Elliptic Curves Seminar

Seminar Information:

Description

We will work through theory and exercises in Silverman, with emphasis on Chapters 3 (geometry) and 7 & 8 (ECs over local and global fields).

Resources

1. Silverman, Joseph H. The arithmetic of elliptic curves, 2nd edition (2009). [1]
2. Silverman, Joseph H. & Tate, John. Rational points on elliptic curves, 2nd edition (2015). [2]

Meetings

Twice weekly, typically Tuesday (theory) and Thursday (problem session). All meetings 13h30 - 14h30 in HBH 227.

In the schedule below, section and exercise numbers refer to Silverman (2009).

Announcements:

• (20 May 2019) A pdf of exercises has been posted under "Attachments" below.
• (16 May 2019) Questions and requests for presentations can be made and viewed here.
• (08 May 2019) The Elliptic Curves Seminar page is now online.