Brent's polynomial interpolation conjecture for the normalized Hecke-group form H4,mH_{4,m}

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Let H4,mH_{4,m} have Fourier expansion

H4,m(z)=∑n=0∞βn(m)qm(z)n,H_{4,m}(z)=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\beta_n(m)q_m(z)^n,

where qm(z)=exp⁡(2πiz/λm)q_m(z)=\exp(2\pi i z/\lambda_m) and m≥3m\geq3. Brent's H4,mH_{4,m} interpolation conjecture. For every nn, there is a polynomial Bn(x)∈Q[x]B_n(x)\in\mathbb{Q}[x] such that βn(m)=Bn(m)\beta_n(m)=B_n(m) for m=3,4,…m=3,4,\ldots; B0(x)≡1B_0(x)\equiv1, and for positive nn the degree of BnB_n is 3n−13n-1. The conjecture further gives the displayed formulas for B1B_1 and B2B_2, the factorization and sign conditions according as n∈Qn\in\mathscr Q or not, and the leading-coefficient and denominator divisibility assertions for primes. Here Q\mathscr Q is the set of positive integers not represented by x2+xy+y2x^2+xy+y^2. Numerical computations support the claim in the tested range, with vanishing coefficients predicted precisely at m=6m=6 for indices in Q\mathscr Q.

References

Primary source

Barry Brent, “Polynomial interpolation of modular forms for Hecke groups”, arXiv:2007.13844 (2021).

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