Triple product identity, Quintuple product identity and Ramanujan’s differential equations for the classical Eisenstein series

Chan, Heng Huat

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-07-08723-0

Triple product identity, Quintuple product identity and Ramanujan's differential equations for the classical Eisenstein series

Author: Heng Huat Chan
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 135 (2007), 1987-1992
MSC (2000): Primary 14K25
Published electronically: March 2, 2007
MathSciNet review: 2299470
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Abstract: In this article, we use the triple product identity and the quintuple product identity to derive Ramanujan's famous differential equations for the Eisenstein series.

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