Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
The theorems of Gross–Zagier and Zhang relate the Néron–Tate heights of complex multiplication points on the modular curve ${{X}_{0}}\,(N)$ (and on Shimura curve analogues) with the central derivatives of automorphic $L$-function. We extend these results to include certain CM points on modular curves of the form $X({{\Gamma }_{0}}(M)\bigcap {{\Gamma }_{1}}(S))$ (and on Shimura curve analogues). These results are motivated by applications to Hida theory that can be found in the companion article “Central derivatives of $L$ -functions in Hida families”, Math. Ann. 399(2007), 803–818.