def matrix_of_frobenius(self, p, prec=20):

        # BUG: should get this method from HyperellipticCurve_generic
        def my_chage_ring(self, R):
            from constructor import HyperellipticCurve
            f, h = self._hyperelliptic_polynomials
            y = self._printing_ring.gen()
            x = self._printing_ring.base_ring().gen()
            return HyperellipticCurve(f.change_ring(R), h, "%s,%s"%(x,y))

        import sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.monsky_washnitzer as monsky_washnitzer
        if is_pAdicField(p) or is_pAdicRing(p):
            K = p
        else:
            K = pAdicField(p, prec)
        frob_p, forms = monsky_washnitzer.matrix_of_frobenius_hyperelliptic(my_chage_ring(self, K))
        return frob_p
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    def matrix_of_frobenius(self, p, prec=20):

        # BUG: should get this method from HyperellipticCurve_generic
        def my_chage_ring(self, R):
            from constructor import HyperellipticCurve
            f, h = self._hyperelliptic_polynomials
            y = self._printing_ring.gen()
            x = self._printing_ring.base_ring().gen()
            return HyperellipticCurve(f.change_ring(R), h, "%s,%s" % (x, y))

        import sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.monsky_washnitzer as monsky_washnitzer
        if is_pAdicField(p) or is_pAdicRing(p):
            K = p
        else:
            K = pAdicField(p, prec)
        frob_p, forms = monsky_washnitzer.matrix_of_frobenius_hyperelliptic(
            my_chage_ring(self, K))
        return frob_p
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    def create_object(self, version, key, **kwds):
        """
        Create an object from a ``UniqueFactory`` key.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: E = EllipticCurve.create_object(0, (GF(3), (1, 2, 0, 1, 2)))
            sage: type(E)
            <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field_with_category'>

        .. NOTE::

            Keyword arguments are currently only passed to the
            constructor for elliptic curves over `\\QQ`; elliptic
            curves over other fields do not support them.

        """
        R, x = key

        if R is rings.QQ:
            from .ell_rational_field import EllipticCurve_rational_field
            return EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, **kwds)
        elif is_NumberField(R):
            from .ell_number_field import EllipticCurve_number_field
            return EllipticCurve_number_field(R, x)
        elif rings.is_pAdicField(R):
            from .ell_padic_field import EllipticCurve_padic_field
            return EllipticCurve_padic_field(R, x)
        elif is_FiniteField(R) or (is_IntegerModRing(R)
                                   and R.characteristic().is_prime()):
            from .ell_finite_field import EllipticCurve_finite_field
            return EllipticCurve_finite_field(R, x)
        elif R in _Fields:
            from .ell_field import EllipticCurve_field
            return EllipticCurve_field(R, x)
        from .ell_generic import EllipticCurve_generic
        return EllipticCurve_generic(R, x)
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    def create_object(self, version, key, **kwds):
        """
        Create an object from a ``UniqueFactory`` key.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: E = EllipticCurve.create_object(0, (GF(3), (1, 2, 0, 1, 2)))
            sage: type(E)
            <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field_with_category'>

        .. NOTE::

            Keyword arguments are currently only passed to the
            constructor for elliptic curves over `\\QQ`; elliptic
            curves over other fields do not support them.

        """
        R, x = key

        if R is rings.QQ:
            from ell_rational_field import EllipticCurve_rational_field
            return EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, **kwds)
        elif is_NumberField(R):
            from ell_number_field import EllipticCurve_number_field
            return EllipticCurve_number_field(R, x)
        elif rings.is_pAdicField(R):
            from ell_padic_field import EllipticCurve_padic_field
            return EllipticCurve_padic_field(R, x)
        elif is_FiniteField(R) or (is_IntegerModRing(R) and R.characteristic().is_prime()):
            from ell_finite_field import EllipticCurve_finite_field
            return EllipticCurve_finite_field(R, x)
        elif R in _Fields:
            from ell_field import EllipticCurve_field
            return EllipticCurve_field(R, x)
        from ell_generic import EllipticCurve_generic
        return EllipticCurve_generic(R, x)
Example #5
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def EllipticCurve(x=None, y=None, j=None, minimal_twist=True):
    r"""
    There are several ways to construct an elliptic curve:
    
    .. math::
    
       y^2 + a_1 xy + a_3 y = x^3 + a_2 x^2 + a_4 x + a_6.       
    
    
    - EllipticCurve([a1,a2,a3,a4,a6]): Elliptic curve with given
      a-invariants. The invariants are coerced into the parent of the
      first element. If all are integers, they are coerced into the
      rational numbers.
    
    - EllipticCurve([a4,a6]): Same as above, but a1=a2=a3=0.
    
    - EllipticCurve(label): Returns the elliptic curve over Q from the
      Cremona database with the given label. The label is a string, such
      as "11a" or "37b2". The letters in the label *must* be lower case
      (Cremona's new labeling).
    
    - EllipticCurve(R, [a1,a2,a3,a4,a6]): Create the elliptic curve
      over R with given a-invariants. Here R can be an arbitrary ring.
      Note that addition need not be defined.
    
            
    - EllipticCurve(j=j0) or EllipticCurve_from_j(j0): Return an
      elliptic curve with j-invariant `j0`.

    In each case above where the input is a list of length 2 or 5, one
    can instead give a 2 or 5-tuple instead.
    
    EXAMPLES: We illustrate creating elliptic curves.
    
    ::
    
        sage: EllipticCurve([0,0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 - x over Rational Field
    
    We create a curve from a Cremona label::
    
        sage: EllipticCurve('37b2')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 1873*x - 31833 over Rational Field
        sage: EllipticCurve('5077a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 - 7*x + 6 over Rational Field
        sage: EllipticCurve('389a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 2*x over Rational Field

    Old Cremona labels are allowed::

        sage: EllipticCurve('2400FF')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x^2 + 2*x + 8 over Rational Field

    Unicode labels are allowed::

        sage: EllipticCurve(u'389a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 2*x over Rational Field

    We create curves over a finite field as follows::

        sage: EllipticCurve([GF(5)(0),0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + 4*x over Finite Field of size 5
        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(5), [0, 0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + 4*x over Finite Field of size 5

    Elliptic curves over `\ZZ/N\ZZ` with `N` prime are of type
    "elliptic curve over a finite field"::

        sage: F = Zmod(101)
        sage: EllipticCurve(F, [2, 3])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 3 over Ring of integers modulo 101
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([F(2), F(3)])
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Ring of integers modulo 101

    In contrast, elliptic curves over `\ZZ/N\ZZ` with `N` composite
    are of type "generic elliptic curve"::

        sage: F = Zmod(95)
        sage: EllipticCurve(F, [2, 3])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 3 over Ring of integers modulo 95
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([F(2), F(3)])
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Ring of integers modulo 95

    The following is a curve over the complex numbers::
    
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(CC, [0,0,1,-1,0])
        sage: E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + 1.00000000000000*y = x^3 + (-1.00000000000000)*x over Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: E.j_invariant()
        2988.97297297297
    
    We can also create elliptic curves by giving the Weierstrass equation::
    
        sage: x, y = var('x,y')
        sage: EllipticCurve(y^2 + y ==  x^3 + x - 9)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x - 9 over Rational Field
        
        sage: R.<x,y> = GF(5)[]
        sage: EllipticCurve(x^3 + x^2 + 2 - y^2 - y*x)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + x*y  = x^3 + x^2 + 2 over Finite Field of size 5

