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Functional equation for Mellin transform of Fourier series associated with modular forms

General Mathematics 2024-10-15 v2

Abstract

Let X1(s)X_1(s) and X2(s)X_2(s) denote the Mellin transforms of χ1(x)\chi_{1}(x) and χ2(x)\chi_{2}(x), respectively. Ramanujan investigated the functions χ1(x)\chi_1(x) and χ2(x)\chi_2(x) that satisfy the functional equation \begin{equation*} X_{1}(s)X_2(1-s) = \lambda^2, \end{equation*} where λ\lambda is a constant independent of ss. Ramanujan concluded that elementary functions such as sine, cosine, and exponential functions, along with their reasonable combinations, are suitable candidates that satisfy this functional equation. Building upon this work, we explore the functions χ1(x)\chi_1(x) and χ2(x)\chi_2(x) whose Mellin transforms satisfy the more general functional equation \begin{equation*} \frac{X_1(s)}{X_2(k-s)} = \sigma^2, \end{equation*} where kk is an integer and σ\sigma is a constant independent of ss. As a consequence, we show that the Mellin transform of the Fourier series associated with certain Dirichlet L-functions and modular forms satisfy the same functional equation.

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@article{arxiv.2409.06254,
  title  = {Functional equation for Mellin transform of Fourier series associated with modular forms},
  author = {Omprakash Atale},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.06254},
  year   = {2024}
}

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