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In Mathematics , complex multiplication is the theory of Elliptic Curve s ''E'' that have an Endomorphism Ring larger than the Integer s; and also the theory in higher dimensions of Abelian Varieties ''A'' having ''enough'' endomorphisms in a certain precise sense (it roughly means that the action on the Tangent Space at the Identity Element of ''A'' is a Direct Sum of one-dimensional Modules ). David Hilbert is said to have remarked the theory constitutes the "most beautiful part of mathematics". EXAMPLE An example of an elliptic curve with complex multiplication is :C/'''Z''' {Link without Title} θ where Z {Link without Title} is the Gaussian Integer ring, and θ is any non-zero complex number. Any such complex Torus has the Gaussian integers as endomorphism ring. It is known that the corresponding curves can all be written as : ''Y''2 = 4''X''3 − ''aX'', having an order 4 Automorphism sending : ''Y'' → −''iY'', ''X'' → −''X'' in line with the action of ''i'' on the Weierstrass Elliptic Function s. This is a typical example of an elliptic curve with complex multiplication. Over the complex number field such curves are all found as such quotients :complex plane/ Period Lattice in which some Order in the Ring Of Integers in an imaginary Quadratic Field takes the place of the Gaussian integers. ABSTRACT THEORY OF ENDOMORPHISMS When the base field is a Finite Field , there are always non-trivial endomorphisms of an elliptic curve; so the ''complex multiplication'' case is in a sense typical (and the terminology isn't often applied). But when the base field is a Number Field , complex multiplication is the exception. It is known that, in a general sense, the case of complex multiplication is the hardest to resolve for the Hodge Conjecture . KRONECKER AND ABELIAN EXTENSIONS Kronecker first postulated that the values of Elliptic Function s at torsion points should be enough to generate all Abelian Extension s for imaginary quadratic fields, an idea that went back to Eisenstein in some cases, and even to Gauss . This became known as the '' Kronecker Jugendtraum ''; and was certainly what had prompted Hilbert's remark above, since it makes explicit Class Field Theory in the way the Roots Of Unity do for abelian extensions of the Rational Number Field . Many generalisations have been sought of Kronecker's ideas; they do however lie somewhat obliquely to the main thrust of the Langlands Philosophy , and there is no definitive statement currently known. SAMPLE CONSEQUENCE It is no accident that : or equivalently, : is so close to an integer. This remarkable fact is explained by the theory of complex multiplication, together with some knowledge of Modular Forms , and the fact that : is a Unique Factorization Domain . (Here, Z x+αy ; x,y∈Z} since α&2=α-41. In general, ''S''[α is the set of all Polynomial expressions in α with coefficients in ''S'', which is the smallest ring containing α and ''S''.) SEE ALSO
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