Mordell-Weil lattices / Matthias Schütt, Tetsuji Shioda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schütt, Matthias, 1977- author.

Shioda, T., 1940- author.

Series:

Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete ; 3. Folge, v. 70.

Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge / A series of modern surveys in mathematics, 0071-1136 ; volume 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surfaces, Algebraic.

Lattice theory.

Representations of groups.

Physical Description:

xvi, 431 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

This book lays out the theory of Mordell-Weil lattices, a very powerful and influential tool at the crossroads of algebraic geometry and number theory, which offers many fruitful connections to other areas of mathematics. The book presents all the ingredients entering into the theory of Mordell-Weil lattices in detail, notably, relevant portions of lattice theory, elliptic curves, and algebraic surfaces. After defining Mordell-Weil lattices, the authors provide several applications in depth. They start with the classification of rational elliptic surfaces. Then a useful connection with Galois representations is discussed. By developing the notion of excellent families, the authors are able to design many Galois representations with given Galois groups such as the Weyl groups of E6, E7 and E8. They also explain a connection to the classical topic of the 27 lines on a cubic surface. Two chapters deal with elliptic K3 surfaces, a pulsating area of recent research activity which highlights many central properties of Mordell-Weil lattices. Finally, the book turns to the rank problem--one of the key motivations for the introduction of Mordell-Weil lattices. The authors present the state of the art of the rank problem for elliptic curves both over Q and over C(t) and work out applications to the sphere packing problem. Throughout, the book includes many instructive examples illustrating the theory.

Contents:

Lattices

Elliptic curves

Algebraic surfaces

Elliptic surfaces

Mordell-Weil Lattices

Rational elliptic surfaces

Rational elliptic surfaces and E8-hierarchy

Galois representations and algebraic equations

Applications to classical topics

Elliptic K3 surfaces : basics

Elliptic K3 surfaces : special topics

Ranks and sphere packings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-425) and index.

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ISBN:

9813293004

9789813293007

OCLC:

1107519272