Genus one curves defined by separated variable polynomials and a polynomial Pell equation

Acta Arithmetica

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 227-256

  Avanzi, Roberto M ^a   Zannier, Umberto M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chebyshev and Dickson polynomials; Computer based calculations; Genus one curves; Modular curves; Polynomial pell equations; Separated variable polynomials

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035657445     PISSN: 00651036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4064/aa99-3-2     Document Type: Article

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