Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter, Laver Building, North Park Road, Exeter EX4 4QE, U.K. ; Fachbereich 9 Mathematik, Universität des Saarlandes, Postfach 151150, D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
Abstract:
In this paper we describe an algorithm for computing the rank of an elliptic curve defined over a real quadratic field of class number one. This algorithm extends the one originally described by Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer for curves over . Several examples are included.