The Maximum or Minimum Number of Rational Points on Genus Three Curves over Finite Fields

We show that for all finite fields Fq, there exists a curve C over Fq of genus 3 such that the number of rational points on C is within 3 of the Serre–Weil upper or lower bound. For some q, we also obtain improvements on the upper bound for the number of rational points on a genus 3 curve over Fq.

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