Spherical polynomials and the periods of a certain modular form

Kramer, David

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1986-0825724-0

Spherical polynomials and the periods of a certain modular form

Author: David Kramer
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 294 (1986), 595-605
MSC: Primary 11F11; Secondary 11F66
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1986-0825724-0
MathSciNet review: 825724
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Abstract: The space of cusp forms on ${\text{S}}{{\text{L}}_2}({\mathbf{Z}})$ of weight is spanned by certain modular forms with rational periods.

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