Entry details for q = 26 = 64, g = 5
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Lower bound Nmin = 140

Submitted by Everett Howe
Date 05-21-2010
Reference Everett W. Howe, Kristin E. Lauter
New methods for bounding the number of points on curves over finite fields
Geometry and Arithmetic (C. Faber, G. Farkas, and R. de Jong, eds.), European Mathematical Society, 2012, pp. 173–212
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Let s be an element of F_8 such that s^3 + s + 1 = 0. Let D be the plane quartic defined by
(s*x^2 + s*y^2 + s^3*z^2 + s^3*x*y + s^3*y*z + s^3*x*z)^2 + x*y*z*(x + y + z) = 0,
and let C be the double cover of D defined by
w^2 + w*z = s*x*z + s^2*y*z.
Then the real Weil polynomial of C over F_8 is (t + 1)^5, and C has 140 points over F_64.

The Magma routines in the file IsogenyClasses.magma (available at the URL above) show that there are no genus-5 curves over F_64 that have 141, 142, 143, or 144 points. Thus, N_64(5) is equal to either 140 or 145.
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Upper bound Nmax = 145

Submitted by Gerrit Oomens
Date 01-01-1900
Reference Michael Zieve
Private communication, 1999
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