Compatibility of the Weil pairings across levels #
Let W be an elliptic curve over a separably closed field F, and let N = m k be a positive
integer invertible in F. The Weil pairings at the levels N and m are compatible
(Silverman III.8.1(g)):
e_N(S, T) = e_m(k S, T) for `S ∈ E[N]` and `T ∈ E[m]`,
as roots of unity in F; consequently e_N(S, T) ^ k = e_m(k S, k T) for S, T ∈ E[N]. At
N = ℓ ^ (n + 1) and m = ℓ ^ n the second form says that the pairings e_{ℓ ^ n} are compatible
with multiplication by ℓ on the torsion tower and the ℓ-th power map on the roots of unity,
which is what assembling them into the ℓ-adic Weil pairing on the Tate module requires.
Main results #
TauCeti.Isogeny.coe_weilPairing_eq_coe_weilPairing_nsmul:e_N(S, T) = e_m(k S, T)forS ∈ E[N]andT ∈ E[m].TauCeti.Isogeny.coe_weilPairing_pow_eq_coe_weilPairing_nsmul:e_N(S, T) ^ k = e_m(k S, k T)forS, T ∈ E[N].
References #
- J. Silverman, The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves, III.8.1(g).
The Weil pairings are compatible across levels (Silverman III.8.1(g)): for N = m k
invertible in F, e_N(S, T) = e_m(k S, T) for S ∈ E[N] and T ∈ E[m], as roots of unity in
F. The m-torsion point k S and the N-torsion point T are given as S' and T'.
The Weil pairings are compatible with the torsion tower: for N = m k invertible in F,
e_N(S, T) ^ k = e_m(k S, k T) for S, T ∈ E[N], as roots of unity in F. The m-torsion
points k S and k T are given as S' and T'.