Introduction
For ∣ q ∣ < 1 |q| < 1 ∣ q ∣ < 1 , define
ϑ 2 ( q ) = ∑ k ∈ Z q ( k + 1 / 2 ) 2 , ϑ 3 ( q ) = ∑ k ∈ Z q k 2 , ϑ 4 ( q ) = ∑ k ∈ Z ( − 1 ) k q k 2 . \vartheta_2(q)=\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{(k+1/2)^2},\qquad\vartheta_3(q)=\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{k^2},\qquad\vartheta_4(q)=\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}(-1)^kq^{k^2}. ϑ 2 ( q ) = k ∈ Z ∑ q ( k + 1/2 ) 2 , ϑ 3 ( q ) = k ∈ Z ∑ q k 2 , ϑ 4 ( q ) = k ∈ Z ∑ ( − 1 ) k q k 2 .
Jacobi [12 p. 90, Eq. (14)] proved the fundamental quartic identity
ϑ 3 ( q ) 4 = ϑ 2 ( q ) 4 + ϑ 4 ( q ) 4 . \vartheta_3(q)^4=\vartheta_2(q)^4+\vartheta_4(q)^4. ϑ 3 ( q ) 4 = ϑ 2 ( q ) 4 + ϑ 4 ( q ) 4 .
J. M. Borwein and P. B. Borwein [2 ] discovered a cubic counterpart naturally associated with the root lattice A 2 A_2 A 2 . Let
Q ( m , n ) = m 2 + m n + n 2 , ω = exp ( 2 π i / 3 ) , Q(m,n)=m^2+mn+n^2,\qquad\omega=\exp(2\pi i/3), Q ( m , n ) = m 2 + mn + n 2 , ω = exp ( 2 π i /3 ) ,
and define
a ( q ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z q Q ( m , n ) , a(q)=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{Q(m,n)}, a ( q ) = m , n ∈ Z ∑ q Q ( m , n ) ,
b ( q ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z ω m − n q Q ( m , n ) , b(q)=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}\omega^{m-n}q^{Q(m,n)}, b ( q ) = m , n ∈ Z ∑ ω m − n q Q ( m , n ) ,
c ( q ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z q Q ( m + 1 / 3 , n + 1 / 3 ) . c(q)=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{Q(m+1/3,n+1/3)}. c ( q ) = m , n ∈ Z ∑ q Q ( m + 1/3 , n + 1/3 ) .
The Borweins [2 Eq. (2.3)] proved that
a ( q ) 3 = b ( q ) 3 + c ( q ) 3 (1) a(q)^3=b(q)^3+c(q)^3 \tag*{(1)} a ( q ) 3 = b ( q ) 3 + c ( q ) 3 (1)
so the fourth-power relation for the classical one-dimensional theta functions is replaced by a third-power relation attached to A 2 A_2 A 2 . This identity is fundamental in the theory of elliptic functions to the cubic base; see [2 , 3 , 9 ] .
Schultz [15 ] introduced nine cubic theta functions in two complex variables, four of which play the role of the four classical theta functions. Following Schultz [15 pp. 621–622] , let e ( v ) : = exp ( 2 π i v ) e(v):=\exp(2\pi iv) e ( v ) := exp ( 2 π i v ) , τ ∈ H 1 \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_1 τ ∈ H 1 (the upper half-plane), q = e ( τ ) q=e(\tau) q = e ( τ ) , u = ( u 1 , u 2 ) T ∈ C 2 \boldsymbol{u}=(u_1,u_2)^T\in\mathbb{C}^2 u = ( u 1 , u 2 ) T ∈ C 2 , x = e ( u 1 ) x=e(u_1) x = e ( u 1 ) , and y = e ( u 2 ) y=e(u_2) y = e ( u 2 ) , and define
Θ 1 ( u ; q ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z ω 1 + m − n q Q ( m + 1 / 3 , n + 1 / 3 ) x m + 1 / 3 y n + 1 / 3 , Θ 2 ( u ; q ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z q Q ( m + 1 / 3 , n + 1 / 3 ) x m + 1 / 3 y n + 1 / 3 , Θ 3 ( u ; q ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z q Q ( m , n ) x m y n , Θ 4 ( u ; q ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z ω m − n q Q ( m , n ) x m y n . (2) \begin{aligned}
\Theta_1(\boldsymbol{u};q)&=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}\omega^{1+m-n}q^{Q(m+1/3,n+1/3)}x^{m+1/3}y^{n+1/3},\\
\Theta_2(\boldsymbol{u};q)&=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{Q(m+1/3,n+1/3)}x^{m+1/3}y^{n+1/3},\\
\Theta_3(\boldsymbol{u};q)&=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{Q(m,n)}x^my^n,\\
\Theta_4(\boldsymbol{u};q)&=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}\omega^{m-n}q^{Q(m,n)}x^my^n. \tag*{(2)}
\end{aligned} Θ 1 ( u ; q ) Θ 2 ( u ; q ) Θ 3 ( u ; q ) Θ 4 ( u ; q ) = m , n ∈ Z ∑ ω 1 + m − n q Q ( m + 1/3 , n + 1/3 ) x m + 1/3 y n + 1/3 , = m , n ∈ Z ∑ q Q ( m + 1/3 , n + 1/3 ) x m + 1/3 y n + 1/3 , = m , n ∈ Z ∑ q Q ( m , n ) x m y n , = m , n ∈ Z ∑ ω m − n q Q ( m , n ) x m y n . (2)
The fractional powers are interpreted through the additive variables τ , u 1 , u 2 \tau,u_1,u_2 τ , u 1 , u 2 . These four functions are the cubic analogues of the four classical Jacobi theta functions in the sense developed by Schultz [15 ] . Schultz [15 Corollary 4.3] proved that
Θ 1 ( u ; q ) 3 + Θ 3 ( u ; q ) 3 = Θ 2 ( u ; q ) 3 + Θ 4 ( u ; q ) 3 (3) \Theta_1(\boldsymbol{u};q)^3+\Theta_3(\boldsymbol{u};q)^3=\Theta_2(\boldsymbol{u};q)^3+\Theta_4(\boldsymbol{u};q)^3 \tag*{(3)} Θ 1 ( u ; q ) 3 + Θ 3 ( u ; q ) 3 = Θ 2 ( u ; q ) 3 + Θ 4 ( u ; q ) 3 (3)
The definitions give
Θ 1 ( 0 ; q ) = 0 , Θ 2 ( 0 ; q ) = c ( q ) , Θ 3 ( 0 ; q ) = a ( q ) , Θ 4 ( 0 ; q ) = b ( q ) . \Theta_1(0;q)=0,\qquad\Theta_2(0;q)=c(q),\qquad\Theta_3(0;q)=a(q),\qquad\Theta_4(0;q)=b(q). Θ 1 ( 0 ; q ) = 0 , Θ 2 ( 0 ; q ) = c ( q ) , Θ 3 ( 0 ; q ) = a ( q ) , Θ 4 ( 0 ; q ) = b ( q ) .
Thus (1.3) specializes to (1.1). The identity (1.3) was subsequently revisited by Chan, Chan, Liu, and Zudilin [4 ] , who gave two further proofs and several related identities. Zhu [17 Theorem 7.12] gave a computational proof of this identity. Zhu [17 Theorem 7.11] also proved an analogous identity for the D 4 D_4 D 4 lattice.
Our main result is a general theta-series identity whose matrix specializations yield all the identities above, among others.
To describe the scope, let M M M be a symmetric positive-definite rational matrix of size m m m , let n ≥ 1 n \ge1 n ≥ 1 , and let a , b ∈ R m , n a,b \in\mathbb{R}^{m,n} a , b ∈ R m , n . We consider the Siegel–Jacobi theta series
Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) = ∑ g ∈ Z m , n e ( 1 2 τ ( g + a ) T M ( g + a ) + ( g + a ) T M ( z + b ) ) , \Theta_{M,n}[a,b](\tau,z)=\sum_{g\in\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}}\operatorname{e}\left(\frac{1}{2}\tau(g+a)^{T}M(g+a)+(g+a)^{T}M(z+b)\right), Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) = g ∈ Z m , n ∑ e ( 2 1 τ ( g + a ) T M ( g + a ) + ( g + a ) T M ( z + b ) ) ,
for ( τ , z ) ∈ H n × C m , n (\tau,z)\in\mathfrak{H}_{n}\times\mathbb{C}^{m,n} ( τ , z ) ∈ H n × C m , n . For the notation, see Subsection 1.2. Ziegler [18 ] studied theta series of this type from the viewpoint of Jacobi forms of higher degree; see Subsection 2.2 for the basic properties used here.
