Convolution identities for divisor sums and modular forms
We consider certain convolution sums that are the subject of a conjecture by Chester, Green, Pufu, Wang, and Wen in string theory. We prove a generalized form of their conjecture, explicitly evaluating absolutely convergent sums [Formula: see text]where [Formula: see text] is a Laurent polynomial with logarithms. Contrary to original expectations, such convolution sums, suitably extended to [Formula: see text], do not vanish, but instead, they carry number theoretic meaning in the form of Fourier coefficients of holomorphic cusp forms.
Authors
- Danylo Radchenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1457-6214)
- Kim Klinger-Logan
- Ksenia Fedosova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-4035)
Institutions
- Kansas State University (US)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Université de Lille (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322320121
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Analytic Number Theory Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.81
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- European Commission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- European Research Council