)X_0(N).

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@article{arxiv.2506.21166,
  title  = {Morphisms on the modular curve $X_0(p)$ and degree $6$ points},
  author = {Maarten Derickx and Petar Orlić},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.21166},
  year   = {2026}
}