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Non-monogenic Division Fields of Elliptic Curves

Number Theory 2020-07-28 v1

Abstract

For various positive integers nn, we show the existence of infinite families of elliptic curves over Q\mathbb{Q} with nn-division fields, Q(E[n])\mathbb{Q}(E[n]), that are not monogenic, i.e., the ring of integers does not admit a power integral basis. We parametrize some of these families explicitly. Moreover, we show that every E/QE/\mathbb{Q} without CM has infinitely many non-monogenic division fields. Our main technique combines a global description of the Frobenius obtained by Duke and T\'oth with a simple algorithm based on ideas of Dedekind.

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@article{arxiv.2007.12781,
  title  = {Non-monogenic Division Fields of Elliptic Curves},
  author = {Hanson Smith},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.12781},
  year   = {2020}
}

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12 pages, 5 tables, comments welcome!

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