Maximal Ranks and Integer Points on a Family of Elliptic Curves
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چکیده
We extend a result of Spearman which provides a sufficient condition for elliptic curves of the form y2 = x3 − px, with p a prime, to have Mordell-Weil rank 2. As in Spearman’s work, the condition given here involves the existence of integer points on these curves.
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