Combinatorial Aspects of Elliptic Curves II: Relationship between Elliptic Curves and Chip-Firing Games on Graphs

dc.creatorMusiker, Gregg
dc.date2007-10-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:33:34Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:33:34Z
dc.descriptionLet q be a power of a prime and E be an elliptic curve defined over F_q. In "Combinatorial aspects of elliptic curves" [17], the present author examined a sequence of polynomials which express the N_k's, the number of points on E over the field extensions F_{q^k}, in terms of the parameters q and N_1 = #E(F_q). These polynomials have integral coefficients which alternate in sign, and a combinatorial interpretation in terms of spanning trees of wheel graphs. In this sequel, we explore further ramifications of this connection. In particular, we highlight a relationship between elliptic curves and chip-firing games on graphs by comparing the groups structures of both. As a coda, we construct a cyclic rational language whose zeta function is dual to that of an elliptic curve.
dc.description24 pages, 2 figures, part of author's Ph.D. Thesis, presented at FPSAC 2007
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.0574
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.0574
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/139179
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subjectNumber Theory
dc.subject11G07; 05C25
dc.titleCombinatorial Aspects of Elliptic Curves II: Relationship between Elliptic Curves and Chip-Firing Games on Graphs
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