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A criterion for elliptic curves with lowest 2-power in L(1) (II)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2003

CHUNLAI ZHAO
Affiliation:
LMAM, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China

Abstract

Let $D\,{=}\,\pi_1\cdots \pi_n$, where $\pi_1,\dots,\pi_n$ are distinct Gaussian odd primes and $n$ is any positive integer. Let $E_{4D^2}$ be the elliptic curve $y^2\,{=}\,x^3-(2D)^2x$. We prove that the value at $s\,{=}\,1$ of the complex $L$-function of $E_{4D^2}$, divided by its natural period(which is $\omega/ \surd{(2D)}$, where $\omega\,{=}\,2{\cdot}6220575\dots$), is always divisible by $2^{n-1}$, and we give a simple combinatorial criterion for it to be exactly divisible by $2^{n-1}$. As a corollary, we construct a series of even non-congruent numbers having an arbitrarily large number of prime factors. Our result is in accord with the predictions of the conjecture of Birch and Swinnerton–Dyer.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2003 Cambridge Philosophical Society

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Footnotes

This work was supported by NSFC and RFDP.