The abelian Lehmer problem

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Let A/KA/K be an abelian variety over a number field and let L \mathcal{L} be a symmetric ample line bundle on AA. For PA(K)P\in A(\overline{K}), let δL,K(P)\delta_{\mathcal{L},K}(P) denote the obstruction index relative to L\mathcal{L} and KK, and let g0g_0 be the dimension of the smallest algebraic subgroup containing PP.

Abelian Lehmer problem. There is a constant c(A/K,L)>0c(A/K,\mathcal{L})>0 such that, for every point PA(K)P\in A(\overline{K}) of infinite order modulo every proper abelian subvariety of AA,

h^L(P)c(A/K,L)δL,K(P).\widehat{h}_{\mathcal{L}}(P)\geq\frac{c(A/K,\mathcal{L})}{\delta_{\mathcal{L},K}(P)}.

Moreover, for every nontorsion point PA(K)P\in A(\overline{K}), with D=[K(P):K]D=[K(P):K],

h^L(P)c(A/K,L)D1/g0.\widehat{h}_{\mathcal{L}}(P)\geq\frac{c(A/K,\mathcal{L})}{D^{1/g_0}}.

This is a Lehmer-type lower bound for canonical heights on abelian varieties with complex multiplication. The source presents it as a problem and gives no resolution.

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Primary source

Nicolas Ratazzi, “Intersection de courbes et de sous-groupes, et problèmes de minoration de hauteur dans les variétés abéliennes C.M”, arXiv:math/0502186 (2008).

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