    We can explicitly specify the `j`-invariant::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(j=1728); E; E.j_invariant(); E.label()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 - x over Rational Field
        1728
        '32a2'

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(j=GF(5)(2)); E; E.j_invariant()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 1 over Finite Field of size 5
        2

    See trac #6657::

        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(144169),j=1728)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x over Finite Field of size 144169

    By default, when a rational value of `j` is given, the constructed
    curve is a minimal twist (minimal conductor for curves with that
    `j`-invariant).  This can be changed by setting the optional
    parameter ``minimal_twist``, which is True by default, to False::


        sage: EllipticCurve(j=100)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x^2 + 3392*x + 307888 over Rational Field
        sage: E =EllipticCurve(j=100); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x^2 + 3392*x + 307888 over Rational Field
        sage: E.conductor()
        33129800
        sage: E.j_invariant()
        100
        sage: E =EllipticCurve(j=100, minimal_twist=False); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 488400*x - 530076800 over Rational Field
        sage: E.conductor()
        298168200
        sage: E.j_invariant()
        100

    Without this option, constructing the curve could take a long time
    since both `j` and `j-1728` have to be factored to compute the
    minimal twist (see :trac:`13100`)::

       sage: E = EllipticCurve_from_j(2^256+1,minimal_twist=False)
       sage: E.j_invariant() == 2^256+1
       True

    TESTS::

        sage: R = ZZ['u', 'v']
        sage: EllipticCurve(R, [1,1])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 1 over Multivariate Polynomial Ring in u, v
        over Integer Ring
    
    We create a curve and a point over QQbar (see #6879)::
    
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(QQbar,[0,1])
        sage: E(0)
        (0 : 1 : 0)
        sage: E.base_field()
        Algebraic Field

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(RR,[1,2]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 2.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: EllipticCurve(CC,[3,4]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 3.00000000000000*x + 4.00000000000000 over Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 2.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(QQbar,[5,6]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 5*x + 6 over Algebraic Field
        Algebraic Field

    See trac #6657::

        sage: EllipticCurve(3,j=1728)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: First parameter (if present) must be a ring when j is specified

        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(5),j=3/5)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: First parameter must be a ring containing 3/5

    If the universe of the coefficients is a general field, the object
    constructed has type EllipticCurve_field.  Otherwise it is
    EllipticCurve_generic.  See trac #9816::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([QQbar(1),3]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 3 over Algebraic Field
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([RR(1),3]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 3.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([i,i]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + I*x + I over Symbolic Ring
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Symbolic Ring
        sage: SR in Fields()
        True

        sage: F = FractionField(PolynomialRing(QQ,'t'))
        sage: t = F.gen()
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([t,0]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + t*x over Fraction Field of Univariate Polynomial Ring in t over Rational Field
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Fraction Field of Univariate Polynomial Ring in t over Rational Field

    See :trac:`12517`::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([1..5])
        sage: EllipticCurve(E.a_invariants())
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + x*y + 3*y = x^3 + 2*x^2 + 4*x + 5 over Rational Field

    See :trac:`11773`::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve()
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        TypeError: invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor

    """
    import ell_generic, ell_field, ell_finite_field, ell_number_field, ell_rational_field, ell_padic_field  # here to avoid circular includes
    
    if j is not None:
        if not x is None:
            if rings.is_Ring(x):
                try:
                    j = x(j)
                except (ZeroDivisionError, ValueError, TypeError):
                    raise ValueError, "First parameter must be a ring containing %s"%j
            else:
                raise ValueError, "First parameter (if present) must be a ring when j is specified"
        return EllipticCurve_from_j(j, minimal_twist)

    if x is None:
        raise TypeError, "invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor"
    
    if is_SymbolicEquation(x):
        x = x.lhs() - x.rhs()
    
    if parent(x) is SR:
        x = x._polynomial_(rings.QQ['x', 'y'])
    
    if rings.is_MPolynomial(x) and y is None:
        f = x
        if f.degree() != 3:
            raise ValueError, "Elliptic curves must be defined by a cubic polynomial."
        if f.degrees() == (3,2):
            x, y = f.parent().gens()
        elif f.degree() == (2,3):
            y, x = f.parent().gens()
        elif len(f.parent().gens()) == 2 or len(f.parent().gens()) == 3 and f.is_homogeneous():
            # We'd need a point too...
            raise NotImplementedError, "Construction of an elliptic curve from a generic cubic not yet implemented."
        else:
            raise ValueError, "Defining polynomial must be a cubic polynomial in two variables."

        try:
            if f.coefficient(x**3) < 0:
                f = -f
            # is there a nicer way to extract the coefficients?
            a1 = a2 = a3 = a4 = a6 = 0
            for coeff, mon in f:
                if mon == x**3:
                    assert coeff == 1
                elif mon == x**2:
                    a2 = coeff
                elif mon == x:
                    a4 = coeff
                elif mon == 1:
                    a6 = coeff
                elif mon == y**2:
                    assert coeff == -1
                elif mon == x*y:
                    a1 = -coeff
                elif mon == y:
                    a3 = -coeff
                else:
                    assert False
            return EllipticCurve([a1, a2, a3, a4, a6])
        except AssertionError:
            raise NotImplementedError, "Construction of an elliptic curve from a generic cubic not yet implemented."
    
    if rings.is_Ring(x):
        if rings.is_RationalField(x):
            return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_FiniteField(x) or (rings.is_IntegerModRing(x) and x.characteristic().is_prime()):
            return ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_pAdicField(x):
            return ell_padic_field.EllipticCurve_padic_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_NumberField(x):
            return ell_number_field.EllipticCurve_number_field(x, y)
        elif x in _Fields:
            return ell_field.EllipticCurve_field(x, y)
        return ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic(x, y)

    if isinstance(x, unicode):
        x = str(x)

    if isinstance(x, str):
        return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x)

    if rings.is_RingElement(x) and y is None:
        raise TypeError, "invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor"

    if not isinstance(x, (list, tuple)):
        raise TypeError, "invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor"

    x = Sequence(x)
    if not (len(x) in [2,5]):
        raise ValueError, "sequence of coefficients must have length 2 or 5"
    R = x.universe()

    if isinstance(x[0], (rings.Rational, rings.Integer, int, long)):
        return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_NumberField(R):
        return ell_number_field.EllipticCurve_number_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_pAdicField(R):
        return ell_padic_field.EllipticCurve_padic_field(x, y)
    
    elif rings.is_FiniteField(R) or (rings.is_IntegerModRing(R) and R.characteristic().is_prime()):
        return ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field(x, y)

    elif R in _Fields:
        return ell_field.EllipticCurve_field(x, y)

    return ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic(x, y)
Example #6
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def HyperellipticCurve(f,h=None,names=None,PP=None):
    r"""
    Returns the hyperelliptic curve `y^2 + h y = f`, for
    univariate polynomials `h` and `f`. If `h`
    is not given, then it defaults to 0.
    
