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Rational torsion points on abelian surfaces with quaternionic multiplication

Number Theory 2024-11-20 v1

Abstract

Let AA be an abelian surface over Q\mathbb{Q} whose geometric endomorphism ring is a maximal order in a non-split quaternion algebra. Inspired by Mazur's theorem for elliptic curves, we show that the torsion subgroup of A(Q)A(\mathbb{Q}) is 1212-torsion and has order at most 1818. Under the additional assumption that AA is of GL2\mathrm{GL}_2-type, we give a complete classification of the possible torsion subgroups of A(Q)A(\mathbb{Q}).

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@article{arxiv.2308.15193,
  title  = {Rational torsion points on abelian surfaces with quaternionic multiplication},
  author = {Jef Laga and Ciaran Schembri and Ari Shnidman and John Voight},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.15193},
  year   = {2024}
}

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37 pages, comments welcome

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