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Nondefinability results for elliptic and modular functions

Logic 2024-11-20 v2

Abstract

Let Ω\Omega be a complex lattice which does not have complex multiplication and =Ω\wp=\wp_\Omega the Weierstrass \wp-function associated to it. Let DCD\subseteq\mathbb{C} be a disc and IRI\subseteq\mathbb{R} be a bounded closed interval such that IΩ=I\cap\Omega=\emptyset. Let f:DCf:D\rightarrow\mathbb{C} be a function definable in (R,I)(\overline{\mathbb{R}},\wp|_I). We show that if ff is holomorphic on DD then ff is definable in R\overline{\mathbb{R}}. The proof of this result is an adaptation of the proof of Bianconi for the Rexp\mathbb{R}_{\exp} case. We also give a characterization of lattices with complex multiplication in terms of definability and a nondefinability result for the modular jj-function using similar methods.

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@article{arxiv.2307.00613,
  title  = {Nondefinability results for elliptic and modular functions},
  author = {Raymond McCulloch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.00613},
  year   = {2024}
}

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17 pages, comments welcome. Small change in abstract, content otherwise unchanged

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