Quadratic Chabauty Experiments on Genus 2 Bielliptic Modular Curves in the LMFDB
Number Theory
2025-09-29 v2
Abstract
We present results of quadratic Chabauty experiments on genus 2 bielliptic modular curves of Jacobian rank 2 that have recently been added to the LMFDB. We apply quadratic Chabauty methods over both the rationals and quadratic imaginary fields. In a number of cases, the experiments yielded algebraic irrational points among the set of mock rational points. We highlight specific notable examples, including the non-split Cartan modular curve . Lastly, we offer a conjecture relating the level of the modular curve to the potential number fields over which points can arise.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2507.03784,
title = {Quadratic Chabauty Experiments on Genus 2 Bielliptic Modular Curves in the LMFDB},
author = {Kate Finnerty},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.03784},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
17 pages, accepted to LuCaNT 2025 conference proceedings. Version 2 addresses referee comments