The main result is Theorem 2.7 ; we first state a simplified version. Let n , m , μ n,m,\mu n , m , μ be positive integers, let M 1 , M 2 M_1,M_2 M 1 , M 2 be symmetric positive-definite rational matrices of size m m m , and let τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_{n} τ ∈ H n and a i , b i ∈ R m , n a_i,b_i\in\mathbb{R}^{m,n} a i , b i ∈ R m , n , z i ∈ C m , n z_i\in\mathbb{C}^{m,n} z i ∈ C m , n , for i = 1 , 2 , … , μ i=1,2,\ldots,\mu i = 1 , 2 , … , μ . Suppose that A ∈ GL m μ ( Q ) A\in\operatorname{GL}_{m\mu}(\mathbb{Q}) A ∈ GL m μ ( Q ) satisfies A T M 1 ( μ ) A = M 2 ( μ ) A^{T}M_1^{(\mu)}A=M_2^{(\mu)} A T M 1 ( μ ) A = M 2 ( μ ) . Define
( a 1 ′ T , … , a μ ′ T ) = ( a 1 T , … , a μ T ) A − T , (a_1^{\prime T},\ldots,a_\mu^{\prime T})=(a_1^{T},\ldots,a_\mu^{T})A^{-T}, ( a 1 ′ T , … , a μ ′ T ) = ( a 1 T , … , a μ T ) A − T ,
( b 1 ′ T , … , b μ ′ T ) = ( b 1 T , … , b μ T ) A − T , (b_1^{\prime T},\ldots,b_\mu^{\prime T})=(b_1^{T},\ldots,b_\mu^{T})A^{-T}, ( b 1 ′ T , … , b μ ′ T ) = ( b 1 T , … , b μ T ) A − T ,
( w 1 T , … , w μ T ) = ( z 1 T , … , z μ T ) A − T . (w_1^{T},\ldots,w_\mu^{T})=(z_1^{T},\ldots,z_\mu^{T})A^{-T}. ( w 1 T , … , w μ T ) = ( z 1 T , … , z μ T ) A − T .
Then
∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = ∑ α , β c α , β ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) , (4) \prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_1,n}[a_i,b_i](\tau,z_i)=\sum_{\alpha,\beta}c_{\alpha,\beta}\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_2,n}[a_i'+\alpha_i,b_i'+\beta_i](\tau,w_i), \tag*{(4)} i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = α , β ∑ c α , β i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) , (4)
where ( α 1 T , … , α μ T ) : = α T (\alpha_1^{T},\ldots,\alpha_\mu^{T}):=\alpha^{T} ( α 1 T , … , α μ T ) := α T and ( β 1 T , … , β μ T ) : = β T (\beta_1^{T},\ldots,\beta_\mu^{T}):=\beta^{T} ( β 1 T , … , β μ T ) := β T . Here α \alpha α and β \beta β range over certain finite subsets of Q m μ , n \mathbb{Q}^{m\mu,n} Q m μ , n , and the coefficients c α , β c_{\alpha,\beta} c α , β are constant. See Theorem 2.7 for the precise statement.
The proof relies on a lemma of Igusa [10, p. 136, Lemma 1]. Igusa [10, pp. 137 and 139] used this lemma to derive two classical theta relations of Riemann. These relations are also special cases of our main theorem, obtained by specializing M 1 = ( 1 ) M_1=(1) M 1 = ( 1 ) ; see Theorems 2.12 and 2.13 . In addition to these classical formulas, theta relations have been studied extensively; see, for example, [5 , 6 , 8 , 11 ] . Gritsenko and Wang [8 ] , in particular, show that certain finite sums of products of theta series are holomorphic Jacobi forms and then derive theta relations from the theory of Jacobi forms. By contrast, the generic theta relation (1.4) can be proved without using the modular and elliptic transformation laws of Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) \Theta_{M,n}[a,b](\tau,z) Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) . The proof requires neither q q q -series techniques nor complex analysis beyond the absolute convergence needed to rearrange the defining series. Thus our approach is essentially algebraic once absolute convergence is known. Consequently, the proof of (1.4) is uniform for all n n n and all M 1 , M 2 , A M_1,M_2,A M 1 , M 2 , A satisfying A T M 1 ( μ ) A = M 2 ( μ ) A^{T}M_1^{(\mu)}A=M_2^{(\mu)} A T M 1 ( μ ) A = M 2 ( μ ) , and we obtain applications in arbitrary Siegel degree (genus) n n n , thereby extending identities previously known only in degree one.
Applications
All families of theta identities below arise by specializing the main formula (1.4). The procedure is as follows:
Choose an appropriate A A A .
Specify suitable representative sets for α \alpha α and β \beta β .
Identify theta series on the right-hand side that are proportional to each other.
Combine the relations linearly into the desired relation.
The first application concerns the A 2 A_2 A 2 lattice. Write F 3 = Z / 3 Z \mathbb{F}_3=\mathbb{Z}/3\mathbb{Z} F 3 = Z /3 Z . For p , q ∈ F 3 n \mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n p , q ∈ F 3 n , we define
Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) : = Θ M , n [ p ρ , q σ ] ( τ , z ) , θ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) : = Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , 0 ) , \Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,z):=\Theta_{M,n}[\mathbf{p}\rho,\mathbf{q}\sigma](\tau,z),
\qquad
\theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau):=\Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,0), Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) := Θ M , n [ p ρ , q σ ] ( τ , z ) , θ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) := Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , 0 ) ,
where M = ( 2 − 1 − 1 2 ) M=\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix} M = ( 2 − 1 − 1 2 ) is the Gram matrix of the A 2 A_2 A 2 lattice, and where ρ = ( 1 / 3 , − 1 / 3 ) T \rho=(1/3,-1/3)^{T} ρ = ( 1/3 , − 1/3 ) T and σ = ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) T \sigma=(1/3,1/3)^{T} σ = ( 1/3 , 1/3 ) T . When n = 1 n=1 n = 1 , these nine functions correspond, after a linear change of Jacobi variables and a phase normalization, to those studied by [15 ] ; see Example 2.4. Let C = ( 1 1 − 1 2 ) C=\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix} C = ( 1 − 1 1 2 ) . Our first identity is
3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = ∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 2 . (5) 3^n\Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,z)^3=\sum_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{v}+\mathbf{q}\cdot\mathbf{u}}\Theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau)^2. \tag*{(5)} 3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 2 . (5)
This is proved in Theorem 3.1. For n = 1 n=1 n = 1 , it immediately implies Schultz’s identity {(1.3)}; see Theorem 3.4 .
In degree two, we classify the theta constants θ p , q ( 2 ) ( τ ) \theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(2)}(\tau) θ p , q ( 2 ) ( τ ) into thirteen inequivalent nonzero classes. Using {(1.5)}, we prove that these theta series θ p , q ( 2 ) ( τ ) \theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(2)}(\tau) θ p , q ( 2 ) ( τ ) satisfy seven independent cubic relations. See Theorem 3.7 for the precise statement and proof.
To write one of the above cubic relations in expanded form, let
τ = ( τ 1 τ 0 τ 0 τ 2 ) ∈ H 2 , q = e ( τ 1 ) , s = e ( τ 0 ) , t = e ( τ 2 ) . \tau=\begin{pmatrix}\tau_1&\tau_0\\\tau_0&\tau_2\end{pmatrix}\in\mathfrak{H}_2,\qquad q=e(\tau_1),\qquad s=e(\tau_0),\qquad t=e(\tau_2). τ = ( τ 1 τ 0 τ 0 τ 2 ) ∈ H 2 , q = e ( τ 1 ) , s = e ( τ 0 ) , t = e ( τ 2 ) .
