Tate curve
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The Tate curve is a type of elliptic curve defined over non-archimedean local fields, central to John Tate’s work on p-adic uniformization and the study of elliptic curves with bad reduction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tate curve canonical | 1 |
| Tate curves | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tate curve Context triple: [John Tate, notableWork, Tate curve]
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A.
Twisted Edwards curve
A Twisted Edwards curve is a type of elliptic curve with a specific algebraic form that enables especially fast and secure implementations of cryptographic operations such as digital signatures and key exchange.
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B.
Fermat curve
A Fermat curve is an algebraic curve defined by an equation of the form \(x^n + y^n = 1\), studied in number theory and algebraic geometry for its rich arithmetic and geometric properties.
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Koblitz curves
Koblitz curves are a special class of elliptic curves defined over binary fields that enable particularly efficient and fast implementations of elliptic curve cryptography.
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Tate pairing
The Tate pairing is a bilinear, non-degenerate pairing on the points of an elliptic curve (or abelian variety) over a finite field, fundamental in number theory and widely used in pairing-based cryptography.
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Mordell curve
A Mordell curve is an elliptic curve of the form \(y^2 = x^3 + k\) over a field, central to number theory and Diophantine geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tate curve Target entity description: The Tate curve is a type of elliptic curve defined over non-archimedean local fields, central to John Tate’s work on p-adic uniformization and the study of elliptic curves with bad reduction.
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A.
Twisted Edwards curve
A Twisted Edwards curve is a type of elliptic curve with a specific algebraic form that enables especially fast and secure implementations of cryptographic operations such as digital signatures and key exchange.
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B.
Fermat curve
A Fermat curve is an algebraic curve defined by an equation of the form \(x^n + y^n = 1\), studied in number theory and algebraic geometry for its rich arithmetic and geometric properties.
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C.
Koblitz curves
Koblitz curves are a special class of elliptic curves defined over binary fields that enable particularly efficient and fast implementations of elliptic curve cryptography.
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D.
Tate pairing
The Tate pairing is a bilinear, non-degenerate pairing on the points of an elliptic curve (or abelian variety) over a finite field, fundamental in number theory and widely used in pairing-based cryptography.
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E.
Mordell curve
A Mordell curve is an elliptic curve of the form \(y^2 = x^3 + k\) over a field, central to number theory and Diophantine geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
algebraic curve
ⓘ
elliptic curve ⓘ mathematical object ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tate’s theory of rigid analytic spaces
ⓘ
Tate’s work on p-divisible groups ⓘ |
| contextOfStudy |
arithmetic geometry
ⓘ
non-archimedean analytic geometry ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| definedOver |
non-archimedean local fields
ⓘ
p-adic fields ⓘ |
| hasCoefficient |
a_4(q) = -5\sum_{n\ge1} n^3 q^n / (1 - q^n)
ⓘ
a_6(q) = -\frac{1}{12}\sum_{n\ge1} (7n^5 + 5n^3) q^n / (1 - q^n) ⓘ |
| hasComponentGroup | component group is isomorphic to Z ⓘ |
| hasConditionOnParameter | 0 < |q| < 1 in the non-archimedean norm ⓘ |
| hasEndomorphismStructure | compatible with the multiplicative group structure ⓘ |
| hasInvariant |
Tate module
ⓘ
discriminant expressed as a q-product ⓘ j-invariant given by a q-expansion ⓘ |
| hasMorphism | canonical map from G_m to the elliptic curve quotient ⓘ |
| hasNeronModelProperty | special fiber is a Néron n-gon (in the split multiplicative case) ⓘ |
| hasParameter | q in the maximal ideal of the valuation ring ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
admits a canonical invariant differential coming from dT/T on G_m
ⓘ
admits q-expansion description ⓘ gives explicit classification of elliptic curves with split multiplicative reduction over local fields ⓘ j-invariant is a rigid analytic function of q ⓘ
linked to:
modular j-invariant
non-archimedean analytic uniformization ⓘ q-parameter is uniquely determined up to multiplication by a root of unity ⓘ rigid analytic elliptic curve ⓘ |
| hasReductionType | split multiplicative reduction ⓘ |
| hasUniformization | rigid analytic uniformization by the multiplicative group ⓘ |
| hasWeierstrassEquation | y^2 + xy = x^3 + a_4(q)x + a_6(q) ⓘ |
| isIsomorphicTo | G_m / q^Z as rigid analytic groups ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Tate ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Galois representations attached to elliptic curves
ⓘ
Lubin–Tate formal groups (by analogy in local uniformization) ⓘ
linked to:
Lubin–Tate formal groups
Néron models of elliptic curves ⓘ Serre–Tate theory of ordinary elliptic curves ⓘ
linked to:
Serre–Tate theory of deformations
elliptic curves with split multiplicative reduction ⓘ p-adic Hodge theory ⓘ q-parameter on modular curves ⓘ |
| usedFor |
description of the local Galois representation on the Tate module in the multiplicative reduction case
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explicit computation of local L-factors of elliptic curves ⓘ p-adic uniformization of elliptic curves ⓘ study of elliptic curves with bad reduction ⓘ |
| usedIn |
description of the ordinary locus of modular curves
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local study of modular curves ⓘ proofs of the Tate conjecture for abelian varieties over finite fields (via Tate modules of elliptic curves) ⓘ |
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Subject: Tate curve Description of subject: The Tate curve is a type of elliptic curve defined over non-archimedean local fields, central to John Tate’s work on p-adic uniformization and the study of elliptic curves with bad reduction.
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linked to: Tate curve