A computational approach to the 2-torsion structure of abelian threefolds

Cullinan, John

doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-09-02218-2

A computational approach to the 2-torsion structure of abelian threefolds
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by John Cullinan;

Math. Comp. 78 (2009), 1825-1836

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-09-02218-2

Published electronically: January 22, 2009

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Abstract:

Let $A$ be a three-dimensional abelian variety defined over a number field $K$. Using techniques of group theory and explicit computations with Magma, we show that if $A$ has an even number of $\mathbf {F}_{\mathfrak {p}}$-rational points for almost all primes $\mathfrak {p}$ of $K$, then there exists a $K$-isogenous $A’$ which has an even number of $K$-rational torsion points. We also show that there exist abelian varieties $A$ of all dimensions $\geq 4$ such that $\#A_{\mathbb {p} }(\mathbf {F}_{\mathfrak {p}})$ is even for almost all primes $\mathfrak {p}$ of $K$, but there does not exist a $K$-isogenous $A’$ such that $\# A’(K)_{tors}$ is even.

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