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On elliptic surfaces of Mordell-Weil rank 4

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Andrew Bremner
Andrew Bremner*
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Arizona State University, Department of Mathematics, Tempe, Arizona 85287
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Let f: E→ P′(C) be an elliptic fibration with non-constant j-invariant, and possessing a section σ0. The group of sections of f is then naturally identified with the group of points defined over a function field C(u) of the generic fibre of f.

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Nagoya Mathematical Journal , Volume 102 , June 1986 , pp. 101 - 115
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Copyright © Editorial Board of Nagoya Mathematical Journal 1986

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