We prove the existence of curves of genus 7 and 12 over the field with 115 elements, reaching the Hasse-Weil-Serre upper bound. These curves are quotients of modular curves and we give explicit equations. We compute the number of points of many quotient modular curves in the same family without providing equations. For various pairs (genus, finite field) we find new records for the largest known number of points. In other instances we find quotient modular curves that are maximal, matching already known results. To perform these computations, we provide a generalization of Chen's isogeny result.
Maximal curves over finite fields and a modular isogeny / Dose, Valerio; Lido, Guido Maria; Mercuri, Pietro; Stirpe, Claudio. - In: FINITE FIELDS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS. - ISSN 1071-5797. - 113:(2026). [10.1016/j.ffa.2026.102831]
Maximal curves over finite fields and a modular isogeny
Dose, Valerio;Lido, Guido Maria;Mercuri, Pietro
;Stirpe, Claudio
2026
Abstract
We prove the existence of curves of genus 7 and 12 over the field with 115 elements, reaching the Hasse-Weil-Serre upper bound. These curves are quotients of modular curves and we give explicit equations. We compute the number of points of many quotient modular curves in the same family without providing equations. For various pairs (genus, finite field) we find new records for the largest known number of points. In other instances we find quotient modular curves that are maximal, matching already known results. To perform these computations, we provide a generalization of Chen's isogeny result.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


