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On algebraic values of Weierstrass $\sigma$-functions

Number Theory 2020-11-25 v1

Abstract

Suppose that Ω\Omega is a lattice in the complex plane and let σ\sigma be the corresponding Weierstrass σ\sigma-function. Assume that the point τ\tau associated to Ω\Omega in the standard fundamental domain has imaginary part at most 1.9. Assuming that Ω\Omega has algebraic invariants g2,g3g_2,g_3 we show that a bound of the form cdm(logH)nc d^m (\log H)^n holds for the number of algebraic points of height at most HH and degree at most dd lying on the graph of σ\sigma. To prove this we apply results by Masser and Besson. What is perhaps surprising is that we are able to establish such a bound for the whole graph, rather than some restriction. We prove a similar result when, instead of g2,g3g_2,g_3, the lattice points are algebraic. For this we naturally exclude those (z,σ(z))(z,\sigma(z)) for which zΩz\in\Omega.

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@article{arxiv.2011.11980,
  title  = {On algebraic values of Weierstrass $\sigma$-functions},
  author = {Gareth Boxall and Taboka Chalebgwa and Gareth Jones},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.11980},
  year   = {2020}
}
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