Nonlinear differential equations satisfied by certain classical modular forms (Q617829)

The author of the paper under review derives ordinary differential equations that are satisfied by certain elliptic modular forms and their roots. These forms are single-valued holomorphic functions on the upper-half plane \(h=\{z\mid \text{Im}\,z>0\}\). He considers the classical modular groups including \(\Gamma(1)=\text{PSL}(2,\mathbb Z)\), the Hecke congruence subgroups \(\Gamma_0(N)\), \(N=2,3,4\) and their Fricke extensions \(\Gamma_0^+<\text{PSL}(2,\mathbb R)\). The author shows how Picard-Fuchs equations of triangle subgroups of \(\text{PSL}(2,\mathbb R)\) yield a system of nonlinear equations for weight \(-1\) forms, and the generalized Chazy equation. He also treats every triangle group commensurable with \(\Gamma(1)\). For his computations he makes heavy use of \(q\)-expansions and the theory of modular forms. The author's approach in the paper is extensively ``modular''.