On the maximal order of a torsion point on a curve in <em><strong>G</strong><sup>n</sup><sub>m</sub></em>

  • Umberto Zannier

    Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
  • Pietro Corvaja

    Università di Udine, Italy

Abstract

Let \( \C \) be an irreducible algebraic curve in \( \G_{\rm{m}}^2 \); we are concerned with the maximal order \( m=m(\C) \) of a torsion point on \( \C \). We suppose that \( \C \) is defined over a number field , that it is not a translate of an algebraic subgroup by a torsion point, and we denote by its degree and by its genus. It is known that for any , which, as shown below, is nearly best-possible if only the degree is taken into account. Here, by means of a new method, we prove an upper bound (actually for curves in \( \G_{\rm{m}}^n \)) which implies in particular . This gives back the above result and for small it improves on it. The appearance of the genus seems to be a new feature in this kind of problems.

Cite this article

Umberto Zannier, Pietro Corvaja, On the maximal order of a torsion point on a curve in <em><strong>G</strong><sup>n</sup><sub>m</sub></em>. Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Natur. 19 (2008), no. 1, pp. 73–78

DOI 10.4171/RLM/509