Runge's Method and Modular Curves
Number Theory
2009-07-21 v1 Algebraic Geometry
Abstract
We bound the j-invariant of S-integral points on arbitrary modular curves over arbitrary fields, in terms of the congruence group defining the curve, assuming a certain Runge condition is satisfied by our objects. We then apply our bounds to prove that for sufficiently large prime p, the points of with r>1 are either cusps or CM points. This can be interpreted as the non-existence of quadratic elliptic Q-curves with higher prime-power degree.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0907.3306,
title = {Runge's Method and Modular Curves},
author = {Yuri Bilu and Pierre Parent},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.3306},
year = {2009}
}
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Nineteen pages