Low-order q-expansion coefficients at level one #
Mathlib records the constant and linear q-coefficients of E₄, E₆ and Δ. This file
continues them to the q² and q³ terms,
E₄ = 1 + 240 q + 2160 q² + 6720 q³ + ⋯, E₆ = 1 - 504 q - 16632 q² - 122976 q³ + ⋯ and
Δ = q - 24 q² + 252 q³ + ⋯, and records that Δ is asymptotic to q at i∞. These are the
coefficients the q-expansion of the modular invariant j = E₄³ / Δ is computed from.
The Eisenstein coefficients are 240 σ₃(n) and -504 σ₅(n) (Mathlib's
EisensteinSeries.E_qExpansion_coeff). The coefficients of Δ are read off the identity
1728 Δ = E₄³ - E₆² in the graded ring, transported to q-expansions.
Main results #
TauCeti.ModularForm.qExpansion_discriminant_eq_E₄_cube_sub_E₆_sq: theq-expansion ofΔis(E₄³ - E₆²) / 1728, computed on power series.TauCeti.ModularForm.discriminant_qExpansion_coeff_two,TauCeti.ModularForm.discriminant_qExpansion_coeff_three:τ(2) = -24andτ(3) = 252.TauCeti.ModularForm.tendsto_discriminant_div_qParam_atImInfty:Δ / q → 1ati∞.
References #
- J.-P. Serre, A Course in Arithmetic, VII.4 — the expansions of
E₄,E₆andΔ.
The q²-coefficient of E₄ is 240 σ₃(2) = 2160.
The q³-coefficient of E₄ is 240 σ₃(3) = 6720.
The q²-coefficient of E₆ is -504 σ₅(2) = -16632.
The q³-coefficient of E₆ is -504 σ₅(3) = -122976.
The q-expansion of the discriminant is (E₄³ - E₆²) / 1728, the image of Mathlib's
ModularForm.discriminant_eq_E₄_cube_sub_E₆_sq_graded under the q-expansion algebra
homomorphism ModularForm.qExpansionAlgHom.
The constant coefficient of the discriminant vanishes: Δ is a cusp form.
The q²-coefficient of the discriminant is Ramanujan's τ(2) = -24.
The q³-coefficient of the discriminant is Ramanujan's τ(3) = 252.
The discriminant is asymptotic to q at i∞: Δ / q → 1.