Computing CM points on shimura curves arising from cocompact arithmetic triangle groups

  • Authors:
  • John Voight

  • Affiliations:
  • Magma Group, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, Australia

  • Venue:
  • ANTS'06 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Algorithmic Number Theory
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Let $\Gamma \subset PSL_2({\mathbb R})$ be a cocompact arithmetic triangle group, i.e. a Fuchsian triangle group that arises from the unit group of a quaternion algebra over a totally real number field. The group Γ acts on the upper half-plane ${\mathfrak{H}}$; the quotient $X_{\mathbb C}=\Gamma \backslash {\mathfrak{H}}$ is a Shimura curve, and there is a map $j:X_{\mathbb C} \to {\mathbb P}^1_{\mathbb C}$. We algorithmically apply the Shimura reciprocity law to compute CM points $j(z_D) \in {\mathbb P}^1_{\mathbb C}$ and their Galois conjugates so as to recognize them as purported algebraic numbers. We conclude by giving some examples of how this method works in practice.