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Reduced minimal models and torsion

Number Theory 2023-01-24 v1

Abstract

Let E/QE/\mathbb{Q} be an elliptic curve. The reduced minimal model of EE is a global minimal model y2+a1xy+a3y=x3+a2x2+a4x+a6y^{2}+a_{1}xy+a_{3}y=x^{3}+a_{2}x^{2}+a_{4}x+a_{6} which satisfies the additional conditions that a1,a3{0,1}a_{1},a_{3}\in \{0,1\} and a2{0,±1}a_{2}\in\{0,\pm1\}. The reduced minimal model of EE is unique, and in this article, we explicitly classify the reduced minimal model of an elliptic curve E/QE/\mathbb{Q} with a non-trivial torsion point. We obtain this classification by first showing that the reduced minimal model of EE is uniquely determined by a congruence on c6c_6 modulo 2424. We then apply this result to parameterized families of elliptic curves to deduce our main result. We also show that the reduction at 22 and 33 of EE affects the reduced minimal model of EE.

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@article{arxiv.2301.09488,
  title  = {Reduced minimal models and torsion},
  author = {Alexander J. Barrios},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.09488},
  year   = {2023}
}

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14 pages

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