Arithmetic of Modular Curves and Applications

  • Gerhard Frey
  • Michael Müller
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Abstract

The aim of this article is to describe a computational approach to the study of the arithmetic of modular curves Xo(N)and to give applications of these computations.

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Modular Form Elliptic Curve Elliptic Curf Abelian Variety Cusp Form 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Gerhard Frey
    • 1
  • Michael Müller
    • 1
  1. 1.Institut für Experimentelle MathematikUniversität GH EssenEssenGermany

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