Conjectures in Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry A Survey

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Coniectures in Arithmetic

Algebraic Geometry

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Edited by Klas Diederich Vol. E1:

G. Hector/U. Hirsch: Introduction to the Geometry of Foliations, Part A

Vol. E2:

M. Knebusch/M. Kolster: Wittrings

VoI.E3:

G. Hector/U. Hirsch: Introduction to the Geometry of Foliations, Part B

Vol. E4:

M. Laska: Elliptic Curves of Number Fields with Prescribed Reduction Type lout of printl

Vol. E5:

P. Stiller: Automorphic Forms and the Picard Number of an Elliptic Surface

VoI.E6:

G. Faltings/G. WOstholz et 01.: Rational Points*

Vol. E7:

W Stoll: Value Distribution Theory for Meromorphic Maps

Vol. E8:

W. von Wahl: The Equations of Navier-Stokes and Abstract Parabolic Equations lout of printl

Vol. E9:

A. Howard/P.-M. Wong IEds.l: Contributions to Several Complex Variables

Vol. E 10:

A. J. Tromba IEd.l: Seminar of New Results in Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations*

Vol. Ell:

M. Yoshida: Fuchsian Differential Equations*

Vol. E 12:

R. Kulkarni, U. PinkaIiIEds.l: Conformal Geometry*

Vol. E13:

Y. Andre: G-Functions and Geometry*

Vol. E14:

U. Cegrell: Capacities in Complex Analysis

Vol. E15:

J.-P. Serre: Lectures on the Mordell-Weil Theorem

Vol. E 16:

K.lwasaki/H. Kimura/S. Shimomura/M. Yoshida: From Gauss to Painleve

Vol. E 17:

K. Diederich IEd.l: Complex Analysis

Vol. E18:

W. W. J. Hulsbergen: Conjectures in Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry

*A Publication of the Max-Planck-Institut fOr Mathematik, Bonn

Volumes of the German-language subseries "Aspekte der Mathematik" are listed at the end of the book.

Wilfred W J. Hulsbergen

Coniectures in ----..... Algebraic ASurvey

Wilfred W. J. Hulsbergen KMA, NL-4800 RG Breda The Netherlands

Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Hulsbergen, Wilfred W. J.: Conjectures in arithmetic algebraic geometry: a survey / Wilfred W. J. Hulsbergen. - Braunschweig; Wiesbaden: Vieweg, 1992 (Aspects of mathematics: E; Vol. 18) NE: Aspects of mathematics / E

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ISSN 0179-2156 ISBN 978-3-528-06433-4 DOl 10.1007/978-3-322-85466-7

ISBN 978-3-322-85466-7 (eBook)

Contents Introduction

1

1 The 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

zero-dimensional case: number fields Class Numbers . . . . . . . Dirichlet L-Functions . . . . The Class Number Formula Abelian Number Fields. . . Non-abelian Number Fields and Artin L-Functions

5 5 8 11 14 17

2 The 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8

one-dimensional case: elliptic curves General Features of Elliptic Curves Varieties over Finite Fields . . . . . . . . . L-Functions of Ellip