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Indefinite theta functions arising from affine Lie superalgebras and sums of triangular numbers

Number Theory 2025-06-06 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

We extend the recently developed theory of Roehrig and Zwegers on indefinite theta functions to prove certain power series are modular forms. As a consequence, we obtain several power series identities for powers of the generating function of triangular numbers. We also show that these identities arise as specializations of denominator identities of affine Lie superalgebras.

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@article{arxiv.2506.04722,
  title  = {Indefinite theta functions arising from affine Lie superalgebras and sums of triangular numbers},
  author = {Toshiki Matsusaka and Miyu Suzuki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.04722},
  year   = {2025}
}

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39 pages