Question

The conductor of these objects is an integer defined using primes when they do not have a good reduction. These objects are isomorphic over C if and only if they have the same j-invariant. The order of the zero (15[1])of these objects’ Hasse-Weil L-functions at 1 is equal to their rank, (15[1])according to the Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. A line drawn (15[1])between two points on one of these objects must have a third intersection point, assuming a point at (*) infinity is added. The SIKE system is based on isogenies of supersingular types of these objects, which are also used by Lenstra’s factorization algorithm. (10[1])A correspondence between modular (10[1])forms and these objects is given by the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture. These objects can be represented by real solutions to y squared equals x cubed plus a x plus b. For 10 points, name these objects used by Andrew Wiles in his proof of Fermat’s last theorem. ■END■

ANSWER: elliptic curves [reject “elliptical curves”; reject “ellipse”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jananan ArulseelanThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha3815
Asha BasuI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Ryan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers5015
Kunaal Chandrashekaras rational as the square root of two power bottomsYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit5815
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country10010
Rayton LinTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere10410

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025N3100%100%0%50.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025N3100%67%0%68.33
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025N367%33%33%90.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%60%0%70.00
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024N6100%17%33%101.83
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024N367%0%67%113.00
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024N367%33%33%89.00