 Mod-three Galois representation of an elliptic curve (source code)

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= Mod-three Galois representation of an elliptic curve
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The absolute Galois group acts on $E[3]\simeq\mathbb F_3^2$, giving the mod-three Galois representation. Its invariant vectors are precisely the rational points of order dividing three.

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