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Torsion subgroups of CM elliptic curves over odd degree number fields

Number Theory 2016-01-05 v1

Abstract

Let GCM(d)\mathscr{G}_{\rm CM}(d) denote the collection of groups (up to isomorphism) that appear as the torsion subgroup of a CM elliptic curve over a degree dd number field. We completely determine GCM(d)\mathscr{G}_{\rm CM}(d) for odd integers dd and deduce a number of statistical theorems about the behavior of torsion subgroups of CM elliptic curves. Here are three examples: (1) For each odd dd, the set of natural numbers dd' with GCM(d)=GCM(d)\mathscr{G}_{\rm CM}(d') = \mathscr{G}_{\rm CM}(d) possesses a well-defined, positive asymptotic density. (2) Let TCM(d)=maxGGCM(d)#GT_{\rm CM}(d) = \max_{G \in \mathscr{G}_{\rm CM}(d)} \#G; under the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis, (12eγπ)2/3lim supdd oddTCM(d)(dloglogd)2/3(24eγπ)2/3.\left(\frac{12e^{\gamma}}{\pi}\right)^{2/3} \le \limsup_{\substack{d\to\infty\\d\text{ odd}}} \frac{T_{\rm CM}(d)}{(d\log\log{d})^{2/3}} \le \left(\frac{24e^{\gamma}}{\pi}\right)^{2/3}. (3) For each ϵ>0\epsilon > 0, we have #GCM(d)ϵdϵ\#\mathscr{G}_{\rm CM}(d) \ll_{\epsilon} d^{\epsilon} for all odd dd; on the other hand, for each A>0A> 0, we have #GCM(d)>(logd)A\#\mathscr{G}_{\rm CM}(d) > (\log{d})^A for infinitely many odd dd.

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@article{arxiv.1601.00351,
  title  = {Torsion subgroups of CM elliptic curves over odd degree number fields},
  author = {Abbey Bourdon and Paul Pollack},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.00351},
  year   = {2016}
}

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