    INPUT:
    
    
    -  ``f`` - univariate polynomial
    
    -  ``h`` - optional univariate polynomial
    
    
    EXAMPLES: A curve with and without the h term::
    
        sage: R.<x> = QQ[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^5 + x + 1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^5 + x + 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^19 + x + 1, x-2)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 + (x - 2)*y = x^19 + x + 1
    
    A curve over a non-prime finite field::
    
        sage: k.<a> = GF(9); R.<x> = k[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^3 + x - 1, x+a)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 3^2 defined by y^2 + (x + a)*y = x^3 + x + 2
    
    Here's one where we change the names of the vars in the homogeneous
    polynomial::
    
        sage: k.<a> = GF(9); R.<x> = k[]    
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^3 + x - 1, x+a, names=['X','Y'])
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 3^2 defined by Y^2 + (X + a)*Y = X^3 + X + 2
    """
    if not is_Polynomial(f):
        raise TypeError, "Arguments f (=%s) and h (= %s) must be polynomials"%(f,h)
    P = f.parent()
    if h is None:
        h = P(0)
        g = (f.degree()-1)%2
    try:
        h = P(h)
    except TypeError:
        raise TypeError, \
              "Arguments f (=%s) and h (= %s) must be polynomials in the same ring"%(f,h)
    df = f.degree()
    dh_2 = 2*h.degree()
    if dh_2 < df:
        g = (df-1)//2
    elif df < dh_2:
        g = (dh_2-1)//2
    else:
        a0 = f.leading_coefficient()
        b0 = h.leading_coefficient()
        A0 = 4*a0 + b0^2
        if A0 != 0:
            g = (df-1)//2
        else:
            if P(2) == 0:
                raise TypeError, "Arguments define a curve with finite singularity."
            f0 = 4*f + h^2
            d0 = f0.degree()
            g = (d0-1)//2
    R = P.base_ring()
    PP = ProjectiveSpace(2, R)
    if names is None:
        names = ["x","y"]
    if is_FiniteField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_finite_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_finite_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
    elif is_RationalField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_rational_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_rational_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
    elif is_pAdicField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_padic_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_padic_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
    else:
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_generic(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_generic(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
Example #7
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def EllipticCurve(x=None, y=None, j=None, minimal_twist=True):
    r"""
    Construct an elliptic curve.

    In Sage, an elliptic curve is always specified by its a-invariants

    .. math::

       y^2 + a_1 xy + a_3 y = x^3 + a_2 x^2 + a_4 x + a_6.

    INPUT:

    There are several ways to construct an elliptic curve:

    - ``EllipticCurve([a1,a2,a3,a4,a6])``: Elliptic curve with given
      a-invariants. The invariants are coerced into the parent of the
      first element. If all are integers, they are coerced into the
      rational numbers.

    - ``EllipticCurve([a4,a6])``: Same as above, but `a_1=a_2=a_3=0`.

    - ``EllipticCurve(label)``: Returns the elliptic curve over Q from
      the Cremona database with the given label. The label is a
      string, such as ``"11a"`` or ``"37b2"``. The letters in the
      label *must* be lower case (Cremona's new labeling).

    - ``EllipticCurve(R, [a1,a2,a3,a4,a6])``: Create the elliptic
      curve over ``R`` with given a-invariants. Here ``R`` can be an
      arbitrary ring. Note that addition need not be defined.

    - ``EllipticCurve(j=j0)`` or ``EllipticCurve_from_j(j0)``: Return
      an elliptic curve with j-invariant ``j0``.

    - ``EllipticCurve(polynomial)``: Read off the a-invariants from
      the polynomial coefficients, see
      :func:`EllipticCurve_from_Weierstrass_polynomial`.

    In each case above where the input is a list of length 2 or 5, one
    can instead give a 2 or 5-tuple instead.

    EXAMPLES:

    We illustrate creating elliptic curves::

        sage: EllipticCurve([0,0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 - x over Rational Field

    We create a curve from a Cremona label::

        sage: EllipticCurve('37b2')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 1873*x - 31833 over Rational Field
        sage: EllipticCurve('5077a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 - 7*x + 6 over Rational Field
        sage: EllipticCurve('389a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 2*x over Rational Field

    Old Cremona labels are allowed::

        sage: EllipticCurve('2400FF')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x^2 + 2*x + 8 over Rational Field

    Unicode labels are allowed::

        sage: EllipticCurve(u'389a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 2*x over Rational Field

    We create curves over a finite field as follows::

        sage: EllipticCurve([GF(5)(0),0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + 4*x over Finite Field of size 5
        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(5), [0, 0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + 4*x over Finite Field of size 5

    Elliptic curves over `\ZZ/N\ZZ` with `N` prime are of type
    "elliptic curve over a finite field"::

        sage: F = Zmod(101)
        sage: EllipticCurve(F, [2, 3])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 3 over Ring of integers modulo 101
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([F(2), F(3)])
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Ring of integers modulo 101

    In contrast, elliptic curves over `\ZZ/N\ZZ` with `N` composite
    are of type "generic elliptic curve"::

        sage: F = Zmod(95)
        sage: EllipticCurve(F, [2, 3])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 3 over Ring of integers modulo 95
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([F(2), F(3)])
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Ring of integers modulo 95

    The following is a curve over the complex numbers::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(CC, [0,0,1,-1,0])
        sage: E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + 1.00000000000000*y = x^3 + (-1.00000000000000)*x over Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: E.j_invariant()
        2988.97297297297

    We can also create elliptic curves by giving the Weierstrass equation::

        sage: x, y = var('x,y')
        sage: EllipticCurve(y^2 + y ==  x^3 + x - 9)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x - 9 over Rational Field

        sage: R.<x,y> = GF(5)[]
        sage: EllipticCurve(x^3 + x^2 + 2 - y^2 - y*x)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + x*y  = x^3 + x^2 + 2 over Finite Field of size 5

    We can explicitly specify the `j`-invariant::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(j=1728); E; E.j_invariant(); E.label()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 - x over Rational Field
        1728
        '32a2'

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(j=GF(5)(2)); E; E.j_invariant()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 1 over Finite Field of size 5
        2

    See :trac:`6657` ::

        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(144169),j=1728)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x over Finite Field of size 144169

    By default, when a rational value of `j` is given, the constructed
    curve is a minimal twist (minimal conductor for curves with that
    `j`-invariant).  This can be changed by setting the optional
    parameter ``minimal_twist``, which is True by default, to False::


        sage: EllipticCurve(j=100)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x^2 + 3392*x + 307888 over Rational Field
        sage: E =EllipticCurve(j=100); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x^2 + 3392*x + 307888 over Rational Field
        sage: E.conductor()
        33129800
        sage: E.j_invariant()
        100
        sage: E =EllipticCurve(j=100, minimal_twist=False); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 488400*x - 530076800 over Rational Field
        sage: E.conductor()
        298168200
        sage: E.j_invariant()
        100

    Without this option, constructing the curve could take a long time
    since both `j` and `j-1728` have to be factored to compute the
    minimal twist (see :trac:`13100`)::

       sage: E = EllipticCurve_from_j(2^256+1,minimal_twist=False)
       sage: E.j_invariant() == 2^256+1
       True

    TESTS::

        sage: R = ZZ['u', 'v']
        sage: EllipticCurve(R, [1,1])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 1 over Multivariate Polynomial Ring in u, v
        over Integer Ring

    We create a curve and a point over QQbar (see #6879)::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(QQbar,[0,1])
        sage: E(0)
        (0 : 1 : 0)
        sage: E.base_field()
        Algebraic Field

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(RR,[1,2]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 2.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: EllipticCurve(CC,[3,4]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 3.00000000000000*x + 4.00000000000000 over Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 2.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(QQbar,[5,6]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 5*x + 6 over Algebraic Field
        Algebraic Field

    See :trac:`6657` ::

        sage: EllipticCurve(3,j=1728)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: First parameter (if present) must be a ring when j is specified

