Primitive algebraic points on curves
Abstract
A number field is primitive if and are the only subextensions of . Let be a curve defined over . We call an algebraic point primitive if the number field is primitive. We present several sets of sufficient conditions for a curve to have finitely many primitive points of a given degree . For example, let be a hyperelliptic curve of genus , and let . Suppose that the Jacobian of is simple. We show that has only finitely many primitive degree points, and in particular it has only finitely many degree points with Galois group or . However, for any even , a hyperelliptic curve has infinitely many imprimitive degree points whose Galois group is a subgroup of .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2306.17772,
title = {Primitive algebraic points on curves},
author = {Maleeha Khawaja and Samir Siksek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.17772},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Theorem 2 and Corollary 5 are strengthened and are now more easily applicable to modular curves