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Quadratic twists of abelian varieties with real multiplication

Number Theory 2018-01-10 v2

Abstract

Let FF be a totally real number field and A/FA/F a principally polarized abelian variety with real multiplication by the ring of integers O\mathcal{O} of a totally real field. Assuming AA admits an O\mathcal{O}-linear 3-isogeny over FF, we prove that a positive proportion of the quadratic twists AdA_d have rank 0. We also prove that a positive proportion of AdA_d have rank dimA\dim A, assuming the Tate-Shafarevich groups are finite. If AA is the Jacobian of a hyperelliptic curve CC, we deduce that a positive proportion of twists CdC_d have no rational points other than those fixed by the hyperelliptic involution.

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@article{arxiv.1710.04086,
  title  = {Quadratic twists of abelian varieties with real multiplication},
  author = {Ari Shnidman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.04086},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

16 pages. Added an application to rational points on hyperelliptic curves, strengthened theorem on Eisenstein quotients, adjusted the introduction