        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(5),j=3/5)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: First parameter must be a ring containing 3/5

    If the universe of the coefficients is a general field, the object
    constructed has type EllipticCurve_field.  Otherwise it is
    EllipticCurve_generic.  See :trac:`9816` ::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([QQbar(1),3]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 3 over Algebraic Field
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([RR(1),3]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 3.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([i,i]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + I*x + I over Symbolic Ring
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Symbolic Ring
        sage: SR in Fields()
        True

        sage: F = FractionField(PolynomialRing(QQ,'t'))
        sage: t = F.gen()
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([t,0]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + t*x over Fraction Field of Univariate Polynomial Ring in t over Rational Field
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Fraction Field of Univariate Polynomial Ring in t over Rational Field

    See :trac:`12517`::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([1..5])
        sage: EllipticCurve(E.a_invariants())
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + x*y + 3*y = x^3 + 2*x^2 + 4*x + 5 over Rational Field

    See :trac:`11773`::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve()
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        TypeError: invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor

    """
    import ell_generic, ell_field, ell_finite_field, ell_number_field, ell_rational_field, ell_padic_field  # here to avoid circular includes

    if j is not None:
        if not x is None:
            if is_Ring(x):
                try:
                    j = x(j)
                except (ZeroDivisionError, ValueError, TypeError):
                    raise ValueError, "First parameter must be a ring containing %s" % j
            else:
                raise ValueError, "First parameter (if present) must be a ring when j is specified"
        return EllipticCurve_from_j(j, minimal_twist)

    if x is None:
        raise TypeError, "invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor"

    if is_SymbolicEquation(x):
        x = x.lhs() - x.rhs()

    if parent(x) is SR:
        x = x._polynomial_(rings.QQ['x', 'y'])

    if is_MPolynomial(x):
        if y is None:
            return EllipticCurve_from_Weierstrass_polynomial(x)
        else:
            return EllipticCurve_from_cubic(x, y, morphism=False)

    if is_Ring(x):
        if is_RationalField(x):
            return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, y)
        elif is_FiniteField(x) or (is_IntegerModRing(x)
                                   and x.characteristic().is_prime()):
            return ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_pAdicField(x):
            return ell_padic_field.EllipticCurve_padic_field(x, y)
        elif is_NumberField(x):
            return ell_number_field.EllipticCurve_number_field(x, y)
        elif x in _Fields:
            return ell_field.EllipticCurve_field(x, y)
        return ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic(x, y)

    if isinstance(x, unicode):
        x = str(x)

    if isinstance(x, basestring):
        return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x)

    if is_RingElement(x) and y is None:
        raise TypeError, "invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor"

    if not isinstance(x, (list, tuple)):
        raise TypeError, "invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor"

    x = Sequence(x)
    if not (len(x) in [2, 5]):
        raise ValueError, "sequence of coefficients must have length 2 or 5"
    R = x.universe()

    if isinstance(x[0], (rings.Rational, rings.Integer, int, long)):
        return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, y)

    elif is_NumberField(R):
        return ell_number_field.EllipticCurve_number_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_pAdicField(R):
        return ell_padic_field.EllipticCurve_padic_field(x, y)

    elif is_FiniteField(R) or (is_IntegerModRing(R)
                               and R.characteristic().is_prime()):
        return ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field(x, y)

    elif R in _Fields:
        return ell_field.EllipticCurve_field(x, y)

    return ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic(x, y)
Example #8
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def HyperellipticCurve(f, h=None, names=None, PP=None, check_squarefree=True):
    r"""
    Returns the hyperelliptic curve `y^2 + h y = f`, for
    univariate polynomials `h` and `f`. If `h`
    is not given, then it defaults to 0.
    
    INPUT:
    
    -  ``f`` - univariate polynomial
    
    -  ``h`` - optional univariate polynomial

    -  ``names``  (default: ``["x","y"]``) - names for the
       coordinate functions

    -  ``check_squarefree`` (default: ``True``) - test if
       the input defines a hyperelliptic curve when f is
       homogenized to degree `2g+2` and h to degree
       `g+1` for some g.

    .. WARNING::

        When setting ``check_squarefree=False`` or using a base ring that is
        not a field, the output curves are not to be trusted. For example, the
        output of ``is_singular`` is always ``False``, without this being
        properly tested in that case.

    .. NOTE::

        The words "hyperelliptic curve" are normally only used for curves of
        genus at least two, but this class allows more general smooth double
        covers of the projective line (conics and elliptic curves), even though
        the class is not meant for those and some outputs may be incorrect.
    
    EXAMPLES:

    Basic examples::

        sage: R.<x> = QQ[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^5 + x + 1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^5 + x + 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^19 + x + 1, x-2)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 + (x - 2)*y = x^19 + x + 1

        sage: k.<a> = GF(9); R.<x> = k[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^3 + x - 1, x+a)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 3^2 defined by y^2 + (x + a)*y = x^3 + x + 2

    Characteristic two::

        sage: P.<x> = GF(8,'a')[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^7+1, x)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 2^3 defined by y^2 + x*y = x^7 + 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^8+x^7+1, x^4+1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 2^3 defined by y^2 + (x^4 + 1)*y = x^8 + x^7 + 1

        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^8+1, x)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: highly singular at infinity.

        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^8+x^7+1, x^4)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: singularity in the provided affine patch.

        sage: F.<t> = PowerSeriesRing(FiniteField(2))
        sage: P.<x> = PolynomialRing(FractionField(F))
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^5+t, x)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Laurent Series Ring in t over Finite Field of size 2 defined by y^2 + x*y = x^5 + t

    We can change the names of the variables in the output::

        sage: k.<a> = GF(9); R.<x> = k[]    
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^3 + x - 1, x+a, names=['X','Y'])
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 3^2 defined by Y^2 + (X + a)*Y = X^3 + X + 2

    This class also allows curves of genus zero or one, which are strictly
    speaking not hyperelliptic::

        sage: P.<x> = QQ[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^2+1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^2 + 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^4-1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^4 - 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^3+2*x+2)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 2

    Double roots::

        sage: P.<x> = GF(7)[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve((x^3-x+2)^2*(x^6-1))
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: singularity in the provided affine patch.

        sage: HyperellipticCurve((x^3-x+2)^2*(x^6-1), check_squarefree=False)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field of size 7 defined by y^2 = x^12 + 5*x^10 + 4*x^9 + x^8 + 3*x^7 + 3*x^6 + 2*x^4 + 3*x^3 + 6*x^2 + 4*x + 3

    The input for a (smooth) hyperelliptic curve of genus `g` should not
    contain polynomials of degree greater than `2g+2`. In the following
    example, the hyperelliptic curve has genus 2 and there exists a model
    `y^2 = F` of degree 6, so the model `y^2 + yh = f` of degree 200 is not
    allowed.::

        sage: P.<x> = QQ[]
        sage: h = x^100
        sage: F = x^6+1
        sage: f = F-h^2/4
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(f, h)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: highly singular at infinity.

        sage: HyperellipticCurve(F)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^6 + 1

    An example with a singularity over an inseparable extension of the
    base field::

        sage: F.<t> = GF(5)[]
        sage: P.<x> = F[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^5+t)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: singularity in the provided affine patch.

