"Heegner point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Heegner points [plural]
Etymology: Named after Kurt Heegner, German mathematician. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Heegner point (plural Heegner points)
  1. (geometry) A point on a modular curve that is the image of a quadratic imaginary point of the upper half-plane. Wikipedia link: Heegner point, Kurt Heegner Categories (topical): Geometry
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