Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 125 2 a Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
A one-dimensional commutative formal group law over a ring is a series satisfyingAn isomorphism from to is a series with and
Over a characteristic-zero field , every such formal group is isomorphic to the additive formal group. Differentiate the associativity identity and define the invariant differentialTermwise integration is possible in characteristic zero; the formal logarithmhas leading term . Invariance of givesand evaluation at removes the integration constant. Hence . Its unit linear coefficient gives a compositional inverse, so it is an isomorphism to . Therefore any two one-dimensional commutative formal groups over are isomorphic.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 125 2 b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For , the duplication formula isAt , the tangent slope is , so and . If , the unique lowest-valuation terms in the numerator and denominator are respectively and , givingInduction yields .
For a minimal integral equation, let be the parameter of the formal group of an elliptic curve. Definewhere is the kernel of reduction to the identity. The parameter identifies with the formal group on . For odd , the formal logarithm converges on and is an analytic group isomorphism