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Rational points on $X_0(N)^*$ when $N$ is non-squarefree

Number Theory 2025-08-05 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

Let NN be a non-squarefree integer such that the quotient X0(N)X_0(N)^* of the modular curve X0(N)X_0(N) by the full group of Atkin-Lehner involutions has positive genus. Elkies conjectures that the rational points on X0(N)X_0(N)^* are only cusps or CM points when NN is large enough. We establish an integrality result for the jj-invariants of non-cuspidal rational points on X0(N)X_0(N)^*, representing a significant step toward resolving a key subcase of Elkies' conjecture. To this end, we prove the existence of rank-zero quotients of certain modular Jacobians J0(pq)J_0(pq). Furthermore, we provide a complete classification of the rational points on X0(N)X_0(N)^* of genus 1g51 \leq g \leq 5, when they are finite. In the process we identify exceptional rational points on X0(147)X_0(147)^* and X0(75)X_0(75)^* which were not known before.

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@article{arxiv.2505.00680,
  title  = {Rational points on $X_0(N)^*$ when $N$ is non-squarefree},
  author = {Sachi Hashimoto and Timo Keller and Samuel Le Fourn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.00680},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

61 pages, comments welcome! Revised section 8.1 and corrected Atkin-Lehner signs in Proposition 5.13

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