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Record Nr.

UNINA9911088765303321

Autore

Schmitt Susanne

Titolo

Elliptic curves : a computational approach / / Susanne Schmitt, Horst G. Zimmer ; with an appendix by Attila Petho

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, c2003

ISBN

9786612194283

9781282194281

1282194283

9783110198010

3110198010

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Collana

De Gruyter studies in mathematics ; ; 31

Classificazione

SK 240

Altri autori (Persone)

ZimmerHorst G

Disciplina

516.3/52

Soggetti

Curves, Elliptic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-363) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Elliptic curves -- Chapter 2. Elliptic curves over the complex numbers -- Chapter 3. Elliptic curves over finite fields -- Chapter 4. Elliptic curves over local fields -- Chapter 5. The Mordell-Weil theorem and heights -- Chapter 6. Torsion group -- Chapter 7. The rank -- Chapter 8. Basis -- Chapter 9. S-integral points -- Appendix A. Algorithmic theory of diophantine equations -- Appendix B. Multiquadratic number fields -- Back matter

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of the present textbook is to give an elementary introduction to elliptic curves. Since this branch of number theory is particularly accessible to computer-assisted calculations, the authors make use of it by approaching the theory under a computational point of view. Specifically, the computer-algebra package SIMATH can be applied on several occasions. However, the book can be read also by those not interested in any computations. Of course, the theory of elliptic curves is very comprehensive and becomes correspondingly sophisticated. That is why the authors made a choice of the topics treated. Topics covered include the determination of torsion groups, computations regarding the Mordell-Weil group, height calculations, S-integral points. The contents is kept as elementary as possible. In this



way it becomes obvious in which respect the book differs from the numerous textbooks on elliptic curves nowadays available.