The factorisation dual of an isogeny of commutative group schemes #
For a locally finitely presented isogeny f : A ⟶ B of commutative group schemes of
constant degree n, its kernel is killed by n.
Multiplication by n therefore factors uniquely through f, giving a homomorphism
factorisationDual f hf : B ⟶ A. Both composites are multiplication by n, on their
respective group schemes. The construction uses fpqc descent, so also applies in
characteristics dividing the degree and over nonreduced bases.
Uniqueness of the factorisation gives the formal properties of the dual. It reverses
composition, commutes with arbitrary base change, and is computed on multiplication maps. If
multiplication by n on A is an isogeny of degree n * k and multiplication by n on B is
finite, the dual is an isogeny of degree k. When the dual again has degree n, its own
factorisation dual is f.
For elliptic curves, apply this API to A = E.toCommGrp and B = E'.toCommGrp;
local finite presentation is automatic, and multiplication by n has degree n². This gives the
factorisation construction before comparison with the Picard dual.
Main definitions #
TauCeti.GroupScheme.factorisationDual: the factorisation dualB ⟶ Aof an isogenyf : A ⟶ Bof constant degree.
Main results #
TauCeti.GroupScheme.comp_factorisationDual,TauCeti.GroupScheme.factorisationDual_comp: both composites offwith its dual are multiplication by the degree.TauCeti.GroupScheme.eq_factorisationDual: uniqueness of the factorisation.TauCeti.GroupScheme.isogenyOfDegree_factorisationDual: the dual is an isogeny, and its degree.TauCeti.GroupScheme.factorisationDual_factorisationDual: involutivity.TauCeti.GroupScheme.factorisationDual_comp_eq_comp: the dual of a composite is the composite of the duals in the opposite order.TauCeti.GroupScheme.factorisationDual_intCast: the dual of multiplication bym.TauCeti.GroupScheme.pullback_mapCommGrp_map_factorisationDual: compatibility with arbitrary base change.
References #
- N. M. Katz and B. Mazur, Arithmetic Moduli of Elliptic Curves, §2.4.
The factorisation dual of a constant-degree isogeny, characterized by
comp_factorisationDual. It is a homomorphism from B to A.
Instances For
Composing f : A ⟶ B with its factorisation dual B ⟶ A is [n] on A.
Composing f : A ⟶ B with its factorisation dual B ⟶ A is [n] on A.
A homomorphism B ⟶ A whose composite with f is [n] equals the factorisation dual.
Composing the factorisation dual B ⟶ A with f : A ⟶ B is [n] on B.
Composing the factorisation dual B ⟶ A with f : A ⟶ B is [n] on B.
Isogeny, degree and involutivity #
The factorisation dual is an isogeny. Let f : A ⟶ B be an isogeny of degree n. If
multiplication by n on A is an isogeny of degree n * k and multiplication by n on B is
finite, then the factorisation dual B ⟶ A is an isogeny of degree k. For elliptic curves,
multiplication by n has degree n², so the dual of an isogeny of degree n again has degree
n.
The factorisation dual is involutive. If the factorisation dual of an isogeny f of
degree n is again an isogeny of degree n, then its own factorisation dual is f.
Composition and multiplication maps #
The factorisation dual reverses composition. For isogenies f : A ⟶ B of degree m
and g : B ⟶ C of degree n, the factorisation dual of f ≫ g : A ⟶ C, of degree m * n, is
the composite C ⟶ B ⟶ A of the factorisation duals of g and of f.
The factorisation dual of a multiplication map. If multiplication by an integer m is an
isogeny of degree d with d = m * k, then its factorisation dual is multiplication by k. For
elliptic curves, multiplication by m ≠ 0 has degree m², so it is its own factorisation dual.
Base change #
The factorisation dual commutes with base change. For an isogeny f of degree n and a
morphism s : T ⟶ S, the factorisation dual of the base change of f along s is the base change
of the factorisation dual of f.