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On Tate-Shafarevich groups of abelian varieties

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let K/FK/F be a finite Galois extension of number fields with Galois group GG, let AA be an abelian variety defined over FF, and let \cyrW(A/K){\cyr W}(A_{^{/ K}}) and \cyrW(A/F){\cyr W}(A_{^{/ F}}) denote, respectively, the Tate-Shafarevich groups of AA over KK and of AA over FF. Assuming that these groups are finite, we derive, under certain restrictions on AA and K/FK/F, a formula for the order of the subgroup of \cyrW(A/K){\cyr W}(A_{^{/ K}}) of GG-invariant elements. As a corollary, we obtain a simple formula relating the orders of \cyrW(A/K){\cyr W}(A_{^{/ K}}), \cyrW(A/F){\cyr W}(A_{^{/ F}}) and \cyrW(A/Fχ){\cyr W}(A_{^{/ F}}^{\chi}) when K/FK/F is a quadratic extension and AχA^{\chi} is the twist of AA by the non-trivial character χ\chi of GG.

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@article{arxiv.math/9804163,
  title  = {On Tate-Shafarevich groups of abelian varieties},
  author = {Cristian D. Gonzalez-Avilés},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9804163},
  year   = {2007}
}