On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions

Let A be an abelian variety defined over a number field k and let F be a finite Galois extension of k. Let p be a prime number. Then under certain not-too-stringent conditions on A and F we compute explicitly the algebraic part of the p-component of the equivariant Tamagawa number of the pair (h1(A/...

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Main Authors: Burns, David, Macias Castillo, Daniel, Wuthrich, Christian
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Published: De Gruyter 2015
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description Let A be an abelian variety defined over a number field k and let F be a finite Galois extension of k. Let p be a prime number. Then under certain not-too-stringent conditions on A and F we compute explicitly the algebraic part of the p-component of the equivariant Tamagawa number of the pair (h1(A/F)(1),Z[Gal(F/k)]). By comparing the result of this computation with the theorem of Gross and Zagier we are able to give the first verification of the p-component of the equivariant Tamagawa number conjecture for an abelian variety in the technically most demanding case in which the relevant Mordell–Weil group has strictly positive rank and the relevant field extension is both non-abelian and of degree divisible by p. More generally, our approach leads us to the formulation of certain precise families of conjectural p-adic congruences between the values at s = 1 of derivatives of the Hasse–Weil L-functions associated to twists of A, normalised by a product of explicit equivariant regulators and periods, and to explicit predictions concerning the Galois structure of Tate–Shafarevich groups. In several interesting cases we provide theoretical and numerical evidence in support of these more general predictions.
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spelling nottingham-407992020-05-04T17:08:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40799/ On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions Burns, David Macias Castillo, Daniel Wuthrich, Christian Let A be an abelian variety defined over a number field k and let F be a finite Galois extension of k. Let p be a prime number. Then under certain not-too-stringent conditions on A and F we compute explicitly the algebraic part of the p-component of the equivariant Tamagawa number of the pair (h1(A/F)(1),Z[Gal(F/k)]). By comparing the result of this computation with the theorem of Gross and Zagier we are able to give the first verification of the p-component of the equivariant Tamagawa number conjecture for an abelian variety in the technically most demanding case in which the relevant Mordell–Weil group has strictly positive rank and the relevant field extension is both non-abelian and of degree divisible by p. More generally, our approach leads us to the formulation of certain precise families of conjectural p-adic congruences between the values at s = 1 of derivatives of the Hasse–Weil L-functions associated to twists of A, normalised by a product of explicit equivariant regulators and periods, and to explicit predictions concerning the Galois structure of Tate–Shafarevich groups. In several interesting cases we provide theoretical and numerical evidence in support of these more general predictions. De Gruyter 2015-05-13 Article PeerReviewed Burns, David, Macias Castillo, Daniel and Wuthrich, Christian (2015) On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 734 . pp. 187-228. ISSN 1435-5345 https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/crelle.2018.2018.issue-734/crelle-2014-0153/crelle-2014-0153.xml
spellingShingle Burns, David
Macias Castillo, Daniel
Wuthrich, Christian
On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions
title On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions
title_full On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions
title_fullStr On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions
title_full_unstemmed On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions
title_short On Mordell–Weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted Hasse–Weil L-functions
title_sort on mordell–weil groups and congruences between derivatives of twisted hasse–weil l-functions
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