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Heegner Hypothesis


Let N be a positive integer and let K be an imaginary quadratic field whose discriminant is coprime to N. The Heegner hypothesis is the condition that every prime dividing N splits in K. It guarantees the existence of Heegner points on X_0(N).


See also

Heegner Point, Imaginary Quadratic Field, Modular Group

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References

Gross, B. H. and Zagier, D. B. "Heegner Points and Derivatives of L-Series." Invent. Math. 84, 225-320, 1986. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01388809.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Heegner Hypothesis." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HeegnerHypothesis.html

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