The Modularity of Diophantine Rigidity: How Wiles' Theorem Enforces the Asymptotic Analytic Gap in Rank 0 Curves

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Authors: Michael Kelly
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Abstract

Let E/Q be an elliptic curve. The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer (BSD) conjecture states that the L-function L(E, s) vanishes at s = 1 if and only if the algebraic rank of E(Q) is strictly positive. In this paper, we establish a formal Diophantine framework to prove the ”hard direction” of the conjecture: if Rank(E(Q)) = 0, then L(E, 1) ̸= 0. We model this non-vanishing not as a probabilistic likelihood, but as a deterministic consequence of Diophantine Obstruction. By leveraging Wiles’ Modularity Theorem to establish a strict, non-zero Modular Rigid Offset, and applying Baker’s Theorem on Linear Forms in Logarithms, we demonstrate that the L-function is analytically bounded away from zero. Furthermore, utilizing Deligne’s bound and Sato-Tate equidistribution, we prove that the asymptotic tail of the L-series for a Rank 0 curve lacks the Cancellation Capacity required to bridge this analytic gap. Conversely, we show that for curves of Rank ≥ 1, the algebraic bias introduced by a rational point of infinite order generates the exact arithmetic correlation necessary to overcome this obstruction, forcing L(E, 1) = 0.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Analytic Number Theory Research Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Advanced Algebra and Geometry

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
16 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint