Session S09 - Number Theory in the Americas

Thursday, July 15, 15:30 ~ 16:00 UTC-3

Rational points of degree D on a planar curve

Andrew Granville

U. Montreal, Canada   -   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Given a planar curve C we ask for which integers d are there rational points on the curve in a field of degree d. There is a lot of structure in the set of values d, some of which we will explain in this talk.

Joint work with Lea Beneish (McGill University, Canada).

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