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On ranks of twists of elliptic curves and power-free values of binary forms

Author(s): C. L. Stewart; J. Top
Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 8 (1995), 943-973.
MSC: Primary 11G05; Secondary 11N36
MathSciNet review: 1290234
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