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Quadratic Points on Non-Split Cartan Modular Curves

Number Theory 2022-04-14 v2

Abstract

In this paper we study quadratic points on the non-split Cartan modular curves Xns(p)X_{ns}(p), for p=7,11,p = 7, 11, and 1313. Recently, Siksek proved that all quadratic points on Xns(7)X_{ns}(7) arise as pullbacks of rational points on Xns+(7)X_{ns}^+(7). Using similar techniques for p=11p=11, and employing a version of Chabauty for symmetric powers of curves for p=13p=13, we show that the same holds for Xns(11)X_{ns}(11) and Xns(13)X_{ns}(13). As a consequence, we prove that certain classes of elliptic curves over quadratic fields are modular.

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@article{arxiv.2011.00590,
  title  = {Quadratic Points on Non-Split Cartan Modular Curves},
  author = {Philippe Michaud-Rodgers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.00590},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

18 pages. To appear in International Journal of Number Theory. Minor corrections and rewriting. Slightly improved sieving step and more computation details included

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