Elliptic Curves - An Introduction R6001 PDF
Elliptic Curves - An Introduction R6001 PDF
Elliptic Curves - An Introduction R6001 PDF
Again, many more things could have been included here. For
example, higher dimensional Abelian Varieties and the Abel–Jacobi
map which naturally emerge in the study of curves of higher genus are
not mentioned. The idea of a scheme over an arbitrary commutative
ring with unity are definitely beyond the scope of this article. To
introduce the ideas of a moduli space and of a universal object would
be a natural next step after the introduction of the Poincaré bundle.
A higher dimensional analogue of an elliptic curve would be a so-
called K3-surface. Their study has much in common with the theory
of elliptic curves but they couldn’t be touched either. There are
many excellent textbooks available, among which are [3, 5, 16].
References
[1] N.I. Akhiezer, Elements of the theory of elliptic functions. Translations of
Mathematical Monographs 79, AMS (1990)
[2] T. Bridgeland, Derived categories of coherent sheaves. Proceedings of the
international congress of mathematicians (ICM), Madrid, Spain, August
22–30, 2006, Volume II, 563–582 (2006)
[3] P. Griffiths, J. Harris, Principles of algebraic geometry. John Wiley & Sons
(1978)
[4] D. Huybrechts, M. Lehn, The geometry of moduli spaces of sheaves. Aspects
of Mathematics E 31, Vieweg (1997)
[5] F. Kirwan, Complex algebraic curves. London Mathematical Society Stu-
dent Texts 23, Cambridge University Press (1992)
[6] A.W. Knapp, Elliptic curves. Mathematical Notes (Princeton) 40, Princeton
University Press (1992)
[7] N. Koblitz, Algebraic Aspects of Cryptography. Springer (2004)
Elliptic Curves – an Introduction 43
Bernd Kreussler,
Mary Immaculate College,
South Circular Road,
Limerick, Ireland
[email protected]