    Input with integer coefficients creates objects with the integers
    as base ring, but only checks smoothness over `\QQ`, not over Spec(`\ZZ`).
    In other words, it is checked that the discriminant is non-zero, but it is
    not checked whether the discriminant is a unit in `\ZZ^*`.::

        sage: P.<x> = ZZ[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(3*x^7+6*x+6)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Integer Ring defined by y^2 = 3*x^7 + 6*x + 6
    """
    if (not is_Polynomial(f)) or f == 0:
        raise TypeError, "Arguments f (=%s) and h (= %s) must be polynomials " \
                         "and f must be non-zero" % (f,h)
    P = f.parent()
    if h is None:
        h = P(0)
    try:
        h = P(h)
    except TypeError:
        raise TypeError, \
              "Arguments f (=%s) and h (= %s) must be polynomials in the same ring"%(f,h)
    df = f.degree()
    dh_2 = 2*h.degree()
    if dh_2 < df:
        g = (df-1)//2
    else:
        g = (dh_2-1)//2
    if check_squarefree:
        # Assuming we are working over a field, this checks that after
        # resolving the singularity at infinity, we get a smooth double cover
        # of P^1.
        if P(2) == 0:
            # characteristic 2
            if h == 0:
                raise ValueError, \
                   "In characteristic 2, argument h (= %s) must be non-zero."%h
            if h[g+1] == 0 and f[2*g+1]**2 == f[2*g+2]*h[g]**2:
                raise ValueError, "Not a hyperelliptic curve: " \
                                  "highly singular at infinity."
            should_be_coprime = [h, f*h.derivative()**2+f.derivative()**2]
        else:
            # characteristic not 2
            F = f + h**2/4
            if not F.degree() in [2*g+1, 2*g+2]:
                raise ValueError, "Not a hyperelliptic curve: " \
                                  "highly singular at infinity."
            should_be_coprime = [F, F.derivative()]
        try:
            smooth = should_be_coprime[0].gcd(should_be_coprime[1]).degree()==0
        except (AttributeError, NotImplementedError, TypeError):
            try:
                smooth = should_be_coprime[0].resultant(should_be_coprime[1])!=0
            except (AttributeError, NotImplementedError, TypeError):
                raise NotImplementedError, "Cannot determine whether " \
                      "polynomials %s have a common root. Use " \
                      "check_squarefree=False to skip this check." % \
                      should_be_coprime
        if not smooth:
            raise ValueError, "Not a hyperelliptic curve: " \
                              "singularity in the provided affine patch."
    R = P.base_ring()
    PP = ProjectiveSpace(2, R)
    if names is None:
        names = ["x","y"]
    if is_FiniteField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_finite_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_finite_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
    elif is_RationalField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_rational_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_rational_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
    elif is_pAdicField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_padic_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_padic_field(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
    else:
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_generic(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_generic(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
Example #9
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def HyperellipticCurve(f, h=None, names=None, PP=None, check_squarefree=True):
    r"""
    Returns the hyperelliptic curve `y^2 + h y = f`, for
    univariate polynomials `h` and `f`. If `h`
    is not given, then it defaults to 0.
    
    INPUT:
    
    -  ``f`` - univariate polynomial
    
    -  ``h`` - optional univariate polynomial

    -  ``names``  (default: ``["x","y"]``) - names for the
       coordinate functions

    -  ``check_squarefree`` (default: ``True``) - test if
       the input defines a hyperelliptic curve when f is
       homogenized to degree `2g+2` and h to degree
       `g+1` for some g.

    .. WARNING::

        When setting ``check_squarefree=False`` or using a base ring that is
        not a field, the output curves are not to be trusted. For example, the
        output of ``is_singular`` is always ``False``, without this being
        properly tested in that case.

    .. NOTE::

        The words "hyperelliptic curve" are normally only used for curves of
        genus at least two, but this class allows more general smooth double
        covers of the projective line (conics and elliptic curves), even though
        the class is not meant for those and some outputs may be incorrect.
    
    EXAMPLES:

    Basic examples::

        sage: R.<x> = QQ[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^5 + x + 1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^5 + x + 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^19 + x + 1, x-2)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 + (x - 2)*y = x^19 + x + 1

        sage: k.<a> = GF(9); R.<x> = k[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^3 + x - 1, x+a)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 3^2 defined by y^2 + (x + a)*y = x^3 + x + 2

    Characteristic two::

        sage: P.<x> = GF(8,'a')[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^7+1, x)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 2^3 defined by y^2 + x*y = x^7 + 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^8+x^7+1, x^4+1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 2^3 defined by y^2 + (x^4 + 1)*y = x^8 + x^7 + 1

        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^8+1, x)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: highly singular at infinity.

        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^8+x^7+1, x^4)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: singularity in the provided affine patch.

        sage: F.<t> = PowerSeriesRing(FiniteField(2))
        sage: P.<x> = PolynomialRing(FractionField(F))
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^5+t, x)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Laurent Series Ring in t over Finite Field of size 2 defined by y^2 + x*y = x^5 + t

    We can change the names of the variables in the output::

        sage: k.<a> = GF(9); R.<x> = k[]    
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^3 + x - 1, x+a, names=['X','Y'])
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field in a of size 3^2 defined by Y^2 + (X + a)*Y = X^3 + X + 2

    This class also allows curves of genus zero or one, which are strictly
    speaking not hyperelliptic::

        sage: P.<x> = QQ[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^2+1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^2 + 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^4-1)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^4 - 1
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^3+2*x+2)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 2

    Double roots::

        sage: P.<x> = GF(7)[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve((x^3-x+2)^2*(x^6-1))
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: singularity in the provided affine patch.

        sage: HyperellipticCurve((x^3-x+2)^2*(x^6-1), check_squarefree=False)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Finite Field of size 7 defined by y^2 = x^12 + 5*x^10 + 4*x^9 + x^8 + 3*x^7 + 3*x^6 + 2*x^4 + 3*x^3 + 6*x^2 + 4*x + 3

    The input for a (smooth) hyperelliptic curve of genus `g` should not
    contain polynomials of degree greater than `2g+2`. In the following
    example, the hyperelliptic curve has genus 2 and there exists a model
    `y^2 = F` of degree 6, so the model `y^2 + yh = f` of degree 200 is not
    allowed.::

        sage: P.<x> = QQ[]
        sage: h = x^100
        sage: F = x^6+1
        sage: f = F-h^2/4
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(f, h)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: highly singular at infinity.

        sage: HyperellipticCurve(F)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Rational Field defined by y^2 = x^6 + 1

    An example with a singularity over an inseparable extension of the
    base field::

        sage: F.<t> = GF(5)[]
        sage: P.<x> = F[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(x^5+t)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: Not a hyperelliptic curve: singularity in the provided affine patch.

