The average-size conjecture for Selmer groups of elliptic curves

Let KK be a global field, and let nn be a positive integer. Consider all elliptic curves E/KE/K, ordered by height, and write Seln(E)\operatorname{Sel}_n(E) for the nn-Selmer group of EE.

Average-size conjecture. The average size of the nn-Selmer groups is

dnd.\sum_{d\mid n}d.

This conjecture predicts the distribution of Selmer groups that underlies many average-rank results for elliptic curves over global fields. The supplied text gives no resolution of the conjecture in this generality.

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Niven Achenjang, “The Average Size of 2-Selmer Groups of Elliptic Curves in Characteristic 2”, arXiv:2310.08493 (2024).

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