On the factorization of twisted $L$-values and $11$-descents over $C_5$-number fields

Abstract

We investigate the Galois module structure of the Tate-Shafarevich group of elliptic curves. For a Dirichlet character $\chi$, we give an explicit conjecture relating the ideal factorization of $L(E,\chi ,1)$ to the Galois module structure of the Tate-Shafarevich group of $E/K$, where $\chi$ factors through the Galois group of $K/\mathbb{Q}$. We provide numerical evidence for this conjecture using the methods of visualization and $p$-descent. For the latter, we present a procedure that makes performing an $11$-descent over a $C_5$ number field practical for an elliptic curve $E/\mathbb{Q}$ with complex multiplication. We also expect that our method can be pushed to perform higher descents (e.g. $31$-descent) over a $C_5$ number field given more computational power.

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