arXiv · 2303.02921
A simple extension of Ramanujan-Serre derivative map and some applications
Abstract
If $f(z)$ is a modular form of weight $k$, then the differential operator $\vartheta_k$ defined by $\vartheta_k(f) = \frac{1}{2\pi i} \frac{d}{dz}f(z) - \frac{k}{12} E_2(z) f(z)$ (known as the Ramanujan-Serre derivative map) is a modular form of weight $k+2$. In this paper, we obtain a simple extension of this map and use it to get a general method to derive certain convolution sums of the divisor functions (using the theory of modular forms). Explicit expressions are given for four types of convolution sums and we provide many examples for all these types of sums.
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B. Ramakrishnan, Brundaban Sahu, Anup Kumar Singh. 2023-03-06. A simple extension of Ramanujan-Serre derivative map and some applications. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.02921
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