Splitting Brauer classes by genus one curves over number fields
Algebraic Geometry
2026-07-29 v1 Number Theory
Abstract
We prove that every Severi-Brauer variety of dimension at least two over a number field contains a twisted elliptic normal curve. Consequently, every Brauer class over a number field is split by a genus one curve. We prove this using the fibration method, by showing that the rational points on a smooth compactification of the Hilbert scheme of twisted elliptic normal curves are dense in its Brauer-Manin set.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2607.26915,
title = {Splitting Brauer classes by genus one curves over number fields},
author = {Benjamin Antieau and Asher Auel and Federico Scavia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.26915},
year = {2026}
}
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