Then
( ∑ j , k , ℓ , h ∈ Z q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) ) 3 = ( ∑ j , k , ℓ , h ∈ Z ω j − k + ℓ − h q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) ) 3 + ( ∑ j , k , ℓ , h ∈ Z + 1 / 3 q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) ) 3 + ( ∑ j , k ∈ Z ℓ , h ∈ Z + 1 / 3 ω j − k q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) ) 3 + ( ∑ j , k ∈ Z + 1 / 3 ℓ , h ∈ Z ω ℓ − h q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) ) 3 . (6) \begin{aligned}
\left(\sum_{j,k,\ell,h\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{Q(j,k)}s^{2j\ell+k\ell+jh+2kht}Q(\ell,h)\right)^3
&=\left(\sum_{j,k,\ell,h\in\mathbb{Z}}\omega^{j-k+\ell-h}q^{Q(j,k)}s^{2j\ell+k\ell+jh+2kht}Q(\ell,h)\right)^3\\
&+\left(\sum_{j,k,\ell,h\in\mathbb{Z}+1/3}q^{Q(j,k)}s^{2j\ell+k\ell+jh+2kht}Q(\ell,h)\right)^3\\
&+\left(\sum_{\substack{j,k\in\mathbb{Z}\\\ell,h\in\mathbb{Z}+1/3}}\omega^{j-k}q^{Q(j,k)}s^{2j\ell+k\ell+jh+2kht}Q(\ell,h)\right)^3\\
&+\left(\sum_{\substack{j,k\in\mathbb{Z}+1/3\\\ell,h\in\mathbb{Z}}}\omega^{\ell-h}q^{Q(j,k)}s^{2j\ell+k\ell+jh+2kht}Q(\ell,h)\right)^3. \tag*{(6)}
\end{aligned} j , k , ℓ , h ∈ Z ∑ q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) 3 = j , k , ℓ , h ∈ Z ∑ ω j − k + ℓ − h q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) 3 + j , k , ℓ , h ∈ Z + 1/3 ∑ q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) 3 + j , k ∈ Z ℓ , h ∈ Z + 1/3 ∑ ω j − k q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) 3 + j , k ∈ Z + 1/3 ℓ , h ∈ Z ∑ ω ℓ − h q Q ( j , k ) s 2 j ℓ + k ℓ + j h + 2 k h t Q ( ℓ , h ) 3 . (6)
All powers in this formula are understood through the additive variables τ 1 , τ 0 , τ 2 \tau_1,\tau_0,\tau_2 τ 1 , τ 0 , τ 2 . In the formal limit t → 0 t\to0 t → 0 , the left-hand side tends to a ( q ) 3 a(q)^3 a ( q ) 3 , the first term on the right tends to b ( q ) 3 b(q)^3 b ( q ) 3 , the next two terms vanish, and the last term tends to c ( q ) 3 c(q)^3 c ( q ) 3 . Thus this degree-two identity specializes exactly to {(1.1)}.
The second application is the following square counterpart of (1.5):
3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ p , − q ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) = ∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( 2 τ ) . (7) 3^n\Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,z)\Theta_{\mathbf{p},-\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(2\tau,2z)=\sum_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{v}+\mathbf{q}\cdot\mathbf{u}}\Theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(2\tau). \tag*{(7)} 3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ p , − q ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) = u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( 2 τ ) . (7)
See Theorem 4.1 for the precise statement and proof. For u = ( u 1 , u 2 ) T \mathbf{u}=(u_1,u_2)^T u = ( u 1 , u 2 ) T , define
u ∗ = ( u 1 − u 2 − u 2 ) . \mathbf{u}^*=\begin{pmatrix}u_1-u_2\\-u_2\end{pmatrix}. u ∗ = ( u 1 − u 2 − u 2 ) .
An important consequence of {(1.7)} is the new identity
Θ 1 ( u ; q ) Θ 1 ( 2 u ∗ ; q 2 ) + Θ 3 ( u ; q ) Θ 3 ( 2 u ∗ ; q 2 ) = Θ 2 ( u ; q ) Θ 2 ( 2 u ∗ ; q 2 ) + Θ 4 ( u ; q ) Θ 4 ( 2 u ∗ ; q 2 ) , (8) \Theta_1(\mathbf{u};q)\Theta_1(2\mathbf{u}^*;q^2)+\Theta_3(\mathbf{u};q)\Theta_3(2\mathbf{u}^*;q^2)
=\Theta_2(\mathbf{u};q)\Theta_2(2\mathbf{u}^*;q^2)+\Theta_4(\mathbf{u};q)\Theta_4(2\mathbf{u}^*;q^2), \tag*{(8)} Θ 1 ( u ; q ) Θ 1 ( 2 u ∗ ; q 2 ) + Θ 3 ( u ; q ) Θ 3 ( 2 u ∗ ; q 2 ) = Θ 2 ( u ; q ) Θ 2 ( 2 u ∗ ; q 2 ) + Θ 4 ( u ; q ) Θ 4 ( 2 u ∗ ; q 2 ) , (8)
where we adopt Schultz’s notation (2) . Theorem 4.3 proves a more general form of this identity. At u = 0 u=0 u = 0 , it reduces to
a ( q ) a ( q 2 ) = b ( q ) b ( q 2 ) + c ( q ) c ( q 2 ) . a(q)a(q^2)=b(q)b(q^2)+c(q)c(q^2). a ( q ) a ( q 2 ) = b ( q ) b ( q 2 ) + c ( q ) c ( q 2 ) .
Borwein, Borwein, and Garvan [3 Theorem 2.6(i)] proved this identity. To the best of our knowledge, the identity (8) with two independent Jacobi variables is new.
In degree two, the same seven relation patterns recur for the square counterparts, with each cube θ ( τ ) 3 \theta(\tau)^3 θ ( τ ) 3 replaced by θ ( τ ) θ ( 2 τ ) \theta(\tau)\theta(2\tau) θ ( τ ) θ ( 2 τ ) ; see Theorem 4.6 .
The third application concerns root lattices of arbitrary rank. Let ℓ ≥ 2 \ell\ge2 ℓ ≥ 2 , d = ℓ − 1 d=\ell-1 d = ℓ − 1 , and ξ = e ( 1 / ℓ ) \xi=e(1/\ell) ξ = e ( 1/ ℓ ) . Suppose that λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n \lambda,\kappa\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n satisfy λ ⋅ κ ≢ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) \lambda\cdot\kappa\not\equiv0\pmod{\ell} λ ⋅ κ ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ ) . Let M ℓ M_\ell M ℓ be the Gram matrix of the A d A_d A d lattice; see (64) , and let r = ( 1 2 ⋯ d ) T r=(1\ \ 2\ \ \cdots\ \ d)^{\mathsf{T}} r = ( 1 2 ⋯ d ) T . Then
∑ a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n , c ∈ { 0 , 1 } n b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / 2 ℓ Z ) n ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 + c ) Θ M ℓ , n 2 ℓ [ r a ℓ , B ′ 2 ℓ ] ( τ , z ) = 0 , (9) \sum_{\substack{a\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n,\ c\in\{0,1\}^n\\ b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1}\in(\mathbb{Z}/2\ell\mathbb{Z})^n}}
\xi^{\lambda\cdot a+\kappa\cdot(b_1+\cdots+b_{d-1}+c)}
\Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}^{2\ell}\left[\frac{ra}{\ell},\frac{B'}{2\ell}\right](\tau,z)=0, \tag*{(9)} a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n , c ∈ { 0 , 1 } n b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z /2 ℓ Z ) n ∑ ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 + c ) Θ M ℓ , n 2 ℓ [ ℓ r a , 2 ℓ B ′ ] ( τ , z ) = 0 , (9)
where B ′ = ( b 1 T , … , b d − 1 T , c T ) T B'=(b_1^{\mathsf{T},\ldots,b_{d-1}^{\mathsf{T}},c^{\mathsf{T}})^{\mathsf{T}}} B ′ = ( b 1 T , … , b d − 1 T , c T ) T . If, moreover, ℓ ≥ 3 \ell\ge3 ℓ ≥ 3 and every component of κ \kappa κ lies in 2 Z / ℓ Z 2\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z} 2 Z / ℓ Z when ℓ \ell ℓ is even, then
∑ a , b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ r a ℓ , B ℓ ] ( τ , z ) = 0 , (10) \sum_{a,b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1}\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n}
\xi^{\lambda\cdot a+\kappa\cdot(b_1+\cdots+b_{d-1})}
\Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}^\ell\left[\frac{ra}{\ell},\frac{B}{\ell}\right](\tau,z)=0, \tag*{(10)} a , b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n ∑ ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ ℓ r a , ℓ B ] ( τ , z ) = 0 , (10)
where B = ( b 1 T , … , b d − 1 T , 0 T ) T B=(b_1^{\mathsf{T},\ldots,b_{d-1}^{\mathsf{T}},0^{\mathsf{T}})^{\mathsf{T}}} B = ( b 1 T , … , b d − 1 T , 0 T ) T . The two identities are proved in Theorems 6.1 and 5.3 , respectively.
For every ℓ ≥ 3 \ell\ge3 ℓ ≥ 3 , the formula (10) extends the third-power relations on A 2 A_2 A 2 to ℓ \ell ℓ -th-power relations on A ℓ − 1 A_{\ell-1} A ℓ − 1 , and (9) produces 2 ℓ 2\ell 2 ℓ -th-power identities valid also for ℓ = 2 \ell=2 ℓ = 2 .
