Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 March 2001
The j-invariants of the quadratic Q-curves without complex multiplication are studied. Some properties of the norms of these invariants are shown and a relationship between the field Q(j) and the degree of an isogeny of the Q-curve to its Galois conjugate is found. In the case when the degree of the isogeny is a prime p, some properties of the primes of potentially multiplicative reduction for the Q-curve and of the reduction of j modulo a prime [Pfr ] in Q(j) over p when the Q-curve has potentially good reduction at [Pfr ] are found.