Arithmetic on curves

Mazur, Barry

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-1986-15430-3

Author: Barry Mazur
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 14 (1986), 207-259
MSC (1985): Primary 14Hxx, 14Kxx, 11Dxx, 00-01, 01-01, 01A65, 11-01, 11G05, 11G10, 11G15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1986-15430-3
MathSciNet review: 828821
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