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On the effective version of Serre's open image theorem

Number Theory 2024-02-20 v3

Abstract

Let E/QE/\mathbb{Q} be an elliptic curve without complex multiplication. By Serre's open image theorem, the mod \ell Galois representation ρE,\overline{\rho}_{E, \ell} of EE is surjective for each prime number \ell that is sufficiently large. Under the generalized Riemann hypothesis, we give an explicit upper bound on the largest prime \ell, linear in the logarithm of the conductor of EE, such that ρE,\overline{\rho}_{E, \ell} is nonsurjective.

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@article{arxiv.2109.08656,
  title  = {On the effective version of Serre's open image theorem},
  author = {Jacob Mayle and Tian Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.08656},
  year   = {2024}
}
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