The Weil pairing #
Let W be an elliptic curve over a separably closed field F and N a positive integer
invertible in F. For T ∈ E[N] the divisor [N]^* (T) - [N]^* (O) is principal
(TauCeti.Isogeny.exists_principal_eq_weilPairingDivisor); let g_T be a function
with that divisor. Its N-th power has divisor [N]^* (N (T) - N (O)), the pullback of a principal
divisor, so g_T ^ N is itself a pullback along [N]. The translations by the N-torsion fix
every pullback, so they move g_T by N-th roots of unity, and these are constants: the Kummer
character of g_T (TauCeti.Isogeny.kummerCharacter). The Weil pairing is
e_N(S, T) = τ_S g_T / g_T,
independent of the choice of g_T, since two choices differ by a constant. It is additive in S
because the Kummer character is a homomorphism, and additive in T because
g_{T₁} g_{T₂} [N]^* h, with h a function of divisor (T₁ + T₂) - (T₁) - (T₂) + (O), is a choice
of g_{T₁ + T₂} and the Kummer character of the pullback [N]^* h is trivial. It is
nondegenerate in T: if e_N(·, T) is trivial then g_T is fixed by the N-torsion
translations, hence a pullback [N]^* h, and div h = (T) - (O) forces T = O.
It is alternating: e_N(T, T) = 1. Together with bilinearity, this gives skew-symmetry and,
using nondegeneracy in T, nondegeneracy in S.
This is the construction of Silverman III.8.1, with the proofs of its parts (a)–(c). It is a
divisor construction, and its inputs are the divisor calculus of the function field and the fibre
of [N]; it does not use Weil reciprocity, which the alternative construction through evaluation
of functions on divisors requires.
Main definitions #
TauCeti.Isogeny.weilPairing: the pairingE[N] →+ E[N] →+ μ_N, additive in both variables.
Main results #
TauCeti.Isogeny.algebraMap_weilPairing:e_N(S, T) = τ_S g / gfor everygwith divisor[N]^* (T) - [N]^* (O).TauCeti.Isogeny.weilPairing_eq_zero_iff:e_N(S, T) = 1exactly when translation bySfixes a function with divisor[N]^* (T) - [N]^* (O).TauCeti.Isogeny.eq_zero_of_forall_weilPairing_eq_zero: the pairing is nondegenerate in its second variable.TauCeti.Isogeny.weilPairing_selfandTauCeti.Isogeny.neg_weilPairing: the pairing is alternating, hence skew-symmetric.TauCeti.Isogeny.weilPairing_nondegenerate: the pairing is nondegenerate in its first variable.
References #
The coordinate ring of an elliptic curve is a Dedekind domain.
A function with divisor [n]^* (T) - [n]^* (O) has its n-th power pulled back along
[n], at an n-torsion point T: that power has divisor [n]^* (n (T) - n (O)), the pullback
of a principal divisor.
The Weil pairing e_N(S, T) = τ_S g_T / g_T (Silverman III.8.1), over a separably closed
field in which N is invertible, additive in both variables.
Equations
- TauCeti.Isogeny.weilPairing W N hN = (AddMonoidHom.mk' (TauCeti.Isogeny.weilPairingAux✝ W N hN) ⋯).flip
Instances For
The value of the Weil pairing: e_N(S, T) = τ_S g / g for every function g with divisor
[N]^* (T) - [N]^* (O).
The vanishing criterion for the Weil pairing: e_N(S, T) = 1 exactly when translation by
S fixes a function g with divisor [N]^* (T) - [N]^* (O).
The Weil pairing is nondegenerate in its second variable: if e_N(S, T) = 1 for every
S, then T = O.
The Weil pairing is alternating: e_N(T, T) = 1 (Silverman III.8.1(b)).
The Weil pairing is skew-symmetric: e_N(S, T)⁻¹ = e_N(T, S).
The Weil pairing is nondegenerate in its first variable: if e_N(S, T) = 1 for every
T, then S = O.