arXiv · 2603.29789
From Orientations to $\ell$-adic Period Vectors
Abstract
We propose a bridge between oriented supersingular elliptic curves and the arithmetic of modular curves. To an $\mathcal{O}$-oriented supersingular curve, we attach a class in the relative homology group $H(X_0(N),C,\mathbb{Z})$, i.e. modular symbols, compatible with the Hecke action. We then compute vectors of $\ell$-adic periods by pairing with weight $2$ cusp forms via Coleman integration. This yields an explicit, computable map from short combinatorial homology representatives to truncated vectors in $(\mathbb{Z}/\ell^m\mathbb{Z})^d$. Motivated by this encoding, we formulate the Modular Symbol Inversion (MSI) problem -- recovering a short homology representative from its truncated $\ell$-adic period data -- and discuss its arithmetic structure, its relation to path problems on isogeny graphs and Bruhat-Tits trees, and potential applications to cryptographic constructions.
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Leonardo Colò. 2026-03-31. From Orientations to $\ell$-adic Period Vectors. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.29789
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