    Input with integer coefficients creates objects with the integers
    as base ring, but only checks smoothness over `\QQ`, not over Spec(`\ZZ`).
    In other words, it is checked that the discriminant is non-zero, but it is
    not checked whether the discriminant is a unit in `\ZZ^*`.::

        sage: P.<x> = ZZ[]
        sage: HyperellipticCurve(3*x^7+6*x+6)
        Hyperelliptic Curve over Integer Ring defined by y^2 = 3*x^7 + 6*x + 6
    """
    if (not is_Polynomial(f)) or f == 0:
        raise TypeError, "Arguments f (=%s) and h (= %s) must be polynomials " \
                         "and f must be non-zero" % (f,h)
    P = f.parent()
    if h is None:
        h = P(0)
    try:
        h = P(h)
    except TypeError:
        raise TypeError, \
              "Arguments f (=%s) and h (= %s) must be polynomials in the same ring"%(f,h)
    df = f.degree()
    dh_2 = 2 * h.degree()
    if dh_2 < df:
        g = (df - 1) // 2
    else:
        g = (dh_2 - 1) // 2
    if check_squarefree:
        # Assuming we are working over a field, this checks that after
        # resolving the singularity at infinity, we get a smooth double cover
        # of P^1.
        if P(2) == 0:
            # characteristic 2
            if h == 0:
                raise ValueError, \
                   "In characteristic 2, argument h (= %s) must be non-zero."%h
            if h[g + 1] == 0 and f[2 * g + 1]**2 == f[2 * g + 2] * h[g]**2:
                raise ValueError, "Not a hyperelliptic curve: " \
                                  "highly singular at infinity."
            should_be_coprime = [h, f * h.derivative()**2 + f.derivative()**2]
        else:
            # characteristic not 2
            F = f + h**2 / 4
            if not F.degree() in [2 * g + 1, 2 * g + 2]:
                raise ValueError, "Not a hyperelliptic curve: " \
                                  "highly singular at infinity."
            should_be_coprime = [F, F.derivative()]
        try:
            smooth = should_be_coprime[0].gcd(
                should_be_coprime[1]).degree() == 0
        except (AttributeError, NotImplementedError, TypeError):
            try:
                smooth = should_be_coprime[0].resultant(
                    should_be_coprime[1]) != 0
            except (AttributeError, NotImplementedError, TypeError):
                raise NotImplementedError, "Cannot determine whether " \
                      "polynomials %s have a common root. Use " \
                      "check_squarefree=False to skip this check." % \
                      should_be_coprime
        if not smooth:
            raise ValueError, "Not a hyperelliptic curve: " \
                              "singularity in the provided affine patch."
    R = P.base_ring()
    PP = ProjectiveSpace(2, R)
    if names is None:
        names = ["x", "y"]
    if is_FiniteField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_finite_field(PP,
                                                      f,
                                                      h,
                                                      names=names,
                                                      genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_finite_field(PP,
                                                   f,
                                                   h,
                                                   names=names,
                                                   genus=g)
    elif is_RationalField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_rational_field(PP,
                                                        f,
                                                        h,
                                                        names=names,
                                                        genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_rational_field(PP,
                                                     f,
                                                     h,
                                                     names=names,
                                                     genus=g)
    elif is_pAdicField(R):
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_padic_field(PP,
                                                     f,
                                                     h,
                                                     names=names,
                                                     genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_padic_field(PP,
                                                  f,
                                                  h,
                                                  names=names,
                                                  genus=g)
    else:
        if g == 2:
            return HyperellipticCurve_g2_generic(PP,
                                                 f,
                                                 h,
                                                 names=names,
                                                 genus=g)
        else:
            return HyperellipticCurve_generic(PP, f, h, names=names, genus=g)
Example #10
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def EllipticCurve(x=None, y=None, j=None):
    r"""
    There are several ways to construct an elliptic curve:
    
    .. math::
    
       y^2 + a_1 xy + a_3 y = x^3 + a_2 x^2 + a_4 x + a_6.       
    
    
    - EllipticCurve([a1,a2,a3,a4,a6]): Elliptic curve with given
      a-invariants. The invariants are coerced into the parent of the
      first element. If all are integers, they are coerced into the
      rational numbers.
    
    - EllipticCurve([a4,a6]): Same as above, but a1=a2=a3=0.
    
    - EllipticCurve(label): Returns the elliptic curve over Q from the
      Cremona database with the given label. The label is a string, such
      as "11a" or "37b2". The letters in the label *must* be lower case
      (Cremona's new labeling).
    
    - EllipticCurve(R, [a1,a2,a3,a4,a6]): Create the elliptic curve
      over R with given a-invariants. Here R can be an arbitrary ring.
      Note that addition need not be defined.
    
            
    - EllipticCurve(j): Return an elliptic curve with j-invariant
      `j`.  Warning: this is deprecated.  Use ``EllipticCurve_from_j(j)`` 
      or ``EllipticCurve(j=j)`` instead.         

    In each case above where the input is a list of length 2 or 5, one
    can instead give a 2 or 5-tuple instead.
    
    EXAMPLES: We illustrate creating elliptic curves.
    
    ::
    
        sage: EllipticCurve([0,0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 - x over Rational Field
    
    We create a curve from a Cremona label::
    
        sage: EllipticCurve('37b2')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 1873*x - 31833 over Rational Field
        sage: EllipticCurve('5077a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 - 7*x + 6 over Rational Field
        sage: EllipticCurve('389a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 2*x over Rational Field

    Unicode labels are allowed::

        sage: EllipticCurve(u'389a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 2*x over Rational Field
    
    We create curves over a finite field as follows::
    
        sage: EllipticCurve([GF(5)(0),0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + 4*x over Finite Field of size 5
        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(5), [0, 0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + 4*x over Finite Field of size 5

    Elliptic curves over `\ZZ/N\ZZ` with `N` prime are of type
    "elliptic curve over a finite field"::

        sage: F = Zmod(101)
        sage: EllipticCurve(F, [2, 3])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 3 over Ring of integers modulo 101
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([F(2), F(3)])
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Ring of integers modulo 101

    In contrast, elliptic curves over `\ZZ/N\ZZ` with `N` composite
    are of type "generic elliptic curve"::

        sage: F = Zmod(95)
        sage: EllipticCurve(F, [2, 3])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 3 over Ring of integers modulo 95
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([F(2), F(3)])
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Ring of integers modulo 95

    The following is a curve over the complex numbers::
    
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(CC, [0,0,1,-1,0])
        sage: E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + 1.00000000000000*y = x^3 + (-1.00000000000000)*x over Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: E.j_invariant()
        2988.97297297297
    
    We can also create elliptic curves by giving the Weierstrass equation::
    
        sage: x, y = var('x,y')
        sage: EllipticCurve(y^2 + y ==  x^3 + x - 9)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x - 9 over Rational Field
        
        sage: R.<x,y> = GF(5)[]
        sage: EllipticCurve(x^3 + x^2 + 2 - y^2 - y*x)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + x*y  = x^3 + x^2 + 2 over Finite Field of size 5

    We can explicitly specify the `j`-invariant::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(j=1728); E; E.j_invariant(); E.label()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 - x over Rational Field
        1728
        '32a2'

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(j=GF(5)(2)); E; E.j_invariant()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 1 over Finite Field of size 5
        2

    See trac #6657::    

        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(144169),j=1728)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x over Finite Field of size 144169


    TESTS::
    
        sage: R = ZZ['u', 'v']
        sage: EllipticCurve(R, [1,1])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 1 over Multivariate Polynomial Ring in u, v
        over Integer Ring
    
    We create a curve and a point over QQbar (see #6879)::
    
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(QQbar,[0,1])
        sage: E(0)
        (0 : 1 : 0)
        sage: E.base_field()
        Algebraic Field

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(RR,[1,2]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 2.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: EllipticCurve(CC,[3,4]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 3.00000000000000*x + 4.00000000000000 over Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 2.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(QQbar,[5,6]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 5*x + 6 over Algebraic Field
        Algebraic Field

    See trac #6657::

        sage: EllipticCurve(3,j=1728)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: First parameter (if present) must be a ring when j is specified

        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(5),j=3/5)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: First parameter must be a ring containing 3/5

