Mazur’s theorem on torsion of elliptic curves


Theorem 1 (Mazur).

Let E/Q be an elliptic curveMathworldPlanetmath. Then the torsion subgroup Etorsion(Q) is exactly one of the following groups:

/N1N10orN=12
/2/2N1N4

Note: see Nagell-Lutz theorem for an efficient algorithm to compute the torsion subgroup of an elliptic curve defined over .

References

  • 1 Joseph H. Silverman, The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1986.
  • 2 Barry Mazur, Modular curves and the Eisenstein ideal, IHES Publ. Math. 47 (1977), 33-186.
  • 3 Barry Mazur, Rational isogenies of prime degree, Invent. Math. 44 (1978), 129-162.
Title Mazur’s theorem on torsionPlanetmathPlanetmath of elliptic curves
Canonical name MazursTheoremOnTorsionOfEllipticCurves
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