Faltings's theorem on rational points on subvarieties of abelian varieties can be used to show that al but finitely many algebraic points on a curve arise in families parametrized by $\mathbb{P}^{1}$ or positive rank abelian varieties, we call these finitely many exceptions isolated points. We study how isolated points behave under morphisms and then specialize to the case of modular curves. We show that isolated points on $X_{1}(n)$ push down to isolated points on aj only on the $j$-invariant of the isolated point.
This is joint work with A. Bourdon, O. Ejder, Y. Liu, and F. Odumodu.[-]

In this talk we will see that there are only finitely many modular curves that admit a smooth plane model. Moreover, if the degree of the model is greater than or equal to 19, no such curve exists. For modular curves of Shimura type we will show that none can admit a smooth plane model of degree 5, 6 or 7. Further, if a modular curve of Shimura type admits a smooth plane model of degree 8 we will see that it must be a twist of one of four curves.

This is joint work with Samuele Anni and Eran Assaf.[-]

In our talk we will give a panorama of José Burgos' contributions to various generalizations of the classical arithmetic intersection theory developed by Gillet and Soulé. It starts with the extension of Arakelov geometry allowing to incorporate logarithmically singular metrics with applications to Shimura varieties. Further generalizations include toric varieties as well as the most recent results about arithmetic intersections of arithmetic b-divisors with applications to mixed Shimura varieties including the theory of Siegel-Jacobi forms.[-]

I will explain some new connections between the $abc$ conjecture and modular forms. In particular, I will outline a proof of a new unconditional estimate for the $abc$ conjecture, which lies beyond the existing techniques in this context. The proof involves a number of tools such as Shimura curves, CM points, analytic number theory, and Arakelov geometry. It also requires some intermediate results of independent interest, such as bounds for the Manin constant beyond the semi-stable case. If time permits, I will also explain some results towards Szpiro's conjecture over totally real number fields which are compatible with the discriminant term appearing in Vojta's conjecture for algebraic points of bounded degree.[-]

The study of rational points on modular curves has a long history in number theory. Mazur's 1970s papers that describe the possible torsion subgroups and isogeny degrees for rational elliptic curves rest on a computation of the rational points on $X_{0}(N)$ and $X_{1}(N)$, and a large body of work since then continues this tradition.

Modular curves are parameterized by open subgroups $H$ of $\mathrm{GL}_{2}(\hat{\mathbb{Z}})$, and correspondingly parameterize elliptic curves $E$ whose adelic Galois representation $\displaystyle \lim_{ \leftarrow }E[n]$ is contained in $H$. For general $H$, the story of when $X_{H}$ has non-cuspidal rational or low degree points (and thus when there exist elliptic curves with the corresponding level structure) becomes quite complicated, and one of the best approaches we have for understanding it is large-scale computation.

I will describe a new database of modular curves, including rational points, explicit models, and maps between models, along with some of the mathematical challenges faced along the way. The close connection between modular curves and finite groups also arises in other areas of number theory and arithmetic geometry. Most well known are Galois groups associated to field extensions, but one attaches automorphism groups to algebraic varieties and Sato-Tate groups to motives. Building on existing tables of groups, we have added a new finite groups section to the L-functions and modular forms database, which we hope will prove useful both to number theorists and to others who are using and studying finite groups.[-]