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Eichler-Selberg relations for singular moduli

Number Theory 2024-06-21 v1

Abstract

The Eichler-Selberg trace formula expresses the trace of Hecke operators on spaces of cusp forms as weighted sums of Hurwitz-Kronecker class numbers. We extend this formula to a natural class of relations for traces of singular moduli, where one views class numbers as traces of the constant function j0(τ)=1j_0(\tau)=1. More generally, we consider the singular moduli for the Hecke system of modular functions jm(τ):=mTm(j(τ)744). j_m(\tau) := mT_m \left(j(\tau)-744\right). For each ν0\nu\geq 0 and m1m\geq 1, we obtain an Eichler-Selberg relation. For ν=0\nu=0 and m{1,2},m\in \{1, 2\}, these relations are Kaneko's celebrated singular moduli formulas for the coefficients of j(τ).j(\tau). For each ν1\nu\geq 1 and m1,m\geq 1, we obtain a new Eichler-Selberg trace formula for the Hecke action on the space of weight 2ν+22\nu+2 cusp forms, where the traces of jm(τ)j_m(\tau) singular moduli replace Hurwitz-Kronecker class numbers. These formulas involve a new term that is assembled from values of symmetrized shifted convolution LL-functions.

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@article{arxiv.2406.14280,
  title  = {Eichler-Selberg relations for singular moduli},
  author = {Yuqi Deng and Toshiki Matsusaka and Ken Ono},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.14280},
  year   = {2024}
}

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21 pages

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