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Modular lambda function in the complex plane.

In mathematics, the modular lambda function λ(τ)[note 1] is a highly symmetric holomorphic function on the complex upper half-plane. It is invariant under the fractional linear action of the congruence group Γ(2), and generates the function field of the corresponding quotient, i.e., it is a Hauptmodul for the modular curve X(2). Over any point τ, its value can be described as a cross ratio of the branch points of a ramified double cover of the projective line by the elliptic curve ℂ/⟨1,τ⟩, where the map is defined as the quotient by the [−1] involution.

The q-expansion, where q=eπiτ is the nome, is given by:

λ(τ)=16q−128q2+704q3−3072q4+11488q5−38400q6+…. Template:Oeis

By symmetrizing the lambda function under the canonical action of the symmetric group S3 on X(2), and then normalizing suitably, one obtains a function on the upper half-plane that is invariant under the full modular group SL2(ℤ), and it is in fact Klein's modular j-invariant.

A plot of x→ λ(ix)

Modular properties

The function λ(τ) is invariant under the group generated by[1]

τ↦τ+2 ; τ↦τ1−2τ .

The generators of the modular group act by[2]

τ↦τ+1 : λ↦λλ−1;
τ↦−1τ : λ↦1−λ .

Consequently, the action of the modular group on λ(τ) is that of the anharmonic group, giving the six values of the cross-ratio:[3]

{λ,11−λ,λ−1λ,1λ,λλ−1,1−λ} .

Relations to other functions

It is the square of the elliptic modulus,[4] that is, λ(τ)=k2(τ). In terms of the Dedekind eta function η(τ) and theta functions,[4]

λ(τ)=(2η(τ2)η2(2τ)η3(τ))8=16(η(τ/2)η(2τ))8+16=θ24(τ)θ34(τ)

and,

1(λ(τ))1/4−(λ(τ))1/4=12(η(τ4)η(τ))4=2θ42(τ2)θ22(τ2)

where[5]

θ2(τ)=∑n=−∞∞eπiτ(n+1/2)2
θ3(τ)=∑n=−∞∞eπiτn2
θ4(τ)=∑n=−∞∞(−1)neπiτn2

In terms of the half-periods of Weierstrass's elliptic functions, let [ω1,ω2] be a fundamental pair of periods with τ=ω2ω1.

e1=℘(ω12),e2=℘(ω22),e3=℘(ω1+ω22)

we have[4]

λ=e3−e2e1−e2.

Since the three half-period values are distinct, this shows that λ does not take the value 0 or 1.[4]

The relation to the j-invariant is[6][7]

j(τ)=256(1−λ(1−λ))3(λ(1−λ))2=256(1−λ+λ2)3λ2(1−λ)2 .

which is the j-invariant of the elliptic curve of Legendre form y2=x(x−1)(x−λ)

Given m∈ℂ∖{0,1}, let

τ=iK{1−m}K{m}

where K is the complete elliptic integral of the first kind with parameter m=k2. Then

λ(τ)=m.

Modular equations

The modular equation of degree p (where p is a prime number) is an algebraic equation in λ(pτ) and λ(τ). If λ(pτ)=u8 and λ(τ)=v8, the modular equations of degrees p=2,3,5,7 are, respectively,[8]

(1+u4)2v8−4u4=0,
u4−v4+2uv(1−u2v2)=0,
u6−v6+5u2v2(u2−v2)+4uv(1−u4v4)=0,
(1−u8)(1−v8)−(1−uv)8=0.

The quantity v (and hence u) can be thought of as a holomorphic function on the upper half-plane Im⁡τ>0:

v=∏k=1∞tanh⁡(k−1/2)πiτ=2eπiτ/8∑k∈ℤe(2k2+k)πiτ∑k∈ℤek2πiτ=2eπiτ/81+eπiτ1+eπiτ+e2πiτ1+e2πiτ+e3πiτ1+e3πiτ+⋱

Since λ(i)=1/2, the modular equations can be used to give algebraic values of λ(pi) for any prime p.[note 2] The algebraic values of λ(ni) are also given by[9][note 3]

λ(ni)=∏k=1n/2sl8(2k−1)ϖ2n(neven)
λ(ni)=12n∏k=1n−1(1−sl2kϖn)2(nodd)

where sl is the lemniscate sine and ϖ is the lemniscate constant.

