Kernel of reduction of an elliptic curve ($E_1(K)$)

For an elliptic curve with good reduction over a local field, the kernel of reduction consists of the points reducing to the identity. The parameter $t=-x/y$ identifies it with the maximal ideal equipped with the formal group of an elliptic curve.

On an integral Weierstrass equation of an elliptic curve with good reduction at a prime $p$, a nonidentity rational point reducing to the identity cannot have both coordinates integral at $p$. Indeed, an affine integral pair reduces to an affine point, distinct from the point at infinity. This can prove nonintegrality of a large linear combination without computing its coordinates. The nonidentity condition is essential and can often be checked using the known torsion subgroup.

At a prime of good reduction of an elliptic curve, the reduction map is a group homomorphism on all local points. If $N$ annihilates the reduced finite group, every $NP$ reduces to the identity at infinity. A finite point with integral affine coordinates reduces to an affine point, so a nonidentity $NP$ cannot have integral affine coordinates. The identity has no affine coordinates and must be treated separately.