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We first interpret Pell's equation satisfied by Chebyshev polynomials for each degree t, as a certain Positivstellensatz, which then yields for each integer t, what we call a generalized Pell's equation, satisfied by reciprocals of…

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We prove a finiteness theorem for the first flat cohomology group of finite flat group schemes over integral normal proper varieties over finite fields. As a consequence, we can prove the invariance of the finiteness of the Tate-Shafarevich…

Let E/K be an elliptic curve defined over a number field, and let p be a prime number such that E(K) has full p-torsion. We show that the order of the p-part of the Shafarevich-Tate group of E/L is unbounded as L varies over degree p…

We consider an abelian variety defined over a number field. We give conditional bounds for the order of its Tate-Shafarevich group, as well as conditional bounds for the N\'eron-Tate height of generators of its Mordell-Weil group. The…

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We study the arithmetic of certain del Pezzo surfaces of degree 2. We produce examples of Brauer-Manin obstruction to the Hasse principle, coming from 2- and 4-torsion elements in the Brauer group.

In this article, we compute $\delta$-invariants of Du Val del Pezzo surfaces of degree 2.

A quick way to compute generating functions related to Pell-Padovan tetranacci numbers and classical sequences of recursions of order two is provided. Eight special instances can be computed at once.

Extending the idea of \cite{dab2} and using the 2-descent method, we provide three general families of elliptic curves over Q such that a positive proportion of prime-twists of such elliptic curves have rank zero simultaneously.

In this paper, we use techniques from Iwasawa theory to study questions about rank jump of elliptic curves in cyclic extensions of prime degree. We also study growth of the $p$-primary Selmer group and the Shafarevich--Tate group in cyclic…

Consider a Lagrangian fibration $\pi\colon X\to \mathbb P^n$ on a hyperk\"ahler manifold $X$. There are two ways to construct a holomorphic family of deformations of $\pi$ over $\mathbb C$. The first one is known under the name…

We solve a technical problem related to adeles on an algebraic surface. Given a finite set of natural numbers up to two, one associates an adelic group. We show that this operation commutes with taking intersections if the surface is…

We give an explicit description of nilpotent Chernikov 2-groups with elementary tops and the basis of rank 2.

We classify del Pezzo surfaces with 1/3(1,1) points in 29 qG-deformation families grouped into six unprojection cascades (this overlaps with work of Fujita and Yasutake), we tabulate their biregular invariants, we give good model…

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