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Visibility of 4-covers of elliptic curves

Number Theory 2023-06-05 v2

Abstract

Let CC be a 44-cover of an elliptic curve EE, written as a quadric intersection in P3\mathbb{P}^3. Let EE' be another elliptic curve with 44-torsion isomorphic to that of EE. We show how to write down the 44-cover CC' of EE' with the property that CC and CC' are represented by the same cohomology class on the 44-torsion. In fact we give equations for CC' as a curve of degree 88 in P5\mathbb{P}^5. We also study the K3-surfaces fibred by the curves CC' as we vary EE'. In particular we show how to write down models for these surfaces as complete intersections of quadrics in P5\mathbb{P}^5 with exactly 1616 singular points. This allows us to give examples of elliptic curves over Q\mathbb{Q} that have elements of order 44 in their Tate-Shafarevich group that are not visible in a principally polarized abelian surface.

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@article{arxiv.1701.07528,
  title  = {Visibility of 4-covers of elliptic curves},
  author = {Nils Bruin and Tom Fisher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.07528},
  year   = {2023}
}

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