Hecke polynomials for the mock modular form arising from the Delta-function

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Main Authors: Gomez, Kevin, Ono, Ken
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author Gomez, Kevin
Ono, Ken
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Ono, Ken
contents We consider a mock modular form $M_Δ(τ)$ that arises naturally from Ramanujan's Delta-function. It is a weight $-10$ harmonic Maass form whose nonholomorphic part is the "period integral function'' of $Δ(τ)$. The Hecke operator $T_{-10}(m)$ acts on this mock modular form in terms of Ramanujan's $τ(m)$ and a monic degree $m$ polynomial $F_m(x),$ evaluated at $x=j(τ).$ In analogy with results by Asai, Kaneko, and Ninomiya on the zeros of Hecke polynomials for the $j$-function, we prove that the zeros of each $F_m(x)$, including $x=0$ and $x=1728,$ are distinct and lie in $[0, 1728]$. Additionally, as $m \to +\infty,$ these zeros become equidistributed in $[0, 1728].$
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spellingShingle Hecke polynomials for the mock modular form arising from the Delta-function
Gomez, Kevin
Ono, Ken
Number Theory
11F30, 11F25
We consider a mock modular form $M_Δ(τ)$ that arises naturally from Ramanujan's Delta-function. It is a weight $-10$ harmonic Maass form whose nonholomorphic part is the "period integral function'' of $Δ(τ)$. The Hecke operator $T_{-10}(m)$ acts on this mock modular form in terms of Ramanujan's $τ(m)$ and a monic degree $m$ polynomial $F_m(x),$ evaluated at $x=j(τ).$ In analogy with results by Asai, Kaneko, and Ninomiya on the zeros of Hecke polynomials for the $j$-function, we prove that the zeros of each $F_m(x)$, including $x=0$ and $x=1728,$ are distinct and lie in $[0, 1728]$. Additionally, as $m \to +\infty,$ these zeros become equidistributed in $[0, 1728].$
title Hecke polynomials for the mock modular form arising from the Delta-function
topic Number Theory
11F30, 11F25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17178