Ramanujan's theta functions [electronic resource] /
Cooper, Shaun.author.
Theta functions were studied extensively by Ramanujan. This book provides a systematic development of Ramanujan’s results and extends them to a general theory. The author’s treatment of the subject is comprehensive, providing a detailed study of theta functions and modular forms for levels up to 12. Aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers, the organization, user-friendly presentation, and rich source of examples, lends this book to serve as a useful reference, a pedagogical tool, and a stimulus for further research. Topics, especially those discussed in the second half of the book, have been the subject of much recent research; many of which are appearing in book form for the first time. Further results are summarized in the numerous exercises at the end of each chapter.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preface -- 0. Sum to Product Identities -- 1. Elliptic Functions -- 2. Transformations -- 3. Theta Functions -- 4. Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4: Jacobi's Inversion Theorem and Ramanujan's Alternative Theories -- 5. Level 5: The Rogers-Ramanujan Continued Fraction -- 6. Level 6: Ramanujan's Cubic Continued Fraction -- 7. Level 7 -- 8. Level 8: The Ramanujan-Gollnitz-Gordon Continued Fraction -- 9. Level 9 -- 10. Level 10: Ramanujan's Function k -- 11. Levels 11 and 23 -- 12. Level 12 -- 13. Hypergeometric Modular Transformations -- 14. Ramanujan's Series for 1/pi -- References.
Theta functions were studied extensively by Ramanujan. This book provides a systematic development of Ramanujan’s results and extends them to a general theory. The author’s treatment of the subject is comprehensive, providing a detailed study of theta functions and modular forms for levels up to 12. Aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers, the organization, user-friendly presentation, and rich source of examples, lends this book to serve as a useful reference, a pedagogical tool, and a stimulus for further research. Topics, especially those discussed in the second half of the book, have been the subject of much recent research; many of which are appearing in book form for the first time. Further results are summarized in the numerous exercises at the end of each chapter.
Number theory.
Algebraic geometry.
Number Theory.
Algebraic Geometry.