The case ℓ = 2 \ell=2 ℓ = 2 recovers Jacobi’s quartic identity [12 p. 90, Eq. (14)] in degree one and gives analogues involving a Jacobi variable and valid in arbitrary Siegel degree. In degree two it yields five independent relations among the fourth powers of the ten even theta constants; comparison with Cléry, van der Geer, and Grushevsky [5 Section 6, Eq. (6.1)] shows that they form a basis of all linear relations among these fourth powers. Moreover, we classify the degree-one theta constants associated with A 3 A_3 A 3 and A 4 A_4 A 4 and provide explicit fourth- and fifth-power identities, which are specializations of (10) .
The paper is organized as follows. Section 2 collects the required facts about finite abelian groups and commensurable lattices, and introduces the Siegel–Jacobi theta series used throughout. The final subsection of Section 2 states and proves the main product formula. Sections 3 and 4 treat the cubic identities and their square counterparts, respectively. The same-order identities on root lattices are developed in Section 5, and the doubled-order identities, including the quartic specializations, are considered in Section 6.
Notation
Let R R R be a commutative ring, and let n , m n,m n , m be positive integers. The symbol R n , m R^{n,m} R n , m denotes the additive group of n × m n\times m n × m matrices over R R R , GL n ( R ) \operatorname{GL}_n(R) GL n ( R ) the group of invertible matrices of size n n n , and, when R = Q R=\mathbb{Q} R = Q or R = R R=\mathbb{R} R = R , GL n + ( R ) \operatorname{GL}_n^+ (R) GL n + ( R ) the set of symmetric positive-definite matrices of size n n n . The symbol Sym n , m ( R ) \operatorname{Sym}_{n,m}(R) Sym n , m ( R ) denotes the set of n × n n\times n n × n symmetric matrices. For a matrix A A A , A T A^{\mathsf{T}} A T denotes its transpose, and A − T A^{-\mathsf{T}} A − T denotes its inverse transpose (if it exists).
For A = ( a i j ) ∈ R n , m A=(a_{ij})\in R^{n,m} A = ( a ij ) ∈ R n , m and B ∈ R s , t B\in R^{s,t} B ∈ R s , t , the Kronecker product A ⊗ B A\otimes B A ⊗ B is the n s × m t ns\times mt n s × m t block matrix ( a i j ⋅ B ) 1 ≤ i ≤ n , 1 ≤ j ≤ m (a_{ij}\cdot B)_{1\le i\le n,1\le j\le m} ( a ij ⋅ B ) 1 ≤ i ≤ n , 1 ≤ j ≤ m . For a positive integer μ \mu μ , define B ( μ ) : = I μ ⊗ B B^{(\mu)}:=I_\mu\otimes B B ( μ ) := I μ ⊗ B , where I μ I_\mu I μ is the identity matrix of size μ \mu μ . For matrices M 1 , M 2 , … , M k M_1,M_2,\ldots,M_k M 1 , M 2 , … , M k of the same size, write
[ M 1 , M 2 , … , M k ] : = ( M 1 T , M 2 T , … , M k T ) T . [M_1,M_2,\ldots,M_k]:=(M_1^{\mathsf{T}},M_2^{\mathsf{T}},\ldots,M_k^{\mathsf{T}})^{\mathsf{T}}. [ M 1 , M 2 , … , M k ] := ( M 1 T , M 2 T , … , M k T ) T .
The symbol e i e_i e i denotes the i i i -th standard basis vector in the ambient dimension determined by context.
The Siegel upper half-space of degree n n n is
H n : = { u + i v : u ∈ M n , n s y m ( R ) , v ∈ G L n p o s ( R ) } . \mathfrak{H}_n := \{u+iv:u\in M_{n,n}^{\mathrm{sym}}(\mathbb{R}),\,v\in\mathrm{GL}_n^{\mathrm{pos}}(\mathbb{R})\}. H n := { u + i v : u ∈ M n , n sym ( R ) , v ∈ GL n pos ( R )} .
We use the notation e ( x ) : = exp ( 2 π i x ) e(x):=\exp(2\pi ix) e ( x ) := exp ( 2 π i x ) and q r : = exp ( 2 π i r τ ) q^r:=\exp(2\pi ir\tau) q r := exp ( 2 π i r τ ) for τ ∈ H 1 \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_1 τ ∈ H 1 and r ∈ R r\in\mathbb{R} r ∈ R . For τ = ( τ 1 τ 0 τ 0 τ 2 ) ∈ H 2 \tau=\begin{pmatrix}\tau_1&\tau_0\\\tau_0&\tau_2\end{pmatrix}\in\mathfrak{H}_2 τ = ( τ 1 τ 0 τ 0 τ 2 ) ∈ H 2 , we use q r : = exp ( 2 π i r τ 1 ) q^r:=\exp(2\pi ir\tau_1) q r := exp ( 2 π i r τ 1 ) , s r : = exp ( 2 π i r τ 0 ) s^r:=\exp(2\pi ir\tau_0) s r := exp ( 2 π i r τ 0 ) , and t r : = exp ( 2 π i r τ 2 ) t^r:=\exp(2\pi ir\tau_2) t r := exp ( 2 π i r τ 2 ) . The condition τ ∈ H 2 \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_2 τ ∈ H 2 is equivalent to ℑ ( τ 1 ) > 0 \Im(\tau_1)>0 ℑ ( τ 1 ) > 0 , ℑ ( τ 2 ) > 0 \Im(\tau_2)>0 ℑ ( τ 2 ) > 0 , and ℑ ( τ 1 ) ℑ ( τ 2 ) − ℑ ( τ 0 ) 2 > 0 \Im(\tau_1)\Im(\tau_2)-\Im(\tau_0)^2>0 ℑ ( τ 1 ) ℑ ( τ 2 ) − ℑ ( τ 0 ) 2 > 0 .
The generic formula
Prerequisites: groups and lattices
Let G G G be a finite abelian group. Its group of linear characters is denoted by G ^ \widehat{G} G and consists of all homomorphisms from G G G to C × \mathbb{C}^{\times} C × , the multiplicative group of nonzero complex numbers. It is well known that G ≅ G ^ G\cong\widehat{G} G ≅ G noncanonically; each cyclic decomposition of G G G determines an isomorphism. Theorem 2.7 relies on the following lemma of Igusa.
Lemma 2.1. Let L L L be an abelian group written additively, and let L 1 L_1 L 1 and L 2 L_2 L 2 be finite-index subgroups. Suppose that
Φ : L ⟶ C \Phi:L\longrightarrow\mathbb{C} Φ : L ⟶ C is an L 1 L^1 L 1 -function; that is, ∑ g ∈ L ∣ Φ ( g ) ∣ < + ∞ \sum_{g\in L}|\Phi(g)|<+\infty ∑ g ∈ L ∣Φ ( g ) ∣ < + ∞ . Then
[ L : L 1 ] ∑ g ∈ L 1 Φ ( g ) = ∑ χ ∈ L / L 1 , g ∈ L / L 2 ( ∑ h ∈ L 2 χ ( g + h ) Φ ( g + h ) ) . [L:L_1]\sum_{g\in L_1}\Phi(g)=\sum_{\chi\in L/L_1,g\in L/L_2}\left(\sum_{h\in L_2}\chi(g+h)\Phi(g+h)\right). [ L : L 1 ] g ∈ L 1 ∑ Φ ( g ) = χ ∈ L / L 1 , g ∈ L / L 2 ∑ ( h ∈ L 2 ∑ χ ( g + h ) Φ ( g + h ) ) .
Here [ L : L 1 ] [L:L_1] [ L : L 1 ] denotes the index of L 1 L_1 L 1 in L L L , also written ∣ L / L 1 ∣ |L/L_1| ∣ L / L 1 ∣ . Igusa [10 p. 136, Lemma 1] proved this lemma.
We shall use this lemma when L L L is a lattice—that is, a free abelian group of finite rank. In this paper, however, the terminology “lattice” will always refer to a Z \mathbb{Z} Z -module L L L in a background finite-dimensional vector space V V V over R \mathbb{R} R or Q \mathbb{Q} Q such that L L L has a Z \mathbb{Z} Z -basis which is simultaneously a basis of V V V .
