 Elliptic curve

An elliptic curve is defined by numbers $a$ and $b$. The curve is the set of all points $(x,y)$ of the real plane that satisfy the Equation 1. "Definition of the elliptic curves"

Equation 1. "Definition of the elliptic curves" definies elliptic curves over any field, it doesn't have to the real numbers. Notably, the definition also works for finite fields, leading to elliptic curve over a finite fields, which are the ones used in Elliptic-curve Diffie-Hellman cyprotgraphy.

An elliptic curve is a type of mathematical structure that has important applications in various fields, including number theory, cryptography, and algebraic geometry. Formally, an elliptic curve is defined as the set of points \( (x, y) \) that satisfy a specific type of equation in two variables.