Evaluation of complete elliptic integrals of the first kind at singular moduli

DOI10.11650/TWJM/1500404580MaRDI QIDQ2372405zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Habib Muzaffar, Kenneth S. Williams

Publication date 26 July 2007

Published in Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.11650/twjm/1500404580

zbMATH Keywords

form class groupsingular modulus

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General binary quadratic forms (11E16) Sums of squares and representations by other particular quadratic forms (11E25) Dedekind eta function, Dedekind sums (11F20) Elliptic functions and integrals (33E05)

Review text

The theory of ideals and algebraic number theory was developed in Germany in the nineteenth century. The connection to elliptic integrals goes through the formula \[ \frac{K(k')}{K(k)}=\sqrt{\lambda},\;\lambda\in\mathbb{N}. \] As a preparation for the definition of \(\eta(z)\) some infinite \(q\)-shifted factorials are given, the formula 2.6 is due to Euler. For the definition of class group on p.~1639, the reader is referred to [\textit{H. Muzaffar} and \textit{K. S. Williams}, JP J. Algebra Number Theory Appl. 4, No. 2, 209--259 (2004; Zbl 1077.11031), p. 212]. The main result is a formula \(\star\) on page 1641 for the Dedekind eta function expressed in terms of gamma functions to the power of Kronecker symbols. This idea goes back to \textit{R. Fricke} [IElliptische Funktionen. Enzyklop. d. math. Wiss. II 2, 177--348 (1913; JFM 44.0521.09)]. However the proof of \(\star\) is only hinted at. With the help of \(\star\), similar formulas for \(K[\sqrt{\lambda}]\) are obtained. The investigation continues with Dirichlet \(L\)-series and the Dedekind zeta function, certain functions expressing these functions depending on the Legendre symbol are used in the computations. Reviewer's remark: The reviewer was unable to find formula 2.7 in the quoted reference.

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