Fix a space V V V as above, and let L 1 L_1 L 1 and L 2 L_2 L 2 be lattices in V V V . They are commensurable if both [ L 1 : L 1 ∩ L 2 ] [L_1:L_1\cap L_2] [ L 1 : L 1 ∩ L 2 ] and [ L 2 : L 1 ∩ L 2 ] [L_2:L_1\cap L_2] [ L 2 : L 1 ∩ L 2 ] are finite. Commensurability is an equivalence relation, and the sum and intersection of two commensurable lattices are again lattices in V V V . In particular, every finite-index submodule of a lattice is a lattice. For positive integers m , n m,n m , n , the module Z m , n \mathbb{Z}^{m,n} Z m , n of m × n m\times n m × n integral matrices is a lattice in R m , n \mathbb{R}^{m,n} R m , n . The lattices in R m , n \mathbb{R}^{m,n} R m , n commensurable with Z m , n \mathbb{Z}^{m,n} Z m , n are precisely those contained in Q m , n \mathbb{Q}^{m,n} Q m , n ; hence any two lattices in Q m , n \mathbb{Q}^{m,n} Q m , n are commensurable. Consequently, for any nonsingular rational m × m m\times m m × m matrix A A A , there is another such matrix A ~ \widetilde{A} A satisfying Z m , n + A ⋅ Z m , n = A ~ − 1 ⋅ Z m , n \mathbb{Z}^{m,n}+A\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} Z m , n + A ⋅ Z m , n = A − 1 ⋅ Z m , n .
Applying Theorem 2.7 requires an explicit choice of A ~ \widetilde{A} A for a given A A A .
Lemma 2.2. Let m , n m,n m , n be positive integers and let A ∈ G L m ( Q ) A\in\mathrm{GL}_m(\mathbb{Q}) A ∈ GL m ( Q ) . Then:
(a) There exist B 1 , B 2 ∈ G L m ( Z ) B_1,B_2\in\mathrm{GL}_m(\mathbb{Z}) B 1 , B 2 ∈ GL m ( Z ) such that B 1 − 1 A B 2 B_1^{-1}AB_2 B 1 − 1 A B 2 is a diagonal matrix.
(b) If B 1 − 1 A B 2 = diag ( q 1 p 1 , … , q m p m ) B_1^{-1}AB_2=\operatorname{diag}\left(\frac{q_1}{p_1},\ldots,\frac{q_m}{p_m}\right) B 1 − 1 A B 2 = diag ( p 1 q 1 , … , p m q m ) , where p i , q i p_i,q_i p i , q i are positive integers with gcd ( q i , p i ) = 1 \gcd(q_i,p_i)=1 g cd( q i , p i ) = 1 , then Z m , n + A ⋅ Z m , n = A ~ − 1 ⋅ Z m , n \mathbb{Z}^{m,n}+A\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} Z m , n + A ⋅ Z m , n = A − 1 ⋅ Z m , n with A ~ = diag ( p 1 , … , p m ) ⋅ B 1 − 1 ∈ Z m , m \widetilde{A}=\operatorname{diag}(p_1,\ldots,p_m)\cdot B_1^{-1}\in\mathbb{Z}^{m,m} A = diag ( p 1 , … , p m ) ⋅ B 1 − 1 ∈ Z m , m . Moreover, ∣ det ( A ~ ) ∣ = ∏ i = 1 m p i |\det(\widetilde{A})|=\prod_{i=1}^{m}p_i ∣ det ( A ) ∣ = ∏ i = 1 m p i .
Proof. For (a), after multiplying A A A by a nonzero integer, we may assume that A ∈ Z m , m A\in\mathbb{Z}^{m,m} A ∈ Z m , m . Choose a nonzero entry d d d of A A A and use permutation matrices to move it to the ( m , m ) (m,m) ( m , m ) -entry. Using elementary integral row and column operations, replace every other entry in the last column and last row by its remainder modulo d d d . If a nonzero remainder occurs, move it to the ( m , m ) (m,m) ( m , m ) -entry and repeat. The positive integer ∣ d ∣ |d| ∣ d ∣ strictly decreases whenever this happens, so the process terminates. At termination, elementary row and column operations clear every off-diagonal entry in the last row and column. Thus there are D 1 , D 2 ∈ GL m ( Z ) D_1,D_2 \in\operatorname{GL}_m(\mathbb{Z}) D 1 , D 2 ∈ GL m ( Z ) and a nonzero integer d d d such that
D 1 − 1 A D 2 = diag ( A 0 , d ) , A 0 ∈ Z m − 1 , m − 1 . D_1^{-1} A D_2=\operatorname{diag}(A_0,d),\qquad A_0\in\mathbb{Z}^{m-1,m-1}. D 1 − 1 A D 2 = diag ( A 0 , d ) , A 0 ∈ Z m − 1 , m − 1 .
Induction on m m m proves (a).
For (b), B j Z m , n = Z m , n B_j\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}=\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} B j Z m , n = Z m , n for j = 1 , 2 j=1,2 j = 1 , 2 because B j ∈ GL m ( Z ) B_j\in\operatorname{GL}_m(\mathbb{Z}) B j ∈ GL m ( Z ) . With D = diag ( q 1 p 1 , … , q m p m ) D=\operatorname{diag}\left(\frac{q_1}{p_1},\ldots,\frac{q_m}{p_m}\right) D = diag ( p 1 q 1 , … , p m q m ) ,
Z m , n + A Z m , n = B 1 Z m , n + B 1 B 1 − 1 A B 2 B 2 − 1 Z m , n = B 1 Z m , n + B 1 D Z m , n = B 1 ( Z m , n + D Z m , n ) = A ~ − 1 Z m , n . \begin{aligned}
\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}=B_1\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}+B_1B_1^{-1}AB_2B_2^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}=B_1\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}+B_1D\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} \\
&=B_1\left(\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}+D\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}\right)=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}.
\end{aligned} Z m , n + A Z m , n = B 1 Z m , n + B 1 B 1 − 1 A B 2 B 2 − 1 Z m , n = B 1 Z m , n + B 1 D Z m , n = B 1 ( Z m , n + D Z m , n ) = A − 1 Z m , n .
Finally, ∣ det B 1 ∣ = 1 |\det B_1|=1 ∣ det B 1 ∣ = 1 , so ∣ det A ~ ∣ = ∏ i = 1 m p i |\det\widetilde{A}|=\prod_{i=1}^{m}p_i ∣ det A ∣ = ∏ i = 1 m p i .
Remark 2.3. (1) If A A A is integral, Lemma 2.2 (a) may be strengthened by requiring each diagonal entry of B 1 − 1 A B 2 B_1^{-1}AB_2 B 1 − 1 A B 2 to be positive and to divide the next. The resulting matrix is the uniquely determined Smith normal form of A A A . In SageMath [14 ] , it can be computed by calling A.smith_form(integral=True); the transformation matrices B 1 B_1 B 1 and B 2 B_2 B 2 are also available, as described in the documentation returned by A.smith_form?.
(2) If an integral matrix A ~ \widetilde{A} A satisfies Z m , n + A ⋅ Z m , n = A ~ − 1 ⋅ Z m , n \mathbb{Z}^{m,n}+A\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} Z m , n + A ⋅ Z m , n = A − 1 ⋅ Z m , n , then G A ~ G\widetilde{A} G A may replace A ~ \widetilde{A} A for any G ∈ GL m ( Z ) G\in\operatorname{GL}_m(\mathbb{Z}) G ∈ GL m ( Z ) , since ( G A ~ ) − 1 ⋅ Z m , n = A ~ − 1 G − 1 ⋅ Z m , n = A ~ − 1 ⋅ Z m , n (G\widetilde{A})^{-1}\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}G^{-1}\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\cdot\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} ( G A ) − 1 ⋅ Z m , n = A − 1 G − 1 ⋅ Z m , n = A − 1 ⋅ Z m , n . Thus A ~ \widetilde{A} A may be reduced to row Hermite normal form. In SageMath [14 ] , the Hermite normal form of a matrix B B B is computed by calling B.hermite_form().
Jacobi theta series of arbitrary degree
Let n , m n,m n , m be positive integers, let M M M be an m × m m\times m m × m symmetric positive-definite matrix over Q \mathbb{Q} Q , and let a , b ∈ R m , n a,b\in\mathbb{R}^{m,n} a , b ∈ R m , n . The theta series considered in this paper has the general form
Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) : = ∑ g ∈ Z m , n e ( tr ( 1 2 τ ( g + a ) T ⋅ M ⋅ ( g + a ) + ( g + a ) T ⋅ M ⋅ ( z + b ) ) ) . (11) \Theta_{M,n}[a,b](\tau,z):=\sum_{g\in\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}}\mathop{\mathrm{e}}\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\frac{1}{2}\tau(g+a)^{T}\cdot M\cdot(g+a)+(g+a)^{T}\cdot M\cdot(z+b)\right)\right). \tag*{(11)} Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) := g ∈ Z m , n ∑ e ( tr ( 2 1 τ ( g + a ) T ⋅ M ⋅ ( g + a ) + ( g + a ) T ⋅ M ⋅ ( z + b ) ) ) . (11)
where ( τ , z ) ∈ H n × C m , n (\tau,z)\in\mathfrak{H}_n\times\mathbb{C}^{m,n} ( τ , z ) ∈ H n × C m , n . This series converges normally1 and hence defines a holomorphic function on H n × C m , n \mathfrak{H}_n\times\mathbb{C}^{m,n} H n × C m , n . The corresponding theta constant is
θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ ) : = Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , 0 ) . \theta_{M,n}[a,b](\tau):=\Theta_{M,n}[a,b](\tau,0). θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ ) := Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , 0 ) .
