Proposition 14.1. Assuming that:

  • ΦE(K¯) be a finite Gal(K¯K)-stable subgroup

Then there exists an elliptic curve EK and a separable isogeny ϕ:EE defined over K, with kernel Φ, such that every isogeny ψ:EE with Φψ factors uniquely via ϕ:
 E                E′′

           ′
ψϕ∃ unique  E