Monthly Archives: May 2015

Counting solutions to a_p = λ

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Persiflage

We know that the eigenvalue of \(T_2\) on \(\Delta\) is \(24.\) Are there any other level one cusp forms with the same Hecke eigenvalue? Maeda’s conjecture in its strongest form certainly implies that there does not. But what can one … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 12, 2015 by Persiflage

The space of classical modular cuspforms of level one and weight 24 has dimension two — the smallest weight for which the dimension is not zero or one. What can we say about the Hecke algebra acting on this space … Continue reading →

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How not to be wrong

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Persiflage

I recently finished listening to Jordan’s book “how not to be wrong,” and thought that I would record some of the notes I made. Unlike other reviews, Persiflage will cut through to the key aspects of the book which perhaps … Continue reading →

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