For a , b ∈ Q m , n a,b\in\mathbb{Q}^{m,n} a , b ∈ Q m , n , these theta series and their transformation laws lie in the framework of Siegel–Jacobi forms; see Ziegler [18 ] and Zhou, Wang, and Lu [16 ] . One aim of this paper is to derive polynomial relations among Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) \Theta_{M,n}[a,b](\tau,z) Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) without using modular forms, Jacobi forms, or q q q -series.
Example 2.4. Let m = 2 m=2 m = 2 , M = ( 2 − 1 − 1 2 ) M=\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix} M = ( 2 − 1 − 1 2 ) , and n = 1 n=1 n = 1 . Then
Θ M , n [ ( a 1 , a 2 ) , ( b 1 , b 2 ) ] ( τ , ( z 1 , z 2 ) ) = e ( 2 a 1 b 1 − a 1 b 2 − a 2 b 1 + 2 a 2 b 2 ) \Theta_{M,n}[(a_1,a_2),(b_1,b_2)](\tau,(z_1,z_2))=\mathop{\mathrm{e}}(2a_1b_1-a_1b_2-a_2b_1+2a_2b_2) Θ M , n [( a 1 , a 2 ) , ( b 1 , b 2 )] ( τ , ( z 1 , z 2 )) = e ( 2 a 1 b 1 − a 1 b 2 − a 2 b 1 + 2 a 2 b 2 )
Θ M , n [ ( a 1 , a 2 ) , ( b 1 , b 2 ) ] ( τ , ( z 1 , z 2 ) ) = ⋅ ∑ g 1 , g 2 ∈ Z e ( 2 g 1 b 1 − g 1 b 2 − g 2 b 1 + 2 g 2 b 2 ) q ( g 1 + a 1 ) 2 − ( g 1 + a 1 ) ( g 2 + a 2 ) + ( g 2 + a 2 ) 2 ζ 1 g 1 + a 1 ζ 2 g 2 + a 2 , \mathrel{\phantom{\Theta_{M,n}[(a_1,a_2),(b_1,b_2)](\tau,(z_1,z_2))={}}}\cdot\sum_{g_1,g_2\in\mathbb{Z}}\mathop{\mathrm{e}}(2g_1b_1-g_1b_2-g_2b_1+2g_2b_2)q^{(g_1+a_1)^2-(g_1+a_1)(g_2+a_2)+(g_2+a_2)^2}\zeta_1^{g_1+a_1}\zeta_2^{g_2+a_2}, Θ M , n [( a 1 , a 2 ) , ( b 1 , b 2 )] ( τ , ( z 1 , z 2 )) = ⋅ g 1 , g 2 ∈ Z ∑ e ( 2 g 1 b 1 − g 1 b 2 − g 2 b 1 + 2 g 2 b 2 ) q ( g 1 + a 1 ) 2 − ( g 1 + a 1 ) ( g 2 + a 2 ) + ( g 2 + a 2 ) 2 ζ 1 g 1 + a 1 ζ 2 g 2 + a 2 ,
where ζ 1 = e ( 2 z 1 − z 2 ) \zeta_1=\mathop{\mathrm{e}}(2z_1-z_2) ζ 1 = e ( 2 z 1 − z 2 ) and ζ 2 = e ( − z 1 + 2 z 2 ) \zeta_2=\mathop{\mathrm{e}}(-z_1+2z_2) ζ 2 = e ( − z 1 + 2 z 2 ) . Directly from the definitions,
θ M , n [ ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 0 ) ] = a ( q ) , \theta_{M,n}[(0,0),(0,0)]=a(q), θ M , n [( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 0 )] = a ( q ) ,
θ M , n [ ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) ] = b ( q ) , \theta_{M,n}[(0,0),(1/3,1/3)]=b(q), θ M , n [( 0 , 0 ) , ( 1/3 , 1/3 )] = b ( q ) ,
θ M , n [ ( 2 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) , ( 0 , 0 ) ] = c ( q ) . \theta_{M,n}[(2/3,1/3),(0,0)]=c(q). θ M , n [( 2/3 , 1/3 ) , ( 0 , 0 )] = c ( q ) .
The Borweins [2 ] and Hirschhorn, Garvan, and Borwein [9 ] studied the functions a ( q ) a(q) a ( q ) , b ( q ) b(q) b ( q ) , and c ( q ) c(q) c ( q ) . More generally, the functions Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) \Theta_{M,n}[a,b](\tau,z) Θ M , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) , where
a ∈ { ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 2 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) , ( 1 / 3 , 2 / 3 ) } , (12) a \in\{(0,0),(2/3,1/3),(1/3,2/3)\}, \tag*{(12)} a ∈ {( 0 , 0 ) , ( 2/3 , 1/3 ) , ( 1/3 , 2/3 )} , (12)
b ∈ { ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) , ( 2 / 3 , 2 / 3 ) } , (13) b \in\{(0,0),(1/3,1/3),(2/3,2/3)\}, \tag*{(13)} b ∈ {( 0 , 0 ) , ( 1/3 , 1/3 ) , ( 2/3 , 2/3 )} , (13)
correspond to the nine functions Θ i j ( u ∣ τ ) \Theta_{ij}(u|\tau) Θ ij ( u ∣ τ ) studied by Schultz [15 p. 630] . See also Zhu [17 § 7.2] and Chan, Chan, Liu, and Zudilin [4 ] . Zhu [17 Eqs. (7.76) and (7.77)] records the representatives in (12) and (13) .
Example 2.5. For m = 1 m=1 m = 1 and M = ( 1 ) M=(1) M = ( 1 ) , the function Θ ( 1 ) , n [ 0 , 0 ] \Theta_{(1),n}[0,0] Θ ( 1 ) , n [ 0 , 0 ] is the Riemann theta function, which plays an important role in the theory of abelian varieties; see, for example, [13 ] .
We conclude this subsection by observing that two characteristic pairs may determine the same theta series up to a constant factor.
Lemma 2.6. Suppose that a 1 , b 1 , a 2 , b 2 ∈ R m , n a_1,b_1,a_2,b_2 \in\mathbb{R}^{m,n} a 1 , b 1 , a 2 , b 2 ∈ R m , n satisfy a 2 − a 1 ∈ Z m , n a_2-a_1 \in\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} a 2 − a 1 ∈ Z m , n and b 2 − b 1 ∈ M − 1 Z m , n b_2-b_1 \in M^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} b 2 − b 1 ∈ M − 1 Z m , n . Then we have
Θ M , n [ a 2 , b 2 ] = e tr ( a 1 T M ( b 2 − b 1 ) ) Θ M , n [ a 1 , b 1 ] . \Theta_{M,n}[a_2,b_2] = e^{\operatorname{tr}(a_1^T M(b_2-b_1))}\Theta_{M,n}[a_1,b_1]. Θ M , n [ a 2 , b 2 ] = e tr ( a 1 T M ( b 2 − b 1 )) Θ M , n [ a 1 , b 1 ] . In particular, if a 1 ∈ 1 N Z m , n a_1 \in\frac{1}{N}\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} a 1 ∈ N 1 Z m , n , where N N N is a positive integer, then
Θ M , n [ a 2 , b 2 ] N = Θ M , n [ a 1 , b 1 ] N . \Theta_{M,n}[a_2,b_2]^N = \Theta_{M,n}[a_1,b_1]^N. Θ M , n [ a 2 , b 2 ] N = Θ M , n [ a 1 , b 1 ] N .
Proof. Apply the change of variables g = g ′ + a 1 − a 2 g=g'+a_1-a_2 g = g ′ + a 1 − a 2 in the defining series for Θ M , n [ a 2 , b 2 ] \Theta_{M,n}[a_2,b_2] Θ M , n [ a 2 , b 2 ] . The result follows by direct calculation. □
The main theorem
We now state and prove the main theorem.
