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A modular framework for generalized Hurwitz class numbers I

Number Theory 2026-03-03 v2

Abstract

We discover a non-trivial relation between the mock modular generating functions of the level 11 and level NN Hurwitz class numbers. This relation yields a holomorphic modular form of weight 32\frac{3}{2} and level 4N4N, where N>1N > 1 is stipulated to be odd and square-free. We extend this observation to a non-holomorphic framework and obtain a higher level non-holomorphic Zagier Eisenstein series as well as a preimage G\mathcal{G} of it under the differential operator ξ12\xi_{\frac{1}{2}}. All of these observations are deduced from a more general inspection of a certain weight 12\frac{1}{2} Maass--Eisenstein series of level 4N4N at its spectral point s=34s=\frac{3}{4}. This idea goes back to Duke, Imamo\={g}lu and T\'{o}th in level 44 and relies on the theory of so-called sesquiharmonic Maass forms. We calculate the Fourier expansion of G\mathcal{G} and ξ12G\xi_{\frac{1}{2}}\mathcal{G}. We conclude by offering examples if N=5N=5 or N=7N=7 as well as some questions for future work.

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@article{arxiv.2403.17829,
  title  = {A modular framework for generalized Hurwitz class numbers I},
  author = {Olivia Beckwith and Andreas Mono},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.17829},
  year   = {2026}
}

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final version, to appear in Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

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