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. (15[1])The order of the zero of these objects’ Hasse-Weil L-functions at 1 (15[1])is conjectured to equal their rank. (15[2])A line drawn between two points on one of these objects must have a third intersection (15[1])point, (15[2])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. A correspondence (-5[1])between modular forms and these objects is given by the Taniyama-Shimura (10[1])conjecture. (10[1]-5[1])These objects (10[1])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■ (0[2])

ANSWER: elliptic curves [reject “elliptical curves”; reject “ellipse”] (The third line refers to the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture.)
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Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%100%0%50.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%67%0%68.33
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y367%33%33%90.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024N5100%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 College12/14/2024Y367%33%33%89.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Swapnil GargBerkeleynumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku3315
Eric MukherjeeCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!Thompson et al.4515
Tim MorrisonStanford+Cry of the Common Loon5115
Henry BonI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retirethrow away your cards, rally in the streets5115
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?6715
Aditya GangradePahkin' the AhgoHu up Jinning they Tao6815
Joseph KrolCien Años de QuizboledadSimple Vibes6815
Walter ZhangImport Pandas"Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question bro98-5
Matthew WangUBCAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms10910
Oscar O'FlanaganLimp FranceskitCambridge11010
Daoud JacksonDefying SuavityGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz110-5
Adam Silverman|madam|Banned from ARGOS11210
Jordan Brownstein"Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question broImport Pandas1470
Joseph CollinsGrzegorz BrzęczyszczykiewiczDefying Suavity1470