Zeros of certain combinations of Eisenstein series of weight \(2k\),\(3k\), and \(k+l\) (Q1710754)

Let \(E_k(\tau)\) be the classical Eisenstein series of index \(k\) and variable \(\tau\) which is on the upper half-plane. It is well known that for \(k>2\), \(E_k(\tau)\) is a modular form of weight \(k\) for the full modular group. The location of the zeros of Eisenstein series has been studied the 60s. In the paper under review, the author locates the zeros of the modular forms \(E_k^{2}(\tau)+E_{2k}(\tau)\),\(E_k^{3}(\tau)+E_{3k}(\tau)\) and \(E_k(\tau)E_l(\tau)+E_{k+l}(\tau)\). By utilizing work of F. K. C. Rankin and Swinnerton-Dyer, he proves that for sufficiently large \(k\), \(l\) all zeros in the standard fundamental domain are located on the lower boundary \(\mathcal{A}=\{ e^{i \theta} : \pi / 2 \leq \theta \leq 2\pi /3 \}\).