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On the integrality of modular functions over $\mathbb{Z}[j]$ and Kronecker-type congruences

Number Theory 2026-05-14 v2

Abstract

Let NN be a positive integer and let ff be a meromorphic modular function of level NN with rational Fourier coefficients. For a prime pp, define a function fpf_p on the complex upper half-plane H\mathbb{H} by \begin{equation*} f_p(\tau)=f\left(\frac{\tau}{p}\right)\quad(\tau\in\mathbb{H}). \end{equation*} Let jj be the elliptic modular function. We show that if p1p\equiv 1 or 1\ModN-1\Mod{N} and ff is integral over Z[j]\mathbb{Z}[j], then \begin{equation*} \frac{1}{p}(f_p^p-f)(f_p-f^p) \end{equation*} is also integral over Z[j]\mathbb{Z}[j]. This result generalizes the classical Kronecker congruence relation for jj.

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@article{arxiv.2604.23096,
  title  = {On the integrality of modular functions over $\mathbb{Z}[j]$ and Kronecker-type congruences},
  author = {Ho Yun Jung and Ja Kyung Koo and Dong Hwa Shin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.23096},
  year   = {2026}
}

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I have received logical comments on the paper and am revising it accordingly, and there may also be a change in authorship