Theorem 2.7. Let n , m , μ n,m,\mu n , m , μ be positive integers, let M 1 , M 2 ∈ G L m pos ( Q ) M_1,M_2 \in\mathrm{GL}^{\operatorname{pos}}_m(\mathbb{Q}) M 1 , M 2 ∈ GL m pos ( Q ) , and let τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_n τ ∈ H n and a i , b i ∈ R m , n a_i,b_i \in\mathbb{R}^{m,n} a i , b i ∈ R m , n , z i ∈ C m , n z_i \in\mathbb{C}^{m,n} z i ∈ C m , n , for i = 1 , 2 , … , μ i=1,2,\ldots,\mu i = 1 , 2 , … , μ . Suppose that A ∈ G L m μ ( Q ) A \in\mathrm{GL}_{m\mu}(\mathbb{Q}) A ∈ GL m μ ( Q ) satisfies A T M 1 ( μ ) A = M 2 ( μ ) A^T M_1^{(\mu)} A=M_2^{(\mu)} A T M 1 ( μ ) A = M 2 ( μ ) . Let A ~ \widetilde{A} A be an integral matrix of size m μ m\mu m μ such that Z m μ , n + A Z m μ , n = A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n \mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} Z m μ , n + A Z m μ , n = A − 1 Z m μ , n . Define
( a 1 ′ T , … , a μ ′ T ) = ( a 1 T , … , a μ T ) A − T , (a_1^{\prime T},\ldots,a_\mu^{\prime T})=(a_1^T,\ldots,a_\mu^T)A^{-T}, ( a 1 ′ T , … , a μ ′ T ) = ( a 1 T , … , a μ T ) A − T , ( b 1 ′ T , … , b μ ′ T ) = ( b 1 T , … , b μ T ) A − T , (b_1^{\prime T},\ldots,b_\mu^{\prime T})=(b_1^T,\ldots,b_\mu^T)A^{-T}, ( b 1 ′ T , … , b μ ′ T ) = ( b 1 T , … , b μ T ) A − T , ( w 1 T , … , w μ T ) = ( z 1 T , … , z μ T ) A − T . (w_1^T,\ldots,w_\mu^T)=(z_1^T,\ldots,z_\mu^T)A^{-T}. ( w 1 T , … , w μ T ) = ( z 1 T , … , z μ T ) A − T . Then
∣ det A ~ ∣ n ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = ∑ α , β e − tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ) ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) , (14) |\det\widetilde{A}|^n\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_1,n}[a_i,b_i](\tau,z_i)
=
\sum_{\alpha,\beta}e^{-\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}a_i^{\prime T}M_2\beta_i\right)}\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_2,n}[a_i'+\alpha_i,b_i'+\beta_i](\tau,w_i), \tag*{(14)} ∣ det A ∣ n ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = α , β ∑ e − tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ) ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) , (14) where α = ( α 1 T , … , α μ T ) \alpha=(\alpha_1^T,\ldots,\alpha_\mu^T) α = ( α 1 T , … , α μ T ) runs over a complete system of representatives for
( A ~ A ) − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n , (15) (\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}, \tag*{(15)} ( A A ) − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n , (15) and β = ( β 1 T , … , β μ T ) \beta=(\beta_1^T,\ldots,\beta_\mu^T) β = ( β 1 T , … , β μ T ) runs over a complete system of representatives for
A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n / A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ T Z m μ , n . (16) A^{-1}M_1^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/A^{-1}M_1^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^T\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}. \tag*{(16)} A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n / A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A T Z m μ , n . (16)
We first prove a preliminary version. Let n , m , μ , M 1 , M 2 , a i , b i , z i n,m,\mu,M_1,M_2,a_i,b_i,z_i n , m , μ , M 1 , M 2 , a i , b i , z i be as in Theorem 2.7 . For v 1 , … , v μ ∈ C m , n v_1,\ldots,v_\mu\in\mathbb{C}^{m,n} v 1 , … , v μ ∈ C m , n , define
[ v 1 , … , v μ ] : = ( v 1 T , … , v μ T ) T ∈ C m μ , n (17) [v_1,\ldots,v_\mu]:=(v_1^T,\ldots,v_\mu^T)^T\in\mathbb{C}^{m\mu,n} \tag*{(17)} [ v 1 , … , v μ ] := ( v 1 T , … , v μ T ) T ∈ C m μ , n (17)
for convenience. For j = 1 , 2 j=1,2 j = 1 , 2 , we define the bilinear maps
B j : Q m μ , n × Q m μ , n → Q n , n (18) B_j:\mathbb{Q}^{m\mu,n}\times\mathbb{Q}^{m\mu,n}\to\mathbb{Q}^{n,n} \tag*{(18)} B j : Q m μ , n × Q m μ , n → Q n , n (18)
( [ v 1 , … , v μ ] , [ v 1 ′ , … , v μ ′ ] ) ↦ ∑ i = 1 μ v i T M j v i ′ . ([v_1,\ldots,v_\mu],[v'_1,\ldots,v'_\mu])\mapsto\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}v_i^T M_jv'_i. ([ v 1 , … , v μ ] , [ v 1 ′ , … , v μ ′ ]) ↦ i = 1 ∑ μ v i T M j v i ′ .
where v i , v i ′ ∈ Q m , n v_i,v'_i\in\mathbb{Q}^{m,n} v i , v i ′ ∈ Q m , n . Equivalently, B j ( v , v ′ ) = v T M j ( μ ) v ′ B_j(v,v')=v^T M_j^{(\mu)}v' B j ( v , v ′ ) = v T M j ( μ ) v ′ . Let σ \sigma σ be a Q \mathbb{Q} Q -linear isomorphism of Q m μ , n \mathbb{Q}^{m\mu,n} Q m μ , n satisfying2
B 1 ( σ ( v ) , σ ( v ′ ) ) = B 2 ( v , v ′ ) (19) B_1(\sigma(v),\sigma(v'))=B_2(v,v') \tag*{(19)} B 1 ( σ ( v ) , σ ( v ′ )) = B 2 ( v , v ′ ) (19)
for every v , v ′ ∈ Q m μ , n v,v'\in\mathbb{Q}^{m\mu,n} v , v ′ ∈ Q m μ , n . Extend B j B_j B j to C m μ , n × C m μ , n \mathbb{C}^{m\mu,n}\times\mathbb{C}^{m\mu,n} C m μ , n × C m μ , n by the same formula, and extend σ \sigma σ canonically to a C \mathbb{C} C -linear isomorphism of C m μ , n \mathbb{C}^{m\mu,n} C m μ , n . Then (19) remains valid for v , v ′ ∈ C m μ , n v,v'\in\mathbb{C}^{m\mu,n} v , v ′ ∈ C m μ , n .
Define
[ a 1 ′ , … , a μ ′ ] = σ − 1 [ a 1 , … , a μ ] , (20) [a'_1,\ldots,a'_\mu]=\sigma^{-1}[a_1,\ldots,a_\mu], \tag*{(20)} [ a 1 ′ , … , a μ ′ ] = σ − 1 [ a 1 , … , a μ ] , (20)
[ b 1 ′ , … , b μ ′ ] = σ − 1 [ b 1 , … , b μ ] , (21) [b'_1,\ldots,b'_\mu]=\sigma^{-1}[b_1,\ldots,b_\mu], \tag*{(21)} [ b 1 ′ , … , b μ ′ ] = σ − 1 [ b 1 , … , b μ ] , (21)
[ w 1 , … , w μ ] = σ − 1 [ z 1 , … , z μ ] . (22) [w_1,\ldots,w_\mu]=\sigma^{-1}[z_1,\ldots,z_\mu]. \tag*{(22)} [ w 1 , … , w μ ] = σ − 1 [ z 1 , … , z μ ] . (22)
Let
L 1 = Z m μ , n , L 2 = σ ( Z m μ , n ) , L = L 1 + L 2 . (23) L_1=\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n},\qquad L_2=\sigma(\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}),\qquad L=L_1+L_2. \tag*{(23)} L 1 = Z m μ , n , L 2 = σ ( Z m μ , n ) , L = L 1 + L 2 . (23)
These are pairwise commensurable lattices in Q m μ , n \mathbb{Q}^{m\mu,n} Q m μ , n .
