The field of definition of the Mordell-Weil group of an elliptic curve over a function field
Compositio Mathematica, Volume 76 (1990) no. 3, p. 399-406 
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Kuwata, Masato. The field of definition of the Mordell-Weil group of an elliptic curve over a function field. Compositio Mathematica, Volume 76 (1990) no. 3, pp. 399-406. http://www.numdam.org/item/CM_1990__76_3_399_0/

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