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Rational Points on Quartics

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

Let SnS \subset \P^n be a smooth quartic hypersurface defined over a number field KK. If n4n \ge 4, then for some finite extension KK' of KK the set S(K)S(K') of KK'-rational points of SS is Zariski dense.

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@article{arxiv.math/9809015,
  title  = {Rational Points on Quartics},
  author = {Joe Harris and Yuri Tschinkel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9809015},
  year   = {2007}
}

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