Bernoulli determinants and cuspidal subgroups
Number Theory
2026-07-15 v1
Abstract
We give an explicit formula for the order of the rational cuspidal class group of the modular curve for an arbitrary integer . The proof relies on results of Streng on the group of modular units on , and requires computing a certain determinant involving the second Bernoulli polynomial. We also define a higher weight analogue of the cuspidal class group and speculate that its order is related to a similar determinant defined using a higher degree Bernoulli polynomial.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2607.13536,
title = {Bernoulli determinants and cuspidal subgroups},
author = {François Brunault},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.13536},
year = {2026}
}