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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349327203321

Autore

Schütt Matthias

Titolo

Mordell–Weil Lattices / / by Matthias Schütt, Tetsuji Shioda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-329-301-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (436 pages)

Collana

Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge / A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics, , 0071-1136 ; ; 70

Disciplina

511.33

Soggetti

Algebraic geometry

Commutative algebra

Commutative rings

Algebra

Field theory (Physics)

Category theory (Mathematics)

Homological algebra

Nonassociative rings

Rings (Algebra)

Algebraic Geometry

Commutative Rings and Algebras

Field Theory and Polynomials

Category Theory, Homological Algebra

Non-associative Rings and Algebras

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Lattices -- Elliptic Curves -- Algebraic surfaces -- Elliptic surfaces -- Mordell--Weil Lattices -- Rational Elliptic Surfaces -- Rational elliptic surfaces and E8-hierarchy -- Galois Representations and Algebraic Equations -- Elliptic K3 surfaces.

Sommario/riassunto

This book lays out the theory of Mordell–Weil lattices, a very powerful and influential tool at the crossroads of algebraic geometry and number theory, which offers many fruitful connections to other areas of mathematics. The book presents all the ingredients entering into the theory of Mordell–Weil lattices in detail, notably, relevant portions of



lattice theory, elliptic curves, and algebraic surfaces. After defining Mordell–Weil lattices, the authors provide several applications in depth. They start with the classification of rational elliptic surfaces. Then a useful connection with Galois representations is discussed. By developing the notion of excellent families, the authors are able to design many Galois representations with given Galois groups such as the Weyl groups of E6, E7 and E8. They also explain a connection to the classical topic of the 27 lines on a cubic surface. Two chapters deal with elliptic K3 surfaces, a pulsating area of recent research activity which highlights many central properties of Mordell–Weil lattices. Finally, the book turns to the rank problem—one of the key motivations for the introduction of Mordell–Weil lattices. The authors present the state of the art of the rank problem for elliptic curves both over Q and over C(t) and work out applications to the sphere packing problem. Throughout, the book includes many instructive examples illustrating the theory.