Abstract
Abstract. We determine the exact dimension of the F2-vector space of Fq-rational 2-torsion points in the Jacobian of a hyperelliptic curve over Fq (q odd) in terms of the degrees of the rational factors of its discriminant, and relate this to genus theory for the corresponding function field. As a corollary, we prove the existence of a point of order > 2 in the Jacobian of certain real hyperelliptic curves.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 241-246 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Archiv der Mathematik |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 3 Sept 2001 |