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Yuichi Sakai

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arXiv2026

On modular forms of rational weight satisfying the canonical second-order linear modular differential equation

In this paper, we completely classify the rational weights $k$ for which the Kaneko-Zagier (KZ) differential equation admits a fundamental system of solutions consisting of modular forms for a principal congruence subgroup $\Gamma(N)$. By transforming the KZ equation into a hypergeometric differential equation, we study the global analytic continuation of its solutions, adopting an approach analogous to Stiller's work on Picard-Fuchs equations. We explicitly construct the monodromy representation matrices corresponding to the elements of the principal congruence subgroups and completely determine the algebraic conditions under which these connection matrices commute. Leveraging these stringent commutativity constraints, we prove that the weights $k$ yielding modular solutions are strictly limited to $k \equiv 1/2, 7/2, 1, 2, 3 \pmod{6}$ and $k = (6n+1)/5$, thereby demonstrating that no modular solutions exist beyond those previously discovered by Kaneko and Koike. Furthermore, the commutative algebras generated by these connection matrices reveal a profound analogy with commuting transfer matrices in quantum integrable systems.

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arXiv2023

Minimal models, modular linear differential equations and modular forms of fractional weights

We show that modular forms of fractional weights on principal congruence subgroups of odd levels, which are found by T. Ibukiyama, naturally appear as characters being multiplied $η^{c_{\text{eff}}}$ of the so-called minimal models of type $(2, p)$, where $c_{\text{eff}}$ is the effective central charge of a minimal model. Using this fact and modular invariance property of the space of characters, we give a different proof of the result showned by Ibukiyama that is the explicit formula representing $\mathrm{SL}_{2}(\mathbb{Z})$ on the space of the ibukiyama modular forms. We also find several pairs of spaces of the Ibukiyama modular forms on $Γ(m)$ and $Γ(n)$ with $m|n$ having the property that the former are included in the latter. Finally, we construct vector-valued modular forms of weight $k\in\frac{1}{5}\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ starting from the Ibukiyama modular forms of weight $k\in\frac{1}{5}\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ with some multiplier system by a symmetric tensor product of this representation and show that the components functions coincides with the solution space of some monic modular linear differential equation of weight $k$ and the order $1+5k$.

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arXiv2022

Modular Linear Differential Operators and Generalized Rankin-Cohen Brackets

The aim in this paper is to give expressions for modular linear differential operators of any order. In particular, we show that they can all be described in terms of Rankin-Cohen brackets and a modified Rankin-Cohen bracket found by Kaneko and Koike. We also give more uniform descriptions of MLDOs in terms of canonically defined higher Serre derivatives and an extension of Rankin-Cohen brackets, as well as in terms of quasimodular forms and almost holomorphic modular forms. The last of these descriptions involves the holomorphic projection map. The paper also includes some general results on the theory of quasimodular forms on both cocompact and non-cocompact subgroups of $SL_2(\mathbb{R})$, as well as a slight sharpening of a theorem of Martin and Royer on Rankin-Cohen brackets of quasimodular forms

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arXiv2018

Vertex Operator Algebras with central charge 8 and 16

We will partially classify spaces of characters of vertex operator algebras $V$ with central charges 8 and 16, such that the spaces of characters is 3-dimensional and the characters forms a basis of the solution space of a third order monic modular linear differential equation with rational indicial roots. Assuming a mild arithmetic condition, we show that the space of characters of $V$ coincides with the space of characters of lattice vertex operators associated with integral lattices $\sqrt{2}E_8$ or the affine vertex operator algebra of type $D_{20}^{(1)}$ for $c=8$, and the Barnes--Wall lattice $Λ_{16}$, the affine vertex operator algebras of type $D_{16}^{(1)}$ with level 1 and type $D_{28}^{(1)}$ with level 1 for $c=16$. (The central charge of the affine vertex operator algebra of type $D_{28}^{(1)}$ with level 1 is 28, but the space of characters satisfies the differential equations for $c=16$.) Supposing a mild condition on characters of $V$, then it uniquely determines (up to isomorphism) the spaces of characters of the lattice $\sqrt{2}E_8$ and the Barnes--Wall lattice $Λ_{16}$, respectively. The reason why vertex operator algebras with central charges 8 and 16 are intensively studied is that there are solutions which do not depend on extra parameters (which represent conformal weights). This fact is well understood using the hypergeometric function $3F2$. Hence we cannot apply our standard method to classify vertex operator algebras in which we are interested. In appendix we classify $c=4$ vertex operator algebras with the same conditions mentioned above.

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arXiv2018

Vertex Operator Algebras with Two Simple Modules - the Mathur-Mukhi-Sen Theorem Revisited

Let $V$ be a strongly regular vertex operator algebra and let $\frak{ch}_V$ be the space spanned by the characters of the irreducible $V$-modules.\ It is known that $\frak{ch}_V$ is the space of solutions of a so-called \emph{modular linear differential equation (MLDE)}.\ In this paper we obtain a near-classification of those $V$ for which the corresponding MLDE is irreducible and monic of order $2$.\ As a consequence we derive the complete classification when $V$ has exactly two simple modules.\ It turns out that $V$ is either one of four affine Kac-Moody algebras of level $1$, or the Yang-Lee Virasoro model of central charge ${-}22/5$.\ Our proof establishes new connections between the characters of $V$ and Gauss hypergeometric series, and puts the finishing touches to work of Mathur, Mukhi and Sen who first considered this problem forty years ago.

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arXiv2018

Modular linear differential equations of fourth order and minimal $\mathcal{W}$-algebras

A characterization of the minimal $\mathcal{W}$-algebras associated with the Deligne exceptional series at level $-h^\vee/6$ is obtained by using one-parameter family of modular linear differential equations of order $4$. In particular, the characters of the Ramond-twisted modules of minimal $\mathcal{W}$-algebras related to the Deligne exceptional series satisfy one of these differential equations. In order to obtain the characterization, the differential equations in the one parameter family which have solutions of "CFT type" are classified, whose solutions are explicitly described.

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arXiv2012

Modular parametrizations of certain elliptic curves

Kaneko and Sakai recently observed that certain elliptic curves whose associated newforms (by the modularity theorem) are given by the eta-quotients can be characterized by a particular differential equation involving modular forms and Ramanujan-Serre differential operator. In this paper, we study certain properties of modular parametrizations associated to the elliptic curves over Q, and as a consequence we generalize and explain some of their findings.

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arXiv2012

The Ramanujan-Serre differential operators and certain elliptic curves

For several congruence subgroups of low levels and their conjugates, we derive differential equations satisfied by the Eisenstein series of weight 4 and relate them to elliptic curves, whose associated new forms of weight 2 constitute the list of Martin and Ono of new forms given by eta-products/quotients.

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