Bad reduction at prime numbers for the elliptic curve $y^2+y=x^3-x^2+2x-2$











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Consider the elliptic curve
$$E:y^2+y=x^3-x^2+2x-2.$$
My goal is to compute the conductor of the elliptic curve, the example is from



https://planetmath.org/conductorofanellipticcurve.



My problem isn't about the actual definition of the conductor but the definition of the different types of bad reductions that may occur.



Please, correct me if something I have typed is wrong, since I am not totally sure about anything of what I have written here.





Let $K$ be a field. We have that $E/K$ is singular if and only if $Delta_E=0$ ($Delta_E$ is the discriminant of the curve $E$).



I start by computing the discriminant



$$Delta_E=-875=-5^3cdot 7.$$
If I do reduction modulo $p=5$, we have
$$Delta_Eequiv_p 0.$$
Similarly I do a reduction modulo $q=7$;
$$Delta_Eequiv_q 0.$$
Thus, they are bad primes.



My next task is to classify the reductions modulo $p$ and $q$ respectively. In the link they claim that a reduction modulo $p$ is an additive reduction while modulo $q$ is a multiplicative reduction. Before we try to solve this problem, let me just mention:



(This is taken from The Arithmetic of Elliptic curves written by Silverman). The Weierstrass equation is given by
$$y^2+a_1xy+a_3y=x^3+a_2x^2+a_4x+a_6.$$
We furthermore define,



$$
begin{cases}
b_2=a_1^2+4a_4\
b_4=2a_4+a_1a_3\
c_4=b_2^2-24b_4.
end{cases}
$$



Case 1 (Reduction Modulo $p$):



In the link



https://planetmath.org/badreduction,



they define the reduction to be additive if the reduction has a cusp which holds if and only if both $Delta_E$ and $c_4$ are equivalent to $0$.



Notice that $a_1=0$ and $a_4=2$. this gives us
$$b_2=8,$$
and
$$b_4=4.$$
Thus
$$c_4=8^2-24cdot 4=-32equiv_p 3.$$
Thus, I would not claim that the reduction is additive, but multiplicative.



The same holds if I reduce it modulo $q$, then it is not $0$ in $mathbb{F}_q$ and thus I would also claim that this reduction is multiplicative, since the reducion is multiplicative if $Delta_E$ is equivalent to $0$, while $c_4not = 0$.





Probably I have misunderstood the definition of bad reduction and the different types that can occur. I would be really happy if someone could explain this concept to me and how I may finish this example.










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    Since $p neq 2,3$, we can write it in a short Weierstrass equation. Over $mathbb{F}_5$, the equation is $(y+3)^2 = (x-2)^3$, which says it's additive reduction. I didn't read quite carefully enough to determine whether Silverman and I or Planetmath is incorrect.
    – dyf
    yesterday

















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Consider the elliptic curve
$$E:y^2+y=x^3-x^2+2x-2.$$
My goal is to compute the conductor of the elliptic curve, the example is from



https://planetmath.org/conductorofanellipticcurve.



My problem isn't about the actual definition of the conductor but the definition of the different types of bad reductions that may occur.



Please, correct me if something I have typed is wrong, since I am not totally sure about anything of what I have written here.





Let $K$ be a field. We have that $E/K$ is singular if and only if $Delta_E=0$ ($Delta_E$ is the discriminant of the curve $E$).



I start by computing the discriminant



$$Delta_E=-875=-5^3cdot 7.$$
If I do reduction modulo $p=5$, we have
$$Delta_Eequiv_p 0.$$
Similarly I do a reduction modulo $q=7$;
$$Delta_Eequiv_q 0.$$
Thus, they are bad primes.



My next task is to classify the reductions modulo $p$ and $q$ respectively. In the link they claim that a reduction modulo $p$ is an additive reduction while modulo $q$ is a multiplicative reduction. Before we try to solve this problem, let me just mention:



(This is taken from The Arithmetic of Elliptic curves written by Silverman). The Weierstrass equation is given by
$$y^2+a_1xy+a_3y=x^3+a_2x^2+a_4x+a_6.$$
We furthermore define,



$$
begin{cases}
b_2=a_1^2+4a_4\
b_4=2a_4+a_1a_3\
c_4=b_2^2-24b_4.
end{cases}
$$



Case 1 (Reduction Modulo $p$):



In the link



https://planetmath.org/badreduction,



they define the reduction to be additive if the reduction has a cusp which holds if and only if both $Delta_E$ and $c_4$ are equivalent to $0$.



