The density of rational points in curves and surfaces

dc.creatorHeath-Brown, D. R.
dc.creatorColliot-Thélène, J. -L.
dc.date2004-05-20
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dc.descriptionLet $X$ be an algebraic variety, defined over the rationals. This paper gives upper bounds for the number of rational points on $X$, with height at most $B$, for the case in which $X$ is a curve or a surface. In the latter case one excludes from the counting function those points that lie on lines in the surface. The bounds are uniform for all $X$ of a given degree. They are best possible in the case of curves. As an application it is shown that if $F$ is an irreducible binary form of degree 3 or more then almost all integers represented by $F$ have essentially one such representation.
dc.description46 pages, published version; appendix by J.-L. Colliot-Thélène
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0405392
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0405392
dc.identifierAnn. of Math. (2), Vol. 155 (2002), no. 2, 553--598
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/71256
dc.subjectNumber Theory
dc.titleThe density of rational points in curves and surfaces
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