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Main Author: Kettinger, Jake
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.04117
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author Kettinger, Jake
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contents In this paper, we study the Hesse derivative of a cubic curve on the set of $j$-invariants, which can be viewed as a rational function on the Riemann sphere. We then analyze the dynamics of this rational function, including counting the number of orbits of a given size. We proceed to investigate when a cubic curve is isomorphic to its $n$-fold Hesse derivative, showing that when an elliptic curve has a $j$-invariant that is periodic under this rational function, the curve itself must be periodic under the Hesse derivative. We finish with some data collected comparing the sizes of the orbits of elliptic curves to those of their $j$-invariants, and some further questions about this dynamical system.
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spellingShingle The dynamics of the Hesse derivative on the $j$-invariant
Kettinger, Jake
Algebraic Geometry
In this paper, we study the Hesse derivative of a cubic curve on the set of $j$-invariants, which can be viewed as a rational function on the Riemann sphere. We then analyze the dynamics of this rational function, including counting the number of orbits of a given size. We proceed to investigate when a cubic curve is isomorphic to its $n$-fold Hesse derivative, showing that when an elliptic curve has a $j$-invariant that is periodic under this rational function, the curve itself must be periodic under the Hesse derivative. We finish with some data collected comparing the sizes of the orbits of elliptic curves to those of their $j$-invariants, and some further questions about this dynamical system.
title The dynamics of the Hesse derivative on the $j$-invariant
topic Algebraic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.04117