Lambda-star

Definition and computation of lambda-star

The function λ∗(x)[10] (where x∈ℝ+) gives the value of the elliptic modulus k, for which the complete elliptic integral of the first kind K(k) and its complementary counterpart K(1−k2) are related by following expression:

K[1−λ∗(x)2]K[λ∗(x)]=x

The values of λ∗(x) can be computed as follows:

λ∗(x)=θ22(ix)θ32(ix)
λ∗(x)=[∑a=−∞∞exp⁡[−(a+1/2)2πx]]2[∑a=−∞∞exp⁡(−a2πx)]−2
λ∗(x)=[∑a=−∞∞sech⁡[(a+1/2)πx]][∑a=−∞∞sech⁡(aπx)]−1

The functions λ∗ and λ are related to each other in this way:

λ∗(x)=λ(ix)

Properties of lambda-star

Every λ∗ value of a positive rational number is a positive algebraic number:

λ∗(x)∈ℚ‾+∀x∈ℚ+.

K(λ∗(x)) and E(λ∗(x)) (the complete elliptic integral of the second kind) can be expressed in closed form in terms of the gamma function for any x∈ℚ+, as Selberg and Chowla proved in 1949.[11][12]

The following expression is valid for all n∈ℕ:

n=∑a=1ndn⁡[2anK[λ∗(1n)];λ∗(1n)]

where dn is the Jacobi elliptic function delta amplitudinis with modulus k.

By knowing one λ∗ value, this formula can be used to compute related λ∗ values:[9]

λ∗(n2x)=λ∗(x)n∏a=1nsn⁡{2a−1nK[λ∗(x)];λ∗(x)}2

where n∈ℕ and sn is the Jacobi elliptic function sinus amplitudinis with modulus k.

Further relations:

λ∗(x)2+λ∗(1/x)2=1
[λ∗(x)+1][λ∗(4/x)+1]=2
λ∗(4x)=1−1−λ∗(x)21+1−λ∗(x)2=tan⁡{12arcsin⁡[λ∗(x)]}2
λ∗(x)−λ∗(9x)=2[λ∗(x)λ∗(9x)]1/4−2[λ∗(x)λ∗(9x)]3/4

a6−f6=2af+2a5f5(a=[2λ∗(x)1−λ∗(x)2]1/12)(f=[2λ∗(25x)1−λ∗(25x)2]1/12)a8+b8−7a4b4=22ab+22a7b7(a=[2λ∗(x)1−λ∗(x)2]1/12)(b=[2λ∗(49x)1−λ∗(49x)2]1/12)a12−c12=22(ac+a3c3)(1+3a2c2+a4c4)(2+3a2c2+2a4c4)(a=[2λ∗(x)1−λ∗(x)2]1/12)(c=[2λ∗(121x)1−λ∗(121x)2]1/12)(a2−d2)(a4+d4−7a2d2)[(a2−d2)4−a2d2(a2+d2)2]=8ad+8a13d13(a=[2λ∗(x)1−λ∗(x)2]1/12)(d=[2λ∗(169x)1−λ∗(169x)2]1/12)

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Lambda-star values of integer numbers of 4n-3-type:

λ∗(1)=12
λ∗(5)=sin⁡[12arcsin⁡(5−2)]
λ∗(9)=12(3−1)(2−34)
λ∗(13)=sin⁡[12arcsin⁡(513−18)]
λ∗(17)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[164(5+17−1017+26)3]}
λ∗(21)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[(8−37)(27−33)]}
λ∗(25)=12(5−2)(3−254)
λ∗(33)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[(10−311)(2−3)3]}
λ∗(37)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[(37−6)3]}
λ∗(45)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[(4−15)2(5−2)3]}
λ∗(49)=14(8+37)(5−7−284)(14−2−2885−7)
λ∗(57)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[(170−3919)(2−3)3]}
λ∗(73)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[164(45+573−35073+426)3]}

Lambda-star values of integer numbers of 4n-2-type:

λ∗(2)=2−1
λ∗(6)=(2−3)(3−2)
λ∗(10)=(10−3)(2−1)2
λ∗(14)=tan⁡{12arctan⁡[18(22+1−42+5)3]}
λ∗(18)=(2−1)3(2−3)2
λ∗(22)=(10−311)(311−72)
λ∗(30)=tan⁡{12arctan⁡[(10−3)2(5−2)2]}
λ∗(34)=tan⁡{14arcsin⁡[19(17−4)2]}
λ∗(42)=tan⁡{12arctan⁡[(27−33)2(22−7)2]}
λ∗(46)=tan⁡{12arctan⁡[164(3+2−62+7)6]}
λ∗(58)=(1358−99)(2−1)6
λ∗(70)=tan⁡{12arctan⁡[(5−2)4(2−1)6]}
λ∗(78)=tan⁡{12arctan⁡[(513−18)2(26−5)2]}
λ∗(82)=tan⁡{14arcsin⁡[14761(841−51)2]}

Lambda-star values of integer numbers of 4n-1-type:

