Singular reduction of the standard Mordell equation
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For the displayed integral equation, reduce its polynomial modulo a prime number . Singular points satisfy . For , they exist exactly when , and the sole point is . At , the sole point over is ; at , it is because cubing is the identity on . For , this gives primes and points respectively. This concerns the specified plane equation; intrinsic good or bad reduction of an elliptic curve can require choosing a different integral model, especially at primes two and three.
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