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Modular Forms with Only Nonnegative Coefficients

Number Theory 2026-04-01 v3

Abstract

We study modular forms for SL2(Z)\textrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}) with no negative Fourier coefficients. Let A(k)A(k) be the positive integer where if the first A(k)A(k) Fourier coefficients of a modular form of weight kk for SL2(Z)\textrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}) are nonnegative, then all of its Fourier coefficients are nonnegative, so that A(k)A(k) can be interpreted as a ``nonnegativity Sturm bound''. We give upper and lower bounds for A(k)A(k), as well as an upper bound on the nnth 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

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