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Modular form

In mathematics, a modular form is a (complex) analytic function on the upper half-plane satisfying a certain kind of functional equation with respect to the group action of the modular group, and also satisfying a growth condition. The theory of modular forms therefore belongs to complex analysis but the main importance of the theory has traditionally been in its connections with number theory. Modular forms appear in other areas, such as algebraic topology, sphere packing, and string theory. A modular function is a function that is invariant with respect to the modular group, but without the condition that f (z) be holomorphic in the upper half-plane (among other requirements). Instead, modular functions are meromorphic (that is, they are holomorphic on the complement of a set of isolated points, which are poles of the function). Modular form theory is a special case of the more general theory of automorphic forms which are functions defined on Lie groups which transform nicely with respect to the action of certain discrete subgroups, generalizing the example of the modular group . (Wikipedia).

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Modular Forms | Modular Forms; Section 1 2

We define modular forms, and borrow an idea from representation theory to construct some examples. My Twitter: https://twitter.com/KristapsBalodi3 Fourier Theory (0:00) Definition of Modular Forms (8:02) In Search of Modularity (11:38) The Eisenstein Series (18:25)

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Modular forms: Introduction

This lecture is part of an online graduate course on modular forms. We introduce modular forms, and give several examples of how they were used to solve problems in apparently unrelated areas of mathematics. I will not be following any particular book, but if anyone wants a suggestion

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Modular forms: Eisenstein series

This lecture is part of an online graduate course on modular forms. We give two ways of looking at modular forms: as functions of lattices in C, or as invariant forms. We use this to give two different ways of constructing Eisenstein series. For the other lectures in the course see http

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Modular Functions | Modular Forms; Section 1.1

In this video we introduce the notion of modular functions. My Twitter: https://twitter.com/KristapsBalodi3 Intro (0:00) Weakly Modular Functions (2:10) Factor of Automorphy (8:58) Checking the Generators (15:04) The Nome Map (16:35) Modular Functions (22:10)

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Modular forms: Classification

This lecture is part of an online graduate course on modular forms. We first show that the number of zeros of a (level 1 holomorphic) modular form in a fundamental domain is weight/12, and use this to show that the graded ring of modular forms is the ring of polynomials in E4 and E6. Fo

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p-adic modular forms - Christian Johansson

Short Talks by Postdoctoral Members Christian Johansson - September 29, 2015 http://www.math.ias.edu/calendar/event/88274/1443550500/1443551400 More videos on http://video.ias.edu

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Modular forms: Theta functions

This lecture is part of an online graduate course on modular forms. We show that the theta function of a 1-dimensional lattice is a modular form using the Poisson summation formula, and use this to prove the functional equation of the Riemann zeta function. For the other lectures in th

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Modular forms: Modular functions

This lecture is part of an online graduate course on modular forms. We classify all meromorphic modular functions, showing that they are all rational functions of the elliptic modular function j. As an application of j we use it to prove Picard's theorem that a non-constant meromorphic

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Introduction to Modular Forms - Part 3 of 8

“Introduction to Modular Forms,” by Keith Conrad. Topics include Eisenstein series and q-expansions, applications to sums of squares and zeta-values, Hecke operators, eigenforms, and the L-function of a modular form. This is a video from CTNT, the Connecticut Summer School in Number Theor

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Counting points on the E8 lattice with modular forms (theta functions) | #SoME2

In this video, I show a use of modular forms to answer a question about the E8 lattice. This video is meant to serve as an introduction to theta functions of lattices and to modular forms for those with some knowledge of vector spaces and series. -------------- References: (Paper on MIT

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Modular forms and multiple q-Zeta values (Lecture 2) by Ulf Kuehn

PROGRAM : ALGEBRAIC AND ANALYTIC ASPECTS OF AUTOMORPHIC FORMS ORGANIZERS : Anilatmaja Aryasomayajula, Venketasubramanian C G, Jurg Kramer, Dipendra Prasad, Anandavardhanan U. K. and Anna von Pippich DATE & TIME : 25 February 2019 to 07 March 2019 VENUE : Madhava Lecture Hall, ICTS Banga

From playlist Algebraic and Analytic Aspects of Automorphic Forms 2019

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Dyson's Rank, Harmonic Weak Maass Form, and Recent Developments - Kathrin Bringmann

Kathrin Bringmann University of Cologne September 27, 2013 More videos on http://video.ias.edu

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Modular forms by Mahesh Kakde

DISCUSSION MEETING SPHERE PACKING ORGANIZERS: Mahesh Kakde and E.K. Narayanan DATE: 31 October 2019 to 06 November 2019 VENUE: Madhava Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore Sphere packing is a centuries-old problem in geometry, with many connections to other branches of mathematics (number the

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Claudia Alfes: Traces of CM values and geodesic cycle integrals of modular functions

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Serre's Conjecture for GL_2 over Totally Real Fields (Lecture 4) by Fred Diamond

Program Recent developments around p-adic modular forms (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Debargha Banerjee (IISER Pune, India) and Denis Benois (University of Bordeaux, France) DATE: 30 November 2020 to 04 December 2020 VENUE: Online This is a follow up of the conference organized last year arou

From playlist Recent Developments Around P-adic Modular Forms (Online)

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Serre's Conjecture for GL_2 over Totally Real Fields (Lecture 2) by Fred Diamond

Program Recent developments around p-adic modular forms (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Debargha Banerjee (IISER Pune, India) and Denis Benois (University of Bordeaux, France) DATE: 30 November 2020 to 04 December 2020 VENUE: Online This is a follow up of the conference organized last year arou

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Modular forms: Theta functions in higher dimensions

This lecture is part of an online graduate course on modular forms. We study theta functions of even unimodular lattices, such as the root lattice of the E8 exceptional Lie algebra. As examples we show that one cannot "her the shape of a drum", and calculate the number of minimal vectors

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An algebro-geometric theory of vector-valued modular forms of half-integral weight - Luca Candelori

Luca Candelori Lousiana State University October 23, 2014 We give a geometric theory of vector-valued modular forms attached to Weil representations of rank 1 lattices. More specifically, we construct vector bundles over the moduli stack of elliptic curves, whose sections over the complex

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