Notice that $a_1=0$ and $a_4=2$. this gives us
$$b_2=8,$$
and
$$b_4=4.$$
Thus
$$c_4=8^2-24cdot 4=-32equiv_p 3.$$
Thus, I would not claim that the reduction is additive, but multiplicative.



The same holds if I reduce it modulo $q$, then it is not $0$ in $mathbb{F}_q$ and thus I would also claim that this reduction is multiplicative, since the reducion is multiplicative if $Delta_E$ is equivalent to $0$, while $c_4not = 0$.





Probably I have misunderstood the definition of bad reduction and the different types that can occur. I would be really happy if someone could explain this concept to me and how I may finish this example.










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  • 3




    Since $p neq 2,3$, we can write it in a short Weierstrass equation. Over $mathbb{F}_5$, the equation is $(y+3)^2 = (x-2)^3$, which says it's additive reduction. I didn't read quite carefully enough to determine whether Silverman and I or Planetmath is incorrect.
    – dyf
    yesterday















up vote
2
down vote

favorite









up vote
2
down vote

favorite











Consider the elliptic curve
$$E:y^2+y=x^3-x^2+2x-2.$$
My goal is to compute the conductor of the elliptic curve, the example is from



https://planetmath.org/conductorofanellipticcurve.



My problem isn't about the actual definition of the conductor but the definition of the different types of bad reductions that may occur.



Please, correct me if something I have typed is wrong, since I am not totally sure about anything of what I have written here.





Let $K$ be a field. We have that $E/K$ is singular if and only if $Delta_E=0$ ($Delta_E$ is the discriminant of the curve $E$).



I start by computing the discriminant



$$Delta_E=-875=-5^3cdot 7.$$
If I do reduction modulo $p=5$, we have
$$Delta_Eequiv_p 0.$$
Similarly I do a reduction modulo $q=7$;
$$Delta_Eequiv_q 0.$$
Thus, they are bad primes.



My next task is to classify the reductions modulo $p$ and $q$ respectively. In the link they claim that a reduction modulo $p$ is an additive reduction while modulo $q$ is a multiplicative reduction. Before we try to solve this problem, let me just mention:



(This is taken from The Arithmetic of Elliptic curves written by Silverman). The Weierstrass equation is given by
$$y^2+a_1xy+a_3y=x^3+a_2x^2+a_4x+a_6.$$
We furthermore define,



$$
begin{cases}
b_2=a_1^2+4a_4\
b_4=2a_4+a_1a_3\
c_4=b_2^2-24b_4.
end{cases}
$$



Case 1 (Reduction Modulo $p$):



In the link



https://planetmath.org/badreduction,



they define the reduction to be additive if the reduction has a cusp which holds if and only if both $Delta_E$ and $c_4$ are equivalent to $0$.



Notice that $a_1=0$ and $a_4=2$. this gives us
$$b_2=8,$$
and
$$b_4=4.$$
Thus
$$c_4=8^2-24cdot 4=-32equiv_p 3.$$
Thus, I would not claim that the reduction is additive, but multiplicative.



The same holds if I reduce it modulo $q$, then it is not $0$ in $mathbb{F}_q$ and thus I would also claim that this reduction is multiplicative, since the reducion is multiplicative if $Delta_E$ is equivalent to $0$, while $c_4not = 0$.





Probably I have misunderstood the definition of bad reduction and the different types that can occur. I would be really happy if someone could explain this concept to me and how I may finish this example.










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Consider the elliptic curve
$$E:y^2+y=x^3-x^2+2x-2.$$
My goal is to compute the conductor of the elliptic curve, the example is from



https://planetmath.org/conductorofanellipticcurve.



My problem isn't about the actual definition of the conductor but the definition of the different types of bad reductions that may occur.



Please, correct me if something I have typed is wrong, since I am not totally sure about anything of what I have written here.





