TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonlinear differential equations satisfied by certain classical modular forms
AU - Maier, Robert S.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - A unified treatment is given of low-weight modular forms on Γ0(N), N = 2,3,4, that have Eisenstein series representations. For each N, certain weight-1 forms are shown to satisfy a coupled system of nonlinear differential equations, which yields a single nonlinear third-order equation, called a generalized Chazy equation. As byproducts, a table of divisor function and theta identities is generated by means of q-expansions, and a transformation law under Γ0(4) for the second complete elliptic integral is derived. More generally, it is shown how Picard-Fuchs equations of triangle subgroups of PSL(2, R), which are hypergeometric equations, yield systems of nonlinear equations for weight-1 forms, and generalized Chazy equations. Each triangle group commensurable with Γ(1) is treated.
AB - A unified treatment is given of low-weight modular forms on Γ0(N), N = 2,3,4, that have Eisenstein series representations. For each N, certain weight-1 forms are shown to satisfy a coupled system of nonlinear differential equations, which yields a single nonlinear third-order equation, called a generalized Chazy equation. As byproducts, a table of divisor function and theta identities is generated by means of q-expansions, and a transformation law under Γ0(4) for the second complete elliptic integral is derived. More generally, it is shown how Picard-Fuchs equations of triangle subgroups of PSL(2, R), which are hypergeometric equations, yield systems of nonlinear equations for weight-1 forms, and generalized Chazy equations. Each triangle group commensurable with Γ(1) is treated.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00229-010-0378-9
DO - 10.1007/s00229-010-0378-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649944860
SN - 0025-2611
VL - 134
SP - 1
EP - 42
JO - manuscripta mathematica
JF - manuscripta mathematica
IS - 1
ER -