This note covers the following topics: Fermat’s
method of descent, Plane curves, The degree of a morphism, Riemann-Roch space,
Weierstrass equations, The group law, The invariant differential, Formal
groups, Elliptic curves over local fields, Kummer Theory, Mordell-Weil, Dual
isogenies and the Weil pairing, Galois cohomology, Descent by cyclic isogeny.
This note describes the following topics:
Solving cubic equations in two variables, Group law on the
cubic curve, Theta functions, Rank two vector bundles on elliptic curves.
This note explains the
following topics: Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves, Classical Elliptic-Curve
Cryptography, Efficient Implementation, Introduction to Pairing, Pairing-Based
Cryptography, Sample Application—ECDSA Batch Verification.
This note explains the following topics: Elliptic Integrals, Elliptic
Functions, Periodicity of the Functions, Landen’s Transformation, Complete
Functions, Development of Elliptic Functions into Factors, Elliptic Integrals of
the Second Order, Numerical Calculations.