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Diophantine Geometry II
Semester
SoSe 2025

Lecturer
Walter Gubler

Type of course (Veranstaltungsart)
Vorlesung

German title
Diophantische Geometrie II

Contents
Diophantine Geometry is a very old and fascinating field. It deals with entire or rational
solutions of polynomial equations. A famous example is Fermat's conjecture which was open for many
years until Wiles solved it. In Diophantine Geometry II, we will study local heights and then prove
the Mordell-conjecture. We will follow Vojta's proof with simplification of Bombieri. This proof is
more elementary than the original proof of Faltings for which Faltings received the Fields medal in
1986.

Literature
Bombieri, Gubler: Heights in Diophantine Geometry; Hindry, Silverman: Diphantine Geometry; Lang:
Fundamentals of Diophantine Geometry; Serre: Lectures on the Mordell--Weil theorem.

Recommended previous knowledge
Algebraic Geometry I and Diophantine Geometry I are helpful, but not absolutely necessary as we
recall the needed results.

Time/Date
Mo, Mi 8-10

Location
M 104

Registration
  • Registration for course work/examination/ECTS: FlexNow
Course work (Studienleistungen)
  • Successful participation in the exercise classes: 50% of points
Examination (Prüfungsleistungen)
  • Oral exam: Duration: 25 minutes, Date: TBA, re-exam: Date: TBA
Modules
BV, MV, MArGeo

ECTS
9