Let $K$ be a field. We have that $E/K$ is singular if and only if $Delta_E=0$ ($Delta_E$ is the discriminant of the curve $E$).



I start by computing the discriminant



$$Delta_E=-875=-5^3cdot 7.$$
If I do reduction modulo $p=5$, we have
$$Delta_Eequiv_p 0.$$
Similarly I do a reduction modulo $q=7$;
$$Delta_Eequiv_q 0.$$
Thus, they are bad primes.



My next task is to classify the reductions modulo $p$ and $q$ respectively. In the link they claim that a reduction modulo $p$ is an additive reduction while modulo $q$ is a multiplicative reduction. Before we try to solve this problem, let me just mention:



(This is taken from The Arithmetic of Elliptic curves written by Silverman). The Weierstrass equation is given by
$$y^2+a_1xy+a_3y=x^3+a_2x^2+a_4x+a_6.$$
We furthermore define,



$$
begin{cases}
b_2=a_1^2+4a_4\
b_4=2a_4+a_1a_3\
c_4=b_2^2-24b_4.
end{cases}
$$



Case 1 (Reduction Modulo $p$):



In the link



https://planetmath.org/badreduction,



they define the reduction to be additive if the reduction has a cusp which holds if and only if both $Delta_E$ and $c_4$ are equivalent to $0$.



Notice that $a_1=0$ and $a_4=2$. this gives us
$$b_2=8,$$
and
$$b_4=4.$$
Thus
$$c_4=8^2-24cdot 4=-32equiv_p 3.$$
Thus, I would not claim that the reduction is additive, but multiplicative.



The same holds if I reduce it modulo $q$, then it is not $0$ in $mathbb{F}_q$ and thus I would also claim that this reduction is multiplicative, since the reducion is multiplicative if $Delta_E$ is equivalent to $0$, while $c_4not = 0$.





Probably I have misunderstood the definition of bad reduction and the different types that can occur. I would be really happy if someone could explain this concept to me and how I may finish this example.







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    Since $p neq 2,3$, we can write it in a short Weierstrass equation. Over $mathbb{F}_5$, the equation is $(y+3)^2 = (x-2)^3$, which says it's additive reduction. I didn't read quite carefully enough to determine whether Silverman and I or Planetmath is incorrect.
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  • 3




    Since $p neq 2,3$, we can write it in a short Weierstrass equation. Over $mathbb{F}_5$, the equation is $(y+3)^2 = (x-2)^3$, which says it's additive reduction. I didn't read quite carefully enough to determine whether Silverman and I or Planetmath is incorrect.
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    yesterday










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Since $p neq 2,3$, we can write it in a short Weierstrass equation. Over $mathbb{F}_5$, the equation is $(y+3)^2 = (x-2)^3$, which says it's additive reduction. I didn't read quite carefully enough to determine whether Silverman and I or Planetmath is incorrect.
– dyf
yesterday






Since $p neq 2,3$, we can write it in a short Weierstrass equation. Over $mathbb{F}_5$, the equation is $(y+3)^2 = (x-2)^3$, which says it's additive reduction. I didn't read quite carefully enough to determine whether Silverman and I or Planetmath is incorrect.
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There's a unfortunate typo in Silverman's formula for $b_2$: it should be $b_2 = a_1^2 + 4 a_2$. See here for a list of errata. Using the corrected formula, I get $c_4 = -80 = -2^4 cdot 5$, which confirms that the curve has additive reduction at $p = 5$.



But there's no need to trust formulas in a book: we can simply reduce the equation for the curve modulo $p$ and $q$ and check if the singularities are nodes or cusps, as dalbouvet has begun to do in the comments. To do this, we first find the singular points. Letting
$$
F = y^2+y-(x^3-x^2+2x-2) , ,
$$

these are exactly the solutions to $F = F_x = F_y=0$ where $F_x$ and $F_y$ are the specified partial derivatives. Let $(a,b)$ be the singular point. Making the change of variable $x mapsto x - a, y mapsto y - b$ moves the singularity to the origin, and then we can simply read off the tangent lines.



For $p = 5$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (2,-3) = (2,2)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3$, which has a cusp. For $q = 7$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (-3,-4) = (4,3)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3 - 3x^2$, which has a node.



Here are SageMathCells that compute do the above for $p = 5$ and $q = 7$ using the following code.



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(5),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x+2,y=y-3))


${}$



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(7),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x-3,y=y-4))


As a note, to compute the conductor of your elliptic curve you may find Tate's algorithm useful.






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    Ah, thank you very much for a really clear and insightful answer! I understand in principle everything you wrote. I just have one question, which is quite stupid. You compute $F_y=2y+1=0iff 2y=4$, which gives us the solution $y=2$. Then we also have $F_x= 3x^2-2x+2=0iff x^2-4x+4=0$. $F_x=0$ has a double root $x=2$, which gives us the point $(x,y)=(2,2)$.
    – Joe
    20 hours ago












  • Opps, forgot to write the actual question. :) My question is, how did you get $y=3$? :)
    – Joe
    20 hours ago








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    @Joe Ah, my mistake: that should be $y = -3 = 2$. Thanks for the correction.
    – André 3000
    19 hours ago










  • Hmm, André. I have one more question, just to check my understanding. In the second computation, that is when we work in $mathbb{F}_7$, shouldn't the substitution be $xmapsto x-4$ and $ymapsto y-3$?
    – Joe
    8 hours ago













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There's a unfortunate typo in Silverman's formula for $b_2$: it should be $b_2 = a_1^2 + 4 a_2$. See here for a list of errata. Using the corrected formula, I get $c_4 = -80 = -2^4 cdot 5$, which confirms that the curve has additive reduction at $p = 5$.



But there's no need to trust formulas in a book: we can simply reduce the equation for the curve modulo $p$ and $q$ and check if the singularities are nodes or cusps, as dalbouvet has begun to do in the comments. To do this, we first find the singular points. Letting
$$
F = y^2+y-(x^3-x^2+2x-2) , ,
$$

these are exactly the solutions to $F = F_x = F_y=0$ where $F_x$ and $F_y$ are the specified partial derivatives. Let $(a,b)$ be the singular point. Making the change of variable $x mapsto x - a, y mapsto y - b$ moves the singularity to the origin, and then we can simply read off the tangent lines.



For $p = 5$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (2,-3) = (2,2)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3$, which has a cusp. For $q = 7$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (-3,-4) = (4,3)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3 - 3x^2$, which has a node.



Here are SageMathCells that compute do the above for $p = 5$ and $q = 7$ using the following code.



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(5),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x+2,y=y-3))


${}$



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(7),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x-3,y=y-4))


As a note, to compute the conductor of your elliptic curve you may find Tate's algorithm useful.






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  • 1




    Ah, thank you very much for a really clear and insightful answer! I understand in principle everything you wrote. I just have one question, which is quite stupid. You compute $F_y=2y+1=0iff 2y=4$, which gives us the solution $y=2$. Then we also have $F_x= 3x^2-2x+2=0iff x^2-4x+4=0$. $F_x=0$ has a double root $x=2$, which gives us the point $(x,y)=(2,2)$.
    – Joe
    20 hours ago












  • Opps, forgot to write the actual question. :) My question is, how did you get $y=3$? :)
    – Joe
    20 hours ago








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    @Joe Ah, my mistake: that should be $y = -3 = 2$. Thanks for the correction.
    – André 3000
    19 hours ago










  • Hmm, André. I have one more question, just to check my understanding. In the second computation, that is when we work in $mathbb{F}_7$, shouldn't the substitution be $xmapsto x-4$ and $ymapsto y-3$?
    – Joe
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There's a unfortunate typo in Silverman's formula for $b_2$: it should be $b_2 = a_1^2 + 4 a_2$. See here for a list of errata. Using the corrected formula, I get $c_4 = -80 = -2^4 cdot 5$, which confirms that the curve has additive reduction at $p = 5$.



But there's no need to trust formulas in a book: we can simply reduce the equation for the curve modulo $p$ and $q$ and check if the singularities are nodes or cusps, as dalbouvet has begun to do in the comments. To do this, we first find the singular points. Letting
$$
F = y^2+y-(x^3-x^2+2x-2) , ,
$$

these are exactly the solutions to $F = F_x = F_y=0$ where $F_x$ and $F_y$ are the specified partial derivatives. Let $(a,b)$ be the singular point. Making the change of variable $x mapsto x - a, y mapsto y - b$ moves the singularity to the origin, and then we can simply read off the tangent lines.



For $p = 5$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (2,-3) = (2,2)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3$, which has a cusp. For $q = 7$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (-3,-4) = (4,3)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3 - 3x^2$, which has a node.



Here are SageMathCells that compute do the above for $p = 5$ and $q = 7$ using the following code.



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(5),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x+2,y=y-3))


${}$



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(7),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x-3,y=y-4))


As a note, to compute the conductor of your elliptic curve you may find Tate's algorithm useful.






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  • 1




    Ah, thank you very much for a really clear and insightful answer! I understand in principle everything you wrote. I just have one question, which is quite stupid. You compute $F_y=2y+1=0iff 2y=4$, which gives us the solution $y=2$. Then we also have $F_x= 3x^2-2x+2=0iff x^2-4x+4=0$. $F_x=0$ has a double root $x=2$, which gives us the point $(x,y)=(2,2)$.
    – Joe
    20 hours ago












  • Opps, forgot to write the actual question. :) My question is, how did you get $y=3$? :)
    – Joe
    20 hours ago








  • 1




    @Joe Ah, my mistake: that should be $y = -3 = 2$. Thanks for the correction.
    – André 3000
    19 hours ago










  • Hmm, André. I have one more question, just to check my understanding. In the second computation, that is when we work in $mathbb{F}_7$, shouldn't the substitution be $xmapsto x-4$ and $ymapsto y-3$?
    – Joe
    8 hours ago















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There's a unfortunate typo in Silverman's formula for $b_2$: it should be $b_2 = a_1^2 + 4 a_2$. See here for a list of errata. Using the corrected formula, I get $c_4 = -80 = -2^4 cdot 5$, which confirms that the curve has additive reduction at $p = 5$.



But there's no need to trust formulas in a book: we can simply reduce the equation for the curve modulo $p$ and $q$ and check if the singularities are nodes or cusps, as dalbouvet has begun to do in the comments. To do this, we first find the singular points. Letting
$$
F = y^2+y-(x^3-x^2+2x-2) , ,
$$

these are exactly the solutions to $F = F_x = F_y=0$ where $F_x$ and $F_y$ are the specified partial derivatives. Let $(a,b)$ be the singular point. Making the change of variable $x mapsto x - a, y mapsto y - b$ moves the singularity to the origin, and then we can simply read off the tangent lines.



For $p = 5$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (2,-3) = (2,2)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3$, which has a cusp. For $q = 7$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (-3,-4) = (4,3)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3 - 3x^2$, which has a node.



Here are SageMathCells that compute do the above for $p = 5$ and $q = 7$ using the following code.



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(5),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x+2,y=y-3))


${}$



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(7),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x-3,y=y-4))


As a note, to compute the conductor of your elliptic curve you may find Tate's algorithm useful.






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There's a unfortunate typo in Silverman's formula for $b_2$: it should be $b_2 = a_1^2 + 4 a_2$. See here for a list of errata. Using the corrected formula, I get $c_4 = -80 = -2^4 cdot 5$, which confirms that the curve has additive reduction at $p = 5$.



But there's no need to trust formulas in a book: we can simply reduce the equation for the curve modulo $p$ and $q$ and check if the singularities are nodes or cusps, as dalbouvet has begun to do in the comments. To do this, we first find the singular points. Letting
$$
F = y^2+y-(x^3-x^2+2x-2) , ,
$$

these are exactly the solutions to $F = F_x = F_y=0$ where $F_x$ and $F_y$ are the specified partial derivatives. Let $(a,b)$ be the singular point. Making the change of variable $x mapsto x - a, y mapsto y - b$ moves the singularity to the origin, and then we can simply read off the tangent lines.



For $p = 5$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (2,-3) = (2,2)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3$, which has a cusp. For $q = 7$, I find the singular point $(x,y) = (-3,-4) = (4,3)$ and centered Weierstrass equation $y^2 = x^3 - 3x^2$, which has a node.



Here are SageMathCells that compute do the above for $p = 5$ and $q = 7$ using the following code.



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(5),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x+2,y=y-3))


${}$



R.<x,y> = PolynomialRing(GF(7),2,order="lex")
f = x^3 - x^2 + 2*x - 2
F = y^2 + y - f
Fx = F.derivative(x)
Fy = F.derivative(y)
I = ideal([F,Fx,Fy])
show(I)
show(I.groebner_basis())
show(F(x=x-3,y=y-4))


As a note, to compute the conductor of your elliptic curve you may find Tate's algorithm useful.







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    Ah, thank you very much for a really clear and insightful answer! I understand in principle everything you wrote. I just have one question, which is quite stupid. You compute $F_y=2y+1=0iff 2y=4$, which gives us the solution $y=2$. Then we also have $F_x= 3x^2-2x+2=0iff x^2-4x+4=0$. $F_x=0$ has a double root $x=2$, which gives us the point $(x,y)=(2,2)$.
    – Joe
    20 hours ago












  • Opps, forgot to write the actual question. :) My question is, how did you get $y=3$? :)
    – Joe
    20 hours ago








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    @Joe Ah, my mistake: that should be $y = -3 = 2$. Thanks for the correction.
    – André 3000
    19 hours ago










  • Hmm, André. I have one more question, just to check my understanding. In the second computation, that is when we work in $mathbb{F}_7$, shouldn't the substitution be $xmapsto x-4$ and $ymapsto y-3$?
    – Joe
    8 hours ago
















  • 1




    Ah, thank you very much for a really clear and insightful answer! I understand in principle everything you wrote. I just have one question, which is quite stupid. You compute $F_y=2y+1=0iff 2y=4$, which gives us the solution $y=2$. Then we also have $F_x= 3x^2-2x+2=0iff x^2-4x+4=0$. $F_x=0$ has a double root $x=2$, which gives us the point $(x,y)=(2,2)$.
    – Joe
    20 hours ago












  • Opps, forgot to write the actual question. :) My question is, how did you get $y=3$? :)
    – Joe
    20 hours ago








  • 1




    @Joe Ah, my mistake: that should be $y = -3 = 2$. Thanks for the correction.
    – André 3000
    19 hours ago










  • Hmm, André. I have one more question, just to check my understanding. In the second computation, that is when we work in $mathbb{F}_7$, shouldn't the substitution be $xmapsto x-4$ and $ymapsto y-3$?
    – Joe
    8 hours ago










1




1




Ah, thank you very much for a really clear and insightful answer! I understand in principle everything you wrote. I just have one question, which is quite stupid. You compute $F_y=2y+1=0iff 2y=4$, which gives us the solution $y=2$. Then we also have $F_x= 3x^2-2x+2=0iff x^2-4x+4=0$. $F_x=0$ has a double root $x=2$, which gives us the point $(x,y)=(2,2)$.
– Joe
20 hours ago






Ah, thank you very much for a really clear and insightful answer! I understand in principle everything you wrote. I just have one question, which is quite stupid. You compute $F_y=2y+1=0iff 2y=4$, which gives us the solution $y=2$. Then we also have $F_x= 3x^2-2x+2=0iff x^2-4x+4=0$. $F_x=0$ has a double root $x=2$, which gives us the point $(x,y)=(2,2)$.
– Joe
20 hours ago














Opps, forgot to write the actual question. :) My question is, how did you get $y=3$? :)
– Joe
20 hours ago






Opps, forgot to write the actual question. :) My question is, how did you get $y=3$? :)
– Joe
20 hours ago






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1




@Joe Ah, my mistake: that should be $y = -3 = 2$. Thanks for the correction.
– André 3000
19 hours ago




@Joe Ah, my mistake: that should be $y = -3 = 2$. Thanks for the correction.
– André 3000
19 hours ago












Hmm, André. I have one more question, just to check my understanding. In the second computation, that is when we work in $mathbb{F}_7$, shouldn't the substitution be $xmapsto x-4$ and $ymapsto y-3$?
– Joe
8 hours ago






Hmm, André. I have one more question, just to check my understanding. In the second computation, that is when we work in $mathbb{F}_7$, shouldn't the substitution be $xmapsto x-4$ and $ymapsto y-3$?
– Joe
8 hours ago




















 

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