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Laplace-eigenvalue equations for length three modular iterated integrals

Number Theory 2021-11-18 v2

Abstract

A space of modular iterated integrals sits inside the space of real analytic modular forms. We present a theorem for producing length three modular iterated integrals which are not simply combinations of real analytic Eisenstein series; each function has an associated Laplace-eigenvalue equation. This can be viewed as an extension of the length two case recently given by F. Brown, a review of which is included in this paper. We discuss how modular iterated integrals could help understand the modular graph functions which arise in string perturbation theory.

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@article{arxiv.2104.09916,
  title  = {Laplace-eigenvalue equations for length three modular iterated integrals},
  author = {Joshua Drewitt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.09916},
  year   = {2021}
}
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