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Rational points of bounded height on projective surfaces

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We give upper bounds for the number of rational points of bounded height on the complement of the lines on projective surfaces.

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Salberger, P. Rational points of bounded height on projective surfaces. Math. Z. 258, 805–826 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00209-007-0199-z

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