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Siegel's theorem via the Lawrence-Venkatesh method

Algebraic Geometry 2021-01-26 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

In the recent paper arXiv:1807.02721, B. Lawrence and A. Venkatesh develop a method of proving finiteness theorems in arithmetic geometry by studying the geometry of families over a base variety. Their results include a new proof of both the SS-unit theorem and Faltings' theorem, obtained by constructing and studying suitable abelian-by-finite families over P1{0,1,}\mathbb{P}^1\setminus\{0,1,\infty\} and over an arbitrary curve of genus 2\geq 2 respectively. In this paper, we apply this strategy to reprove Siegel's theorem: we construct an abelian-by-finite family on a punctured elliptic curve to prove finiteness of SS-integral points on elliptic curves.

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@article{arxiv.2101.07111,
  title  = {Siegel's theorem via the Lawrence-Venkatesh method},
  author = {Marc Paul Noordman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.07111},
  year   = {2021}
}

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