Relative Brauer Groups of Function Fields of Curves of Genus One

Abstract

Let Kbe an algebraic function field in one variable over a constant field k. In this paper, we investigate the relative Brauer groups Br(K/k) of Kover kin various cases. When kis a global field, we focus on function fields K = k(C) of genus 1 where Cis the curve of the form y ² = at ⁴ + bwith a, b ∈ k − {0}, and we describe the Brauer classes in Br(K/k). More precisely, we show that each algebra in Br(K/k) is a quaternion algebra which can be obtained by taking one of a finite number of the x-coordinates of k-rational points on the Jacobian of the curve C. In particular, for the field ℚ of rational numbers, we determine Br(K/ℚ) precisely in numerous cases and give examples.

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