Abstract
SynopsisLet F(X, Y, Z) be a non-singular quadratic form with rational coefficients. The curve EF(x2, y2, z2) = 0 is of genus 3. A procedure is described for deciding whether there is an effective divisor on E of degree 3 defined over the rationals. There is such a divisor if and only if there is a point on E defined over some algebraic number field of odd degree. An example is constructed for which there is no such divisor although (i) there are points on E defined over all p-adic fields and over the reals and (ii) there are infinitely many rational points on each of the three curves F(X, y2, z2) = 0, F(x2, Y, z2) = 0 and F(x2, y2, Z) = 0.
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