Self-intersection of the relative dualizing sheaf on modular curves $X_1(N)$

TL;DR

This paper derives an asymptotic formula for the self-intersection number of the relative dualizing sheaf on modular curves $X_1(N)$, leading to insights on the Faltings height and effective Bogomolov conjecture for large N.

Contribution

It provides the first asymptotic formula for the stable arithmetic self-intersection number of the relative dualizing sheaf on $X_1(N)$ in terms of N, with applications to heights and conjectures.

Findings

Asymptotic formula for the self-intersection number in terms of N

Asymptotic formula for the stable Faltings height of $J_1(N)$

Effective version of Bogomolov's conjecture for large N

Abstract

Let $N$ be an odd and squarefree positive integer divisible by at least two relative prime integers bigger or equal than 4. Our main theorem is an asymptotic formula solely in terms of $N$ for the stable arithmetic self-intersection number of the relative dualizing sheaf for modular curves $X_1(N)/ \mathbb{Q}$. From our main theorem we obtain an asymptotic formula for the stable Faltings height of the Jacobian $J_1(N) / \mathbb{Q}$ of $X_1(N)/ \mathbb{Q}$, and, for sufficiently large N, an effective version of Bogomolov's conjecture for $X_1(N) / \mathbb{Q}$.