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A Note on the Kernel of Group Homomorphism from the Weil Descent Method

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In this article, we demonstrate some properties of the kernel of homomorphism, obtained from the Weil descent attack on the elliptic curves over a field of characteristic 2, in particular, its nondegeneracy under some conditions.

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    M. A. Cherepniov

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Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 213–224, 2014.

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Cherepniov, M.A. A Note on the Kernel of Group Homomorphism from the Weil Descent Method. J Math Sci 221, 452–460 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-017-3237-3

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