the nome,
, . Since is not a single-valued
function of , it is assumed that is known, even when
is specified. Most applications concern the rectangular case
, , so that and
and are uniquely related.
►The main functions treated in this chapter are the theta functions where and .
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►Jacobi’s original notation: , , , , respectively, for , , , , where .
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►Neville’s notation: , , , , respectively, for , , , , where again .
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►McKean and Moll’s notation: , .
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►For an odd prime , the Legendre symbol
is defined as follows.
If divides , then the value of is .
…The Legendre symbol , as a function of , is a Dirichlet character (mod ).
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►If an odd integer has prime factorization , then the Jacobi symbol
is defined by , with .
The Jacobi symbol is a Dirichlet character (mod ).
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►Corresponding expansions for , , can be found by differentiating (20.2.1)–(20.2.4) with respect to .
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►For fixed , each is an entire function of with period ; is odd in and the others are even.
For fixed , each of , , , and is an analytic function of for , with a natural boundary , and correspondingly, an analytic function of for with a natural boundary .
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Figure 20.2.1:
-plane.
… zeros of , zeros of , zeros of , zeros of .
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►For , the -zeros of , , are , , , respectively.
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►If , then the quotient is the sum of a geometric series, and when the series (27.7.1) converges absolutely it can be rearranged as a power series:
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