Large torsion subgroups of split Jacobians of curves of genus two or three

Forum Mathematicum

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-364

  Howe, Everett W ^a   Leprévost, Franck ^b,c   Poonen, Bjorn ^d  

^a CENTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040211616     PISSN: 09337741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/form.2000.008     Document Type: Article

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