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The zeta function of an elliptic curve over a finite field is the formal power series
ZE​(T)=exp(∑r≥1​#E(Fpr​)rTr​).
(1)
The proof of Hasse's theorem gives the characteristic equation π2−[a]π+[p]=0. If α,β are the roots of X2−aX+p, then the elliptic-curve point count over a finite field is
#E(Fpr​)=pr+1−αr−βr.
(2)
Using exp(∑r≥1​urTr/r)=(1−uT)−1 therefore gives
ZE​(T)=(1−T)(1−pT)(1−αT)(1−βT)​=(1−T)(1−pT)1−aT+pT2​.
(3)
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