RE: Spheres vs. Triodes

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Original poster: "Godfrey Loudner" <ggreen-at-gwtc-dot-net> 



Yes, elliptic curve theory is one of the most beautiful chapters in
mathematics.
One can get pretty far into this subject before having to wade through the
deep
waters of modern algebraic geometry. Your interest in elliptic curve theory
must
stem from cryptography. A new book "Elliptic Curves: Number Theory and
Cryptography, L. Washington" was just published at www.crcpress-dot-com.

Godfrey Loudner

 >Because the calculation itself is the object of interest.  For
 >the same reason I spent 3 weeks this summer writing a program to
 >calculate the group order of an elliptic curve over a finite field
 >of order 100 digits.  Absolutely no use whatsoever (not even for
 >crypto), but it was fun trying to get it right!  It's one of
 >those programs where all 4500 lines have to be exactly right or
 >you get just random numbers - the SEA algorithm, a tough
 >programming exercise - very rewarding in its own right.
 >Paul Nicholson