Lemma 2.8. If σ \sigma σ satisfies the conditions above, then
∣ L / L 1 ∣ ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = ∑ χ ∈ L / L 1 , g ∈ σ − 1 ( L ) / L 1 χ ( σ ( g ) ) ∑ h 1 , … , h μ ∈ Z m , n χ ( σ [ h 1 , … , h μ ] ) ∏ i = 1 μ e ( tr ( 1 2 τ v i T M 2 v i + v i T M 2 ( w i + b i ′ ) ) ) , (24) \lvert L/L_1\rvert\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_{1,n}}[a_i,b_i](\tau,z_i)
=
\sum_{\chi\in L/L_1,\;g\in\sigma^{-1}(L)/L_1}\chi(\sigma(g))
\sum_{h_1,\ldots,h_\mu\in\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}}\chi(\sigma[h_1,\ldots,h_\mu])
\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}e\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\frac{1}{2}\tau v_i^T M_2v_i+v_i^T M_2(w_i+b'_i)\right)\right), \tag*{(24)} ∣ L / L 1 ∣ ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = χ ∈ L / L 1 , g ∈ σ − 1 ( L ) / L 1 ∑ χ ( σ ( g )) h 1 , … , h μ ∈ Z m , n ∑ χ ( σ [ h 1 , … , h μ ]) i = 1 ∏ μ e ( tr ( 2 1 τ v i T M 2 v i + v i T M 2 ( w i + b i ′ ) ) ) , (24) where v i : = h i + g i + a i ′ v_i:=h_i+g_i+a'_i v i := h i + g i + a i ′ and g i ∈ Q m , n g_i\in\mathbb{Q}^{m,n} g i ∈ Q m , n is defined by [ g 1 , … , g μ ] : = g [g_1,\ldots,g_\mu]:=g [ g 1 , … , g μ ] := g .
Proof. For g = [ g 1 , … , g μ ] ∈ L g=[g_1,\ldots,g_\mu]\in L g = [ g 1 , … , g μ ] ∈ L , define
Φ ( g ) = ∏ i = 1 μ e ( tr ( 1 2 τ ( g i + a i ) T M 1 ( g i + a i ) + ( g i + a i ) T M 1 ( z i + b i ) ) ) . \Phi(g)=\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}e\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\frac{1}{2}\tau(g_i+a_i)^T M_1(g_i+a_i)+(g_i+a_i)^T M_1(z_i+b_i)\right)\right). Φ ( g ) = i = 1 ∏ μ e ( tr ( 2 1 τ ( g i + a i ) T M 1 ( g i + a i ) + ( g i + a i ) T M 1 ( z i + b i ) ) ) .
Since L / L 1 L/L_1 L / L 1 is finite and the defining theta series converges absolutely on every coset of L 1 L_1 L 1 (see Subsection 2.2), Φ ∈ L 1 ( L ) \Phi\in L^1(L) Φ ∈ L 1 ( L ) . Lemma 2.1 then implies
∣ L / L 1 ∣ ∑ g ∈ L 1 Φ ( g ) = ∑ χ ∈ L / L 1 , g ∈ L / L 2 ( ∑ h ∈ L 2 χ ( g + h ) Φ ( g + h ) ) . (25) \lvert L/L_1\rvert\sum_{g\in L_1}\Phi(g)
=
\sum_{\chi\in L/L_1,\;g\in L/L_2}\left(\sum_{h\in L_2}\chi(g+h)\Phi(g+h)\right). \tag*{(25)} ∣ L / L 1 ∣ g ∈ L 1 ∑ Φ ( g ) = χ ∈ L / L 1 , g ∈ L / L 2 ∑ ( h ∈ L 2 ∑ χ ( g + h ) Φ ( g + h ) ) . (25)
Here and below, sums indexed by quotient groups are taken over arbitrary complete sets of representatives, and characters are evaluated on the corresponding cosets. The map L / L 2 → σ − 1 ( L ) / L 1 L/L_2 \to\sigma^{-1}(L)/L_1 L / L 2 → σ − 1 ( L ) / L 1 given by g + L 2 ↦ σ − 1 ( g ) + L 1 g+L_2 \mapsto\sigma^{-1}(g)+L_1 g + L 2 ↦ σ − 1 ( g ) + L 1 is a group isomorphism. Hence
∑ χ ∈ L / L 1 ^ , g ∈ L / L 2 ( ∑ h ∈ L 2 χ ( g + h ) Φ ( g + h ) ) = ∑ χ ∈ L / L 1 ^ , g ∈ σ − 1 ( L ) / L 1 χ ( σ ( g ) ) ∑ h 1 , … , h μ ∈ Z m , n χ ( σ [ h 1 , … , h μ ] ) Φ ( σ ( g + h ) ) . (26) \sum_{\substack{\chi\in\widehat{L/L_1},\,g\in L/L_2}}
\left(\sum_{h\in L_2}\chi(g+h)\Phi(g+h)\right)
=
\sum_{\substack{\chi\in\widehat{L/L_1},\,g\in\sigma^{-1}(L)/L_1}}
\chi(\sigma(g))\sum_{h_1,\ldots,h_\mu\in\mathbb{Z}^{m,n}}
\chi(\sigma[h_1,\ldots,h_\mu])\Phi(\sigma(g+h)). \tag*{(26)} χ ∈ L / L 1 , g ∈ L / L 2 ∑ ( h ∈ L 2 ∑ χ ( g + h ) Φ ( g + h ) ) = χ ∈ L / L 1 , g ∈ σ − 1 ( L ) / L 1 ∑ χ ( σ ( g )) h 1 , … , h μ ∈ Z m , n ∑ χ ( σ [ h 1 , … , h μ ]) Φ ( σ ( g + h )) . (26)
Here h = [ h 1 , … , h μ ] h=[h_1,\ldots,h_\mu] h = [ h 1 , … , h μ ] . By (19) –(22) ,
Φ ( σ ( g + h ) ) = ∏ i = 1 μ e ( tr ( 1 2 v i T M 2 v i + v i T M 2 ( w i + b i ′ ) ) ) . \Phi(\sigma(g+h))=\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}e\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\frac{1}{2}v_i^{T}M_2v_i+v_i^{T}M_2(w_i+b_i^{\prime})\right)\right). Φ ( σ ( g + h )) = i = 1 ∏ μ e ( tr ( 2 1 v i T M 2 v i + v i T M 2 ( w i + b i ′ ) ) ) .
Substitution into (26) gives
(2.17) RHS of (25) = RHS of (24) .
Absolute convergence also gives
(2.18) LHS of (25) = LHS of (24) .
Equations (25) , (2.17), and (2.18) now imply (24) . □
Theorem 2.7 follows by applying the preceding lemma to a specific σ \sigma σ .
Lemma 2.9. Suppose A A A is a rational matrix of size m μ m\mu m μ such that A T ⋅ M 1 ( μ ) ⋅ A = M 2 ( μ ) A^{T}\cdot M_1^{(\mu)}\cdot A=M_2^{(\mu)} A T ⋅ M 1 ( μ ) ⋅ A = M 2 ( μ ) . Then the linear isomorphism σ ( v ) = A v \sigma(v)=Av σ ( v ) = A v satisfies (19) , and (24) holds for this σ \sigma σ .
Proof. For arbitrary v , v ′ ∈ Q m μ , n v,v'\in\mathbb{Q}^{m\mu,n} v , v ′ ∈ Q m μ , n ,
B 1 ( σ ( v ) , σ ( v ′ ) ) = ( A v ) T M 1 ( μ ) ( A v ′ ) = v T M 2 ( μ ) v ′ = B 2 ( v , v ′ ) . B_1(\sigma(v),\sigma(v'))=(Av)^TM_1^{(\mu)}(Av')=v^TM_2^{(\mu)}v'=B_2(v,v'). B 1 ( σ ( v ) , σ ( v ′ )) = ( A v ) T M 1 ( μ ) ( A v ′ ) = v T M 2 ( μ ) v ′ = B 2 ( v , v ′ ) .
Thus (19) holds, and Lemma 2.8 2.8 2.8 gives (24) . □
The following lemma gives explicit expressions for χ ( σ ( g ) ) \chi(\sigma(g)) χ ( σ ( g )) and χ ( σ ( h ) ) \chi(\sigma(h)) χ ( σ ( h )) in (24) .
Lemma 2.10. Under the assumptions and with the notation of Theorem 2.7, the map
M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T Z m μ , n / M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n ⟶ A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde A^{-T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/M_2^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}
\longrightarrow
\widetilde A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T Z m μ , n / M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n ⟶ A − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n b ‾ + M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n ⟼ ( v ‾ + Z m μ , n ↦ e ( tr ( b T M 2 ( μ ) A ~ v ) ) ) (27) \overline b+M_2^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}
\longmapsto
\left(\overline v+\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}\mapsto e\left(\operatorname{tr}(b^TM_2^{(\mu)}\widetilde A v)\right)\right) \tag*{(27)} b + M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n ⟼ ( v + Z m μ , n ↦ e ( tr ( b T M 2 ( μ ) A v ) ) ) (27) is a group isomorphism.
Proof. Because A ~ \widetilde A A is integral, the domain and codomain of (27) are well-defined finite abelian groups. Write b ‾ : = b + M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n \overline b:=b+M_2^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} b := b + M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n and v ‾ : = v + Z m μ , n \overline v:=v+\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} v := v + Z m μ , n , and define
χ b ‾ ( v ‾ ) : = e ( tr ( