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Principal moduli and class fields

Number Theory 2021-03-30 v1

Abstract

We study the values taken by Gamma_0(n) modular functions at elliptic points of order 2 for the Fricke extension that lie outside Gamma_0(n). In the case of a principal modulus (`Hauptmodul') for Gamma_0(n) or its Fricke extension, we determine the class fields generated by these values.

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@article{arxiv.math/0311202,
  title  = {Principal moduli and class fields},
  author = {David Cox and John McKay and Peter Stevenhagen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0311202},
  year   = {2021}
}

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15 pages AMS-LaTeX