Modular Forms with Only Nonnegative Coefficients
Number Theory
2026-04-01 v3
Abstract
We study modular forms for with no negative Fourier coefficients. Let be the positive integer where if the first Fourier coefficients of a modular form of weight for are nonnegative, then all of its Fourier coefficients are nonnegative, so that can be interpreted as a ``nonnegativity Sturm bound''. We give upper and lower bounds for , as well as an upper bound on the th Fourier coefficient of any form with no negative Fourier coefficients.
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@article{arxiv.2507.17949,
title = {Modular Forms with Only Nonnegative Coefficients},
author = {Paul Jenkins and Jeremy Rouse},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.17949},
year = {2026}
}
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24 pages