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The variation of zeros of the Miller basis

Number Theory 2026-05-12 v1

Abstract

We exhibit a connection between the variation of zeros in the Miller basis of modular forms qm+O(q+1)q^m+O(q^{\ell+1}) and a logarithmic version Sδ\mathcal{S}_\delta of the Szeg\H{o} curve, where δ=m/\delta=m/\ell. When δ<0.6194\delta<0.6194 we show that all the zeros are on the unit arc for k0k\gg 0, while if δ\delta is asymptotically close to 1, we show that all the zeros lie on Sδ\mathcal{S}_{\delta}. In general, we posit that for all δ\delta, the zeros are located on the union of the unit arc and the log Szeg\H{o} curve, obtaining a partial result, and find conjectural thresholds for m/m/\ell with all zeros on the unit arc, and no zeros on the arc. Finally, we enumerate all algebraic zeros of Miller forms up to m25\ell-m\leq 25.

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@article{arxiv.2605.09731,
  title  = {The variation of zeros of the Miller basis},
  author = {Liubomir Chiriac and Andrei Jorza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.09731},
  year   = {2026}
}