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Zbl 0585.14026
Silverman, Joseph H.
The arithmetic of elliptic curves. (English)
[B] Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 106. New York etc.: Springer-Verlag. XII, 400 p. DM 148.00 (1986).

This book provide a nice introduction to a presently very active part of mathematics. \par Its first part gives the fundamental notions, beginning by short chapters reviewing the main definitions and results for algebraic varieties, algebraic curves (including Riemann-Roch theorem); it goes on with the basic definitions for elliptic curves (Weierstrass models, the group law, isogenies, Tate module...) and their formal group. \par The chapter V studies elliptic curves on finite fields; after proving the Weil conjectures for them, it discusses the Hasse invariant and supersingular curves. Chapter VI studies elliptic curves over ${\Bbb C}$ using the Weierstrass $\wp$-function; the structure of the group of torsion is given. The chapter ends by a discussion of the Lefschetz principle allowing to extend results to other fields of characteristics 0. The chapter VII studies elliptic curves over a local field: it discusses the minimal model, and gives the Néron-Ogg-Shafarevich criterion for good reduction. With the chapter VIII begins the theory of elliptic curves over a global field. Its purpose is to prove the Mordell- Weil theorem (The group of rational points of $E$ over $K$ is of finite type) using descent theory and heights. The case where $K={\Bbb Q}$ is settled in first by down to earth considerations. Mestre's example of an elliptic curve of rank 12 is given. Chapter IX studies the integral points using Siegel's theorem. It also discusses effective problems with the help of Baker's theory. It proves the Shafarevich theorem about the finiteness of the number of elliptic curves with good reduction outside a given set of primes. Chapter X (the summit of the book) discusses descent theory to compute the Mordell-Weil group. It defines the Selmer group and the Shafarevich groups. It ends with a discussion about the famous family $y\sp 2=x\sp 3-4dx.$ \par The book ends with 3 appendices; the first is about characteristics 2 and 3, the second is about Galois theory, the third is a brief summary of other important questions (the contents of a second volume ?). Note that this book has a good index and gives an important bibliography. \par I think that this book will be very useful for people beginning in the field of research about elliptic curves.
[R. Gillard]

MSC 2000:: *11G05 Elliptic curves over global fields
11-01 Textbooks (number theory)
11G07 Elliptic curves over local fields
11G20 Curves over finite and local fields
11G40 L-functions of varieties over global fields
14H45 Special curves and curves of low genus
14G05 Rationality questions, rational points
14H25 Arithmetic ground fields (curves)
14-01 Textbooks (algebraic geometry)
14H52 Elliptic curves
11D25 Cubic and quartic diophantine equations

Keywords: elliptic curves over finite fields; Weil conjectures; group of torsion; elliptic curves over local fields; good reduction; elliptic curves over global fields; Mordell-Weil theorem; descent; Selmer group; Shafarevich groups

Cited in: Zbl 1252.11017 Zbl 1194.11005 Zbl 1124.94010 Zbl 1046.11036 Zbl 1011.11039 Zbl 0991.11028 Zbl 0906.11027 Zbl 0894.14015 Zbl 0911.14015 Zbl 0855.11026 Zbl 0837.11035 Zbl 0816.11019 Zbl 0773.14014 Zbl 0617.14015

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