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Cusps and boundaries of connected fundamental domains for $\Gamma_0(N)$

Number Theory 2026-03-05 v2 Combinatorics Rings and Algebras

Abstract

For N>1N>1, we constructed a canonical connected fundamental domain for Γ0(N)\Gamma_0(N) in [Nie, Parent], utilizing an interesting function W:Z/NNW: {\mathbb Z}/N\to {\mathbb N}. In this paper, we further study the function WW, prove some identities, and use it to match the cusps, with widths, produced by our connected fundamental domain with the known cusp classes of Γ0(N)\Gamma_0(N). Furthermore, we list the boundary arcs and the gluing patterns of our connected fundamental domain, a key step in understanding the modular curve X0(N)X_0(N) by this approach.

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@article{arxiv.2503.12352,
  title  = {Cusps and boundaries of connected fundamental domains for $\Gamma_0(N)$},
  author = {Zhaohu Nie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.12352},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Major rewrite. Now includes results on the boundary arcs of the connected fundamental domains and the gluing patterns. 1 figure