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Summer School on Elliptic Curves, Finite Fields and Cryptography

August 7-12, 2000

Nordfjordeid, Norway

Mathematics

Host: Sophus Lie Conference Center
Sponsor: NTNU, University of Bergen, University of Oslo, University of Tromsø
Homepage: http://www.math.uio.no/nordfjordeid/elliptisk.html

Organizers: G. Ellingsrud (Oslo), Kristian Ranestad (Oslo), Loren Olson (Tromsø ), S. O. Smaløe (Trondheim), S. A. Strømme (Bergen)

Description:
Cubic curves and the group operation, normal forms, discriminant, isomorphisms, j-invariant, moduli, integer and rational points on elliptic curves, elliptic curves over finite fields, zeta-functions, Hasse-Weil theorem, introduction to the Taniyama-Weil conjecture, Wiles theorem (Fermats last theorem), elliptic curves over finite fields in primality testing and protocols for "Public key Cryptography."

Speakers: Gerhard Frey (Essen), Johan P. Hansen (Aarhus), Rene Schoof (Rome)

Date received: May 11, 2000

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