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The error term in the Sato-Tate theorem of Birch

Number Theory 2019-06-11 v1

Abstract

We establish an error term in the Sato-Tate theorem of Birch. That is, for pp prime, q=prq=p^r we show that #{(a,b)Fq2:θa,bI}=μST(I)q2+Or(q7/4)\#\{ (a,b) \in \mathbb{F}_q^2 : \theta_{a,b}\in I\} =\mu_{ST}(I)q^2 + O_r(q^{7/4}) for any interval I[0,π]I\subseteq[0,\pi] where for an elliptic curve E:y2=x3+ax+bE: y^2= x^3 +ax +b, the quantity θa,b\theta_{a,b} is defined by 2qcosθa,b=q+1E(Fq)2\sqrt{q}\cos\theta_{a,b} = q+1-E(\mathbb{F}_q) and μST(I)\mu_{ST}(I) denotes the Sato-Tate measure of the interval II.

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@article{arxiv.1906.03534,
  title  = {The error term in the Sato-Tate theorem of Birch},
  author = {M. Ram Murty and Neha Prabhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.03534},
  year   = {2019}
}