Faltings' theorem

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Faltings' theorem is a landmark result in arithmetic geometry that proves every algebraic curve of genus greater than one over a number field has only finitely many rational points.

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instanceOf mathematical theorem ⓘ
theorem in arithmetic geometry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mordell conjecture ⓘ
linked to: Faltings' theorem
appliesTo curves of genus at least two ⓘ
smooth projective curves over number fields ⓘ
assumes curve defined over a number field ⓘ
genus greater than one ⓘ
category theorems about rational points ⓘ
theorems in algebraic geometry ⓘ
concerns algebraic curves over number fields ⓘ
curves of genus greater than one ⓘ
rational points on algebraic curves ⓘ
conclusion set of rational points is finite ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo elliptic curves of genus one ⓘ
genus zero curves ⓘ
field Diophantine geometry ⓘ
arithmetic geometry ⓘ
number theory ⓘ
generalizes Mordell's theorem for curves over number fields ⓘ
hasConsequence only finitely many rational points on any curve of genus greater than one over a fixed number field ⓘ
implies Shafarevich conjecture for abelian varieties over number fields ⓘ
finiteness of rational points on curves of genus greater than one over number fields ⓘ
importance landmark result in arithmetic geometry ⓘ
influenced modern Diophantine geometry ⓘ
research on rational points ⓘ
isAbout finiteness of rational solutions ⓘ
namedAfter Gerd Faltings ⓘ
originallyConjecturedBy Louis Mordell ⓘ
over number fields ⓘ
provedBy Gerd Faltings ⓘ
proves Mordell conjecture ⓘ
linked to: Faltings' theorem
publishedIn 1983 ⓘ
relatedTo Diophantine equations ⓘ
Faltings height ⓘ
Jacobians of curves ⓘ
Shafarevich conjecture for abelian varieties ⓘ
abelian varieties over number fields ⓘ
rational points on curves ⓘ
statement Every algebraic curve of genus greater than one over a number field has only finitely many rational points ⓘ
status proved ⓘ
type finiteness theorem ⓘ
linked to: Faltings' theorem
uses Arakelov theory ⓘ
Néron models ⓘ
Tate conjecture for abelian varieties over number fields ⓘ
heights on abelian varieties ⓘ
reduction theory of abelian varieties ⓘ
yearProved 1983 ⓘ

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Louis Mordell → knownFor → Mordell conjecture ⓘ
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Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture → relatedTo → Mordell conjecture ⓘ
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Diophantine geometry → relatedTo → Mordell conjecture ⓘ
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Faltings' theorem → alsoKnownAs → Mordell conjecture ⓘ
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Faltings' theorem → proves → Mordell conjecture ⓘ
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Faltings' theorem → type → finiteness theorem ⓘ
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Bombieri–Lang conjecture → generalizes → Mordell conjecture ⓘ
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Bombieri–Lang conjecture → influencedBy → Mordell conjecture ⓘ
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Diophantine equations → relatedTo → Faltings' theorem ⓘ
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Mordell–Weil theorem → relatedTo → Faltings's theorem ⓘ
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Arakelov theory → relatedTo → Mordell conjecture ⓘ
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Arakelov theory → relatedTo → Faltings’s theorem ⓘ
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Siegel's theorem on integral points → generalizedBy → Faltings's theorem ⓘ
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Siegel's theorem on integral points → relatedTo → Mordell's conjecture ⓘ
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Siegel's theorem on integral points → relatedTo → Faltings's theorem ⓘ
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