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Number theory

Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture

For an elliptic curve over the rationals, the order of vanishing of its L-function at s = 1 should equal the rank of its group of rational points.

elliptic curvesarithmetic geometryL-functions
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The problem

For an elliptic curve over the rationals, the order of vanishing of its L-function at s = 1 should equal the rank of its group of rational points.

Date noteDeveloped in the early 1960s; 1965 is used as the canonical published date.
Open since1965approximate
Last checked2026.07.26Catalog verification
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Reward offers

Offer 01$1,000,000Clay Mathematics Institute
Institutional

Clay does not accept direct submissions. A proposed solution must be published in a qualifying outlet, at least two years must pass, and the work must gain general acceptance in the mathematics community while resolving the complete official formulation.

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