Curve name | $X_{2}$ |
Index | $2$ |
Level | $2$ |
Genus | $0$ |
Does the subgroup contain $-I$? | Yes |
Generating matrices | $ \left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 \end{matrix}\right]$ |
Images in lower levels | |
Meaning/Special name | Elliptic curves whose discriminant is a square |
Chosen covering | $X_{1}$ |
Curves that $X_{2}$ minimally covers | $X_{1}$ |
Curves that minimally cover $X_{2}$ | $X_{8}$, $X_{21}$, $X_{2a}$, $X_{2b}$ |
Curves that minimally cover $X_{2}$ and have infinitely many rational points. | $X_{8}$, $X_{2a}$, $X_{2b}$ |
Model | \[\mathbb{P}^{1}, \mathbb{Q}(X_{2}) = \mathbb{Q}(f_{2}), f_{1} = f_{2}^{2} + 1728\] |
Info about rational points | None |
Comments on finding rational points | None |
Elliptic curve whose $2$-adic image is the subgroup | $y^2 = x^3 - x^2 - 2x + 1$, with conductor $196$ |
Generic density of odd order reductions | $5/7$ |