λ∗(3)=122(3−1)
λ∗(7)=142(3−7)
λ∗(11)=182(11+3)(1363+2113−1363−2113+1311−1)4
λ∗(15)=182(3−5)(5−3)(2−3)
λ∗(19)=182(319+13)[16(19−2+3)33−193−16(19−2−3)33+193−13(5−19)]4
λ∗(23)=1162(5+23)[16(3+1)100−12693−16(3−1)100+12693+23]4
λ∗(27)=1162(3−1)3[133(43−23+1)−23+1]4
λ∗(39)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[116(6−13−3613−21)]}
λ∗(55)=sin⁡{12arcsin⁡[1512(35−3−65−2)3]}

Lambda-star values of integer numbers of 4n-type:

λ∗(4)=(2−1)2
λ∗(8)=(2+1−22+2)2
λ∗(12)=(3−2)2(2−1)2
λ∗(16)=(2+1)2(24−1)4
λ∗(20)=tan⁡[14arcsin⁡(5−2)]2
λ∗(24)=tan⁡{12arcsin⁡[(2−3)(3−2)]}2
λ∗(28)=(22−7)2(2−1)4
λ∗(32)=tan⁡{12arcsin⁡[(2+1−22+2)2]}2

Lambda-star values of rational fractions:

λ∗(12)=22−2
λ∗(13)=122(3+1)
λ∗(23)=(2−3)(3+2)
λ∗(14)=224(2−1)
λ∗(34)=84(3−2)(2+1)(3−1)3
λ∗(15)=122(25−2+5−1)
λ∗(25)=(10−3)(2+1)2
λ∗(35)=182(3+5)(5−3)(2+3)
λ∗(45)=tan⁡[π4−14arcsin⁡(5−2)]2

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Ramanujan's class invariants

Ramanujan's class invariants Gn and gn are defined as[13]

Gn=2−1/4eπn/24∏k=0∞(1+e−(2k+1)πn),
gn=2−1/4eπn/24∏k=0∞(1−e−(2k+1)πn),

where n∈ℚ+. For such n, the class invariants are algebraic numbers. For example

g58=5+292,g190=(5+2)(10+3).

Identities with the class invariants include[14]

Gn=G1/n,gn=1g4/n,g4n=21/4gnGn.

The class invariants are very closely related to the Weber modular functions 𝔣 and 𝔣1. These are the relations between lambda-star and the class invariants:

Gn=sin⁡{2arcsin⁡[λ∗(n)]}−1/12=1/[2λ∗(n)121−λ∗(n)224]
gn=tan⁡{2arctan⁡[λ∗(n)]}−1/12=[1−λ∗(n)2]/[2λ∗(n)]12
λ∗(n)=tan⁡{12arctan⁡[gn−12]}=gn24+1−gn12

Other appearances

Little Picard theorem

The lambda function is used in the original proof of the Little Picard theorem, that an entire non-constant function on the complex plane cannot omit more than one value. This theorem was proved by Picard in 1879.[15] Suppose if possible that f is entire and does not take the values 0 and 1. Since λ is holomorphic, it has a local holomorphic inverse ω defined away from 0,1,∞. Consider the function z → ω(f(z)). By the Monodromy theorem this is holomorphic and maps the complex plane C to the upper half plane. From this it is easy to construct a holomorphic function from C to the unit disc, which by Liouville's theorem must be constant.[16]

Moonshine

The function τ↦16/λ(2τ)−8 is the normalized Hauptmodul for the group Γ0(4), and its q-expansion q−1+20q−62q3+…, Template:Oeis where q=e2πiτ, is the graded character of any element in conjugacy class 4C of the monster group acting on the monster vertex algebra.

Footnotes

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References

Notes

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Other

  • Borwein, J. M. and Borwein, P. B. Pi & the AGM: A Study in Analytic Number Theory and Computational Complexity. New York: Wiley, pp. 139 and 298, 1987.
  • Conway, J. H. and Norton, S. P. "Monstrous Moonshine." Bull. London Math. Soc. 11, 308-339, 1979.
  • Selberg, A. and Chowla, S. "On Epstein's Zeta-Function." J. reine angew. Math. 227, 86-110, 1967.


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  1. ↑ Chandrasekharan (1985) p.115
  2. ↑ Chandrasekharan (1985) p.109
  3. ↑ Chandrasekharan (1985) p.110
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Chandrasekharan (1985) p.108
  5. ↑ Chandrasekharan (1985) p.63
  6. ↑ Chandrasekharan (1985) p.117
  7. ↑ Rankin (1977) pp.226–228
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Template:Cite book p. 42
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  16. ↑ Chandrasekharan (1985) p.118