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Elliptic-curve discriminant (Δ)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Algebraic geometry Normalization of an algebraic curve Geometric genus Genus one curve Elliptic curve Weierstrass equation of an elliptic curve
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The discriminant of a Weierstrass equation is a polynomial Δ in its coefficients whose nonvanishing is equivalent to the projective cubic being smooth. For y2=x3+Ax+B,
Δ=−16(4A3+27B2).
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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / iii / Paper 125 / 1 / a / Solution

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