    If the universe of the coefficients is a general field, the object
    constructed has type EllipticCurve_field.  Otherwise it is
    EllipticCurve_generic.  See trac #9816::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([QQbar(1),3]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 3 over Algebraic Field
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([RR(1),3]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 3.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([i,i]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + I*x + I over Symbolic Ring
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Symbolic Ring
        sage: is_field(SR)
        True

        sage: F = FractionField(PolynomialRing(QQ,'t'))
        sage: t = F.gen()
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([t,0]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + t*x over Fraction Field of Univariate Polynomial Ring in t over Rational Field
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field_with_category'>
        sage: E.category()
        Category of schemes over Fraction Field of Univariate Polynomial Ring in t over Rational Field

    See :trac:`12517`::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([1..5])
        sage: EllipticCurve(E.a_invariants())
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + x*y + 3*y = x^3 + 2*x^2 + 4*x + 5 over Rational Field
    """
    import ell_generic, ell_field, ell_finite_field, ell_number_field, ell_rational_field, ell_padic_field  # here to avoid circular includes
    
    if j is not None:
        if not x is None:
            if rings.is_Ring(x):
                try:
                    j = x(j)
                except (ZeroDivisionError, ValueError, TypeError):                    
                    raise ValueError, "First parameter must be a ring containing %s"%j
            else:
                raise ValueError, "First parameter (if present) must be a ring when j is specified"
        return EllipticCurve_from_j(j)

    assert x is not None
    
    if is_SymbolicEquation(x):
        x = x.lhs() - x.rhs()
    
    if parent(x) is SR:
        x = x._polynomial_(rings.QQ['x', 'y'])
    
    if rings.is_MPolynomial(x) and y is None:
        f = x
        if f.degree() != 3:
            raise ValueError, "Elliptic curves must be defined by a cubic polynomial."
        if f.degrees() == (3,2):
            x, y = f.parent().gens()
        elif f.degree() == (2,3):
            y, x = f.parent().gens()
        elif len(f.parent().gens()) == 2 or len(f.parent().gens()) == 3 and f.is_homogeneous():
            # We'd need a point too...
            raise NotImplementedError, "Construction of an elliptic curve from a generic cubic not yet implemented."
        else:
            raise ValueError, "Defining polynomial must be a cubic polynomial in two variables."

        try:
            if f.coefficient(x**3) < 0:
                f = -f
            # is there a nicer way to extract the coefficients?
            a1 = a2 = a3 = a4 = a6 = 0
            for coeff, mon in f:
                if mon == x**3:
                    assert coeff == 1
                elif mon == x**2:
                    a2 = coeff
                elif mon == x:
                    a4 = coeff
                elif mon == 1:
                    a6 = coeff
                elif mon == y**2:
                    assert coeff == -1
                elif mon == x*y:
                    a1 = -coeff
                elif mon == y:
                    a3 = -coeff
                else:
                    assert False
            return EllipticCurve([a1, a2, a3, a4, a6])
        except AssertionError:
            raise NotImplementedError, "Construction of an elliptic curve from a generic cubic not yet implemented."
    
    if rings.is_Ring(x):
        if rings.is_RationalField(x):
            return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_FiniteField(x) or (rings.is_IntegerModRing(x) and x.characteristic().is_prime()):
            return ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_pAdicField(x):
            return ell_padic_field.EllipticCurve_padic_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_NumberField(x):
            return ell_number_field.EllipticCurve_number_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_Field(x):
            return ell_field.EllipticCurve_field(x, y)
        return ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic(x, y)

    if isinstance(x, unicode):
        x = str(x)
        
    if isinstance(x, str):
        return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x)
        
    if rings.is_RingElement(x) and y is None:
        from sage.misc.misc import deprecation
        deprecation("'EllipticCurve(j)' is deprecated; use 'EllipticCurve_from_j(j)' or 'EllipticCurve(j=j)' instead.")
        # Fixed for all characteristics and cases by John Cremona
        j=x
        F=j.parent().fraction_field()
        char=F.characteristic()
        if char==2:
            if j==0:
                return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 ])
            else:
                return EllipticCurve(F, [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 1/j ])
        if char==3:
            if j==0:
                return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ])
            else:
                return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, j, 0, 0, -j**2 ])
        if j == 0:
            return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ])
        if j == 1728:
            return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ])
        k=j-1728
        return EllipticCurve(F, [0,0,0,-3*j*k, -2*j*k**2])

    if not isinstance(x, (list, tuple)):
        raise TypeError, "invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor"

    x = Sequence(x)
    if not (len(x) in [2,5]):
        raise ValueError, "sequence of coefficients must have length 2 or 5"
    R = x.universe()

    if isinstance(x[0], (rings.Rational, rings.Integer, int, long)):
        return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_NumberField(R):
        return ell_number_field.EllipticCurve_number_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_pAdicField(R):
        return ell_padic_field.EllipticCurve_padic_field(x, y)
    
    elif rings.is_FiniteField(R) or (rings.is_IntegerModRing(R) and R.characteristic().is_prime()):
        return ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_Field(R):
        return ell_field.EllipticCurve_field(x, y)

    return ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic(x, y)
Example #11
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def EllipticCurve(x=None, y=None, j=None):
    r"""
    There are several ways to construct an elliptic curve:
    
    .. math::
    
       y^2 + a_1 xy + a_3 y = x^3 + a_2 x^2 + a_4 x + a_6.       
    
    
    - EllipticCurve([a1,a2,a3,a4,a6]): Elliptic curve with given
      a-invariants. The invariants are coerced into the parent of the
      first element. If all are integers, they are coerced into the
      rational numbers.
    
    - EllipticCurve([a4,a6]): Same as above, but a1=a2=a3=0.
    
    - EllipticCurve(label): Returns the elliptic curve over Q from the
      Cremona database with the given label. The label is a string, such
      as "11a" or "37b2". The letters in the label *must* be lower case
      (Cremona's new labeling).
    
    - EllipticCurve(R, [a1,a2,a3,a4,a6]): Create the elliptic curve
      over R with given a-invariants. Here R can be an arbitrary ring.
      Note that addition need not be defined.
    
            
    - EllipticCurve(j): Return an elliptic curve with j-invariant
      `j`.  Warning: this is deprecated.  Use ``EllipticCurve_from_j(j)`` 
      or ``EllipticCurve(j=j)`` instead.         

    
    EXAMPLES: We illustrate creating elliptic curves.
    
    ::
    
        sage: EllipticCurve([0,0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 - x over Rational Field
    
    We create a curve from a Cremona label::
    
        sage: EllipticCurve('37b2')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 1873*x - 31833 over Rational Field
        sage: EllipticCurve('5077a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 - 7*x + 6 over Rational Field
        sage: EllipticCurve('389a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 2*x over Rational Field

    Unicode labels are allowed::

        sage: EllipticCurve(u'389a')
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x^2 - 2*x over Rational Field
    
    We create curves over a finite field as follows::
    
        sage: EllipticCurve([GF(5)(0),0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + 4*x over Finite Field of size 5
        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(5), [0, 0,1,-1,0])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + 4*x over Finite Field of size 5

    Elliptic curves over `\ZZ/N\ZZ` with `N` prime are of type
    "elliptic curve over a finite field"::

        sage: F = Zmod(101)
        sage: EllipticCurve(F, [2, 3])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 3 over Ring of integers modulo 101
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([F(2), F(3)])
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field'>
            
