GENUS PERIODS, GENUS POINTS AND CONGRUENT NUMBER PROBLEM
Author(s): Tian, Ye; Yuan, Xinyi; Zhang, Shou-Wu
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Abstract: | In this paper, based on an idea of Tian we establish a new sufficient condition for a positive integer n to be a congruent number in terms of the Legendre symbols for the prime factors of n. Our criterion generalizes previous results of Heegner, Birch-Stephens, Monsky, and Tian, and conjecturally provides a list of positive density of congruent numbers. Our method of proving the criterion is to give formulae for the analytic Tate-Shafarevich number L(n) in terms of the so-called genus periods and genus points. These formulae are derived from the Waldspurger formula and the generalized Gross-Zagier formula of Yuan-Zhang-Zhang. |
Publication Date: | Aug-2017 |
Electronic Publication Date: | 25-Aug-2017 |
Citation: | Tian, Ye, Yuan, Xinyi, Zhang, Shou-Wu. (2017). GENUS PERIODS, GENUS POINTS AND CONGRUENT NUMBER PROBLEM. ASIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS, 21 (721 - 774). doi:10.4310/AJM.2017.v21.n4.a5 |
DOI: | doi:10.4310/AJM.2017.v21.n4.a5 |
ISSN: | 1093-6106 |
EISSN: | 1945-0036 |
Pages: | 721 - 774 |
Type of Material: | Journal Article |
Journal/Proceeding Title: | ASIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS |
Version: | Author's manuscript |
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