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Division by 2 of rational points on elliptic curves. / Bekker, B. M.; Zarhin, Yu G.

In: St. Petersburg Mathematical Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, 01.01.2018, p. 683-713.

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Bekker, BM & Zarhin, YG 2018, 'Division by 2 of rational points on elliptic curves', St. Petersburg Mathematical Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 683-713. https://doi.org/10.1090/spmj/1512

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Bekker, B. M., & Zarhin, Y. G. (2018). Division by 2 of rational points on elliptic curves. St. Petersburg Mathematical Journal, 29(4), 683-713. https://doi.org/10.1090/spmj/1512

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Bekker BM, Zarhin YG. Division by 2 of rational points on elliptic curves. St. Petersburg Mathematical Journal. 2018 Jan 1;29(4):683-713. https://doi.org/10.1090/spmj/1512

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Bekker, B. M. ; Zarhin, Yu G. / Division by 2 of rational points on elliptic curves. In: St. Petersburg Mathematical Journal. 2018 ; Vol. 29, No. 4. pp. 683-713.

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