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On congruences between normalized eigenforms with different sign at a Steinberg prime

Number Theory 2017-03-23 v2

Abstract

Let ff be a newform of weight 22 on Γ0(N)\Gamma_0(N) with Fourier qq-expansion f(q)=q+n2anqnf(q)=q+\sum_{n\geq 2} a_n q^n, where Γ0(N)\Gamma_0(N) denotes the group of invertible matrices with integer coefficients, upper triangular mod NN. Let pp be a prime dividing NN once, pNp\parallel N, a Steinberg prime. Then, it is well known that ap{1,1}a_p\in\{1,-1\}. We denote by KfK_f the field of coefficients of ff. Let λ\lambda be a finite place in KfK_f not dividing 2p2p and assume that the mod λ\lambda Galois representation attached to ff is irreducible. In this paper we will give necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of another Hecke eigenform f(q)=q+n2anqnf'(q)=q+\sum_{n\geq 2} a'_n q^n pp-new of weight 22 on Γ0(N)\Gamma_0(N) and a finite place λ\lambda' of KfK_{f'} such that ap=apa_p=-a'_p and the Galois representations ρˉf,λ\bar\rho_{f,\lambda} and ρˉf,λ\bar\rho_{f',\lambda'} are isomorphic.

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@article{arxiv.1505.07883,
  title  = {On congruences between normalized eigenforms with different sign at a Steinberg prime},
  author = {Luis Dieulefait and Eduardo Soto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.07883},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

8 pages Added references. Corrected typos. Revised arguments in section 3. Main theorem is weaker now

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