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A counterexample to a conjecture of Selmer

We present a counterexample to a conjecture cited by Cassels [CaI] and attributed to Selmer. The issues raised have been given new significance by the recent work of Heath-Brown [HB] and Swinnerton-Dyer [SwD] on the arithmetic of diagonal cubic surfaces.


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