arXiv · 2102.05158
Hyperbolic Heron Triangles and Elliptic Curves
Abstract
We define hyperbolic Heron triangles (hyperbolic triangles with "rational" side-lengths and area) and parametrize them in two ways as rational points of certain elliptic curves. We show that there are infinitely many hyperbolic Heron triangles with one angle $\alpha$ and area $A$ for any (admissible) choice of $\alpha$ and $A$; in particular, the congruent number problem has always infinitely many solutions in the hyperbolic setting. We also explore the question of hyperbolic triangles with a rational median and a rational area bisector (median splitting the triangle in half).
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Matilde Lalín, Olivier Mila. 2021-02-09. Hyperbolic Heron Triangles and Elliptic Curves. https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.05158
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