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Points of Small Heights in Certain Nonabelian Extensions

Number Theory 2020-03-30 v2

Abstract

Let EE be an elliptic curve without complex multiplication defined over a number field KK which has at least one real embedding. The field FF generated by all torsion points of EE over KK is an infinite, non-abelian Galois extension of the ground field which has unbounded, wild ramification above all primes. Following the treatment in 'Small Height And Infinite Nonabelian Extensions' by P. Habegger we prove that the absolute logarithmic Weil height of an element of FF is either zero or bounded from below by a positive constant depending only on EE and KK. We also show that the N\'eron-Tate height has a similar gap on E(F)E(F). In appendix-A we have included some new results about Galois properties of division points of formal groups which are generalizations of results proved in chapter 2. This work is my M.Sc. thesis submitted to Chennai Mathematical Institute.

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@article{arxiv.1806.06587,
  title  = {Points of Small Heights in Certain Nonabelian Extensions},
  author = {Soumyadip Sahu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.06587},
  year   = {2020}
}

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