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Integer points on curves of genus 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

A. Baker  and
J. Coates
A. Baker
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Cambridge
J. Coates
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Cambridge
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1. Introduction. A well-known theorem of Siegel(5) states that there exist only a finite number of integer points on any curve of genus ≥ 1. Siegel's proof, published in 1929, depended, inter alia, on his earlier work concerning rational approximations to algebraic numbers and on Weil's recently established generalization of Mordell's finite basis theorem. Both of these possess a certain non-effective character and thus it is clear that Siegel's argument cannot provide an algorithm for determining all the integer points on the curve. The purpose of the present paper is to establish such an algorithm in the case of curves of genus 1.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , May 1970 , pp. 595 - 602
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1970

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