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Congruence classes for modular forms over small sets

Number Theory 2024-04-05 v2

Abstract

J.P. Serre showed that for any integer m, a(n)0(modm)m,~a(n)\equiv 0 \pmod m for almost all n,n, where a(n)a(n) is the nthn^{\text{th}} Fourier coefficient of any modular form with rational coefficients. In this article, we consider a certain class of cuspforms and study #{a(n)(modm)}nx\#\{a(n) \pmod m\}_{n\leq x} over the set of integers with O(1)O(1) many prime factors. Moreover, we show that any residue class aZ/mZa\in \mathbb{Z}/m\mathbb{Z} can be written as the sum of at most thirteen Fourier coefficients, which are polynomially bounded as a function of m.m.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2302.02725,
  title  = {Congruence classes for modular forms over small sets},
  author = {Subham Bhakta and S. Krishnamoorthy and R. Muneeswaran},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.02725},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

23 pages, incorporating the suggestions of anonymous referee

R2 v1 2026-06-28T08:32:53.961Z