The absolute Galois group $\mathrm{Gal}(\bar k / k)$ of a field $k$: ring automorphisms of an algebraic closure of $k$.
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The absolute Galois group AbsGaloisGroup k is a group under composition.
A GaloisAction G E_pts C_pts packages an action of the group $G$ on both the elliptic curve
points $E$ (as additive equivalences) and on a torsor candidate $C$ (as set equivalences).
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A Galois action is equivariant for the torsor structure if it commutes with $+_v$: $\sigma(g +_v c) = \sigma(g) +_v \sigma(c)$ for all $\sigma, g, c$.
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Consequence of equivariance: $\sigma$ commutes with $-_v$, i.e. $\sigma(P - Q) = \sigma(P) - \sigma(Q)$.
A bijection $\varphi \colon C \to E$ is Galois compatible with respect to $\mathrm{ga}$ if for every $\sigma$ there exists $P_\sigma \in E$ such that $\sigma(\varphi Q) = \varphi(\sigma Q) + P_\sigma$ for all $Q$; this expresses that $\varphi$ differs from a Galois-equivariant map by a cocycle.
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$W$ is a Jacobian of $C$ over $k$ if $C$ is a genus-one curve and there exists a Galois action together with a Galois-compatible bijection $\varphi \colon C \to E(W)$.
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Galois descent: every genus-one curve $C$ over $k$ has a Jacobian Weierstrass model $W/k$, together with a Galois action on $E(W)$ and a Galois-compatible bijection $C \to E(W)$.
Existence of a Jacobian: every genus-one curve $C$ over $k$ admits an elliptic curve $W/k$ that is its Jacobian.
Uniqueness of Jacobian (descent step): the bijection $\psi$ obtained by composing two Galois-compatible bijections $\varphi_1, \varphi_2$ and translating to fix the basepoint is a $k$-isomorphism of elliptic curves.
Rigidity / additivity: a $k$-isomorphism of elliptic curves that sends $0 \mapsto 0$ is automatically a group homomorphism. This is the abelian-variety rigidity lemma specialised to elliptic curves.
The Jacobian of a genus-one curve is unique up to a $k$-isomorphism of group structures: any two Jacobians of $C$ are isomorphic as elliptic curves over $k$.
Choosing a basepoint $Q_0 \in C$ in a Galois-equivariant torsor produces a Galois-compatible bijection $(\mathrm{vaddConst}\,Q_0)^{-1} \colon C \to E$, with cocycle $P_\sigma = Q_0 -_v \sigma(Q_0)$.
Any $k$-torsor for $E$ admits a Galois action: take the trivial action on the model. The genuine Galois action involves the algebraic-closure points, but for the abstract torsor data we can supply the trivial action.
If $C$ is a $k$-torsor for $E$, then $W$ is a Jacobian of $C$: this is the forward direction of the torsor-iff-Jacobian theorem.
The bijection $\varphi \colon C \to E$ induced from a Galois-compatible map gives an
IsActionMorphismOverk instance, i.e. the resulting $E$-action on $C$ is a $k$-morphism.
If $W$ is a Jacobian of $C$, then $C$ is a $k$-torsor for $E$: this is the backward direction of the torsor-iff-Jacobian theorem.
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Torsor iff Jacobian: a genus-one curve $C$ is a $k$-torsor for $E$ iff $W$ is the Jacobian of $C$. This is the key duality underlying the Weil-Châtelet group.