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On Three-Term Linear Relations for Theta Series of Positive-Definite Binary Quadratic Forms

Number Theory 2023-07-04 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate three-term linear relations among theta series of positive-definite integral binary quadratic forms. We extend Schiemann's methods to characterize all possible three-term linear relations among theta series of such forms, providing necessary and sufficient conditions for such relations to exist. To accomplish this, we develop, implement, and execute a novel extended refinement algorithm on polyhedral cones. We show that there is exactly one non-trivial three-term linear relation: it involves quadratic forms with discriminants 3,12,48-3, -12, -48, all in the same rational squareclass 3(Q×)2-3(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2.

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@article{arxiv.2307.00747,
  title  = {On Three-Term Linear Relations for Theta Series of Positive-Definite Binary Quadratic Forms},
  author = {Rahul Saha and Jonathan Hanke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.00747},
  year   = {2023}
}

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30 pages