    In contrast, elliptic curves over `\ZZ/N\ZZ` with `N` composite
    are of type "generic elliptic curve"::

        sage: F = Zmod(95)
        sage: EllipticCurve(F, [2, 3])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 2*x + 3 over Ring of integers modulo 95
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([F(2), F(3)])
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic'>
    
    The following is a curve over the complex numbers::
    
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(CC, [0,0,1,-1,0])
        sage: E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + 1.00000000000000*y = x^3 + (-1.00000000000000)*x over Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: E.j_invariant()
        2988.97297297297
    
    We can also create elliptic curves by giving the Weierstrass equation::
    
        sage: x, y = var('x,y')
        sage: EllipticCurve(y^2 + y ==  x^3 + x - 9)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + y = x^3 + x - 9 over Rational Field
        
        sage: R.<x,y> = GF(5)[]
        sage: EllipticCurve(x^3 + x^2 + 2 - y^2 - y*x)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 + x*y  = x^3 + x^2 + 2 over Finite Field of size 5

    We can explicitly specify the `j`-invariant::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(j=1728); E; E.j_invariant(); E.label()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 - x over Rational Field
        1728
        '32a2'

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(j=GF(5)(2)); E; E.j_invariant()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 1 over Finite Field of size 5
        2

    See trac #6657::    

        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(144169),j=1728)
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x over Finite Field of size 144169


    TESTS::
    
        sage: R = ZZ['u', 'v']
        sage: EllipticCurve(R, [1,1])
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 1 over Multivariate Polynomial Ring in u, v
        over Integer Ring
    
    We create a curve and a point over QQbar (see #6879)::
    
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(QQbar,[0,1])
        sage: E(0)
        (0 : 1 : 0)
        sage: E.base_field()
        Algebraic Field

        sage: E = EllipticCurve(RR,[1,2]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 2.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: EllipticCurve(CC,[3,4]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 3.00000000000000*x + 4.00000000000000 over Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 2.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: E = EllipticCurve(QQbar,[5,6]); E; E.base_field()
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 5*x + 6 over Algebraic Field
        Algebraic Field

    See trac #6657::

        sage: EllipticCurve(3,j=1728)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: First parameter (if present) must be a ring when j is specified

        sage: EllipticCurve(GF(5),j=3/5)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: First parameter must be a ring containing 3/5

    If the universe of the coefficients is a general field, the object
    constructed has type EllipticCurve_field.  Otherwise it is
    EllipticCurve_generic.  See trac #9816::

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([QQbar(1),3]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + x + 3 over Algebraic Field
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field'>

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([RR(1),3]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 1.00000000000000*x + 3.00000000000000 over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field'>

        sage: E = EllipticCurve([i,i]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + I*x + I over Symbolic Ring
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field'>
        sage: is_field(SR)
        True

        sage: F = FractionField(PolynomialRing(QQ,'t'))
        sage: t = F.gen()
        sage: E = EllipticCurve([t,0]); E
        Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + t*x over Fraction Field of Univariate Polynomial Ring in t over Rational Field
        sage: type(E)
        <class 'sage.schemes.elliptic_curves.ell_field.EllipticCurve_field'>


    """
    import ell_generic, ell_field, ell_finite_field, ell_number_field, ell_rational_field, ell_padic_field  # here to avoid circular includes
    
    if j is not None:
        if not x is None:
            if rings.is_Ring(x):
                try:
                    j = x(j)
                except (ZeroDivisionError, ValueError, TypeError):                    
                    raise ValueError, "First parameter must be a ring containing %s"%j
            else:
                raise ValueError, "First parameter (if present) must be a ring when j is specified"
        return EllipticCurve_from_j(j)

    assert x is not None
    
    if is_SymbolicEquation(x):
        x = x.lhs() - x.rhs()
    
    if parent(x) is SR:
        x = x._polynomial_(rings.QQ['x', 'y'])
    
    if rings.is_MPolynomial(x) and y is None:
        f = x
        if f.degree() != 3:
            raise ValueError, "Elliptic curves must be defined by a cubic polynomial."
        if f.degrees() == (3,2):
            x, y = f.parent().gens()
        elif f.degree() == (2,3):
            y, x = f.parent().gens()
        elif len(f.parent().gens()) == 2 or len(f.parent().gens()) == 3 and f.is_homogeneous():
            # We'd need a point too...
            raise NotImplementedError, "Construction of an elliptic curve from a generic cubic not yet implemented."
        else:
            raise ValueError, "Defining polynomial must be a cubic polynomial in two variables."

        try:
            if f.coefficient(x**3) < 0:
                f = -f
            # is there a nicer way to extract the coefficients?
            a1 = a2 = a3 = a4 = a6 = 0
            for coeff, mon in f:
                if mon == x**3:
                    assert coeff == 1
                elif mon == x**2:
                    a2 = coeff
                elif mon == x:
                    a4 = coeff
                elif mon == 1:
                    a6 = coeff
                elif mon == y**2:
                    assert coeff == -1
                elif mon == x*y:
                    a1 = -coeff
                elif mon == y:
                    a3 = -coeff
                else:
                    assert False
            return EllipticCurve([a1, a2, a3, a4, a6])
        except AssertionError:
            raise NotImplementedError, "Construction of an elliptic curve from a generic cubic not yet implemented."
    
    if rings.is_Ring(x):
        if rings.is_RationalField(x):
            return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_FiniteField(x) or (rings.is_IntegerModRing(x) and x.characteristic().is_prime()):
            return ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_pAdicField(x):
            return ell_padic_field.EllipticCurve_padic_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_NumberField(x):
            return ell_number_field.EllipticCurve_number_field(x, y)
        elif rings.is_Field(x):
            return ell_field.EllipticCurve_field(x, y)
        return ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic(x, y)

    if isinstance(x, unicode):
        x = str(x)
        
    if isinstance(x, str):
        return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x)
        
    if rings.is_RingElement(x) and y is None:
        from sage.misc.misc import deprecation
        deprecation("'EllipticCurve(j)' is deprecated; use 'EllipticCurve_from_j(j)' or 'EllipticCurve(j=j)' instead.")
        # Fixed for all characteristics and cases by John Cremona
        j=x
        F=j.parent().fraction_field()
        char=F.characteristic()
        if char==2:
            if j==0:
                return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 ])
            else:
                return EllipticCurve(F, [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 1/j ])
        if char==3:
            if j==0:
                return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ])
            else:
                return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, j, 0, 0, -j**2 ])
        if j == 0:
            return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ])
        if j == 1728:
            return EllipticCurve(F, [ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ])
        k=j-1728
        return EllipticCurve(F, [0,0,0,-3*j*k, -2*j*k**2])

    if not isinstance(x,list):
        raise TypeError, "invalid input to EllipticCurve constructor"

    x = Sequence(x)
    if not (len(x) in [2,5]):
        raise ValueError, "sequence of coefficients must have length 2 or 5"
    R = x.universe()

    if isinstance(x[0], (rings.Rational, rings.Integer, int, long)):
        return ell_rational_field.EllipticCurve_rational_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_NumberField(R):
        return ell_number_field.EllipticCurve_number_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_pAdicField(R):
        return ell_padic_field.EllipticCurve_padic_field(x, y)
    
    elif rings.is_FiniteField(R) or (rings.is_IntegerModRing(R) and R.characteristic().is_prime()):
        return ell_finite_field.EllipticCurve_finite_field(x, y)

    elif rings.is_Field(R):
        return ell_field.EllipticCurve_field(x, y)

    return ell_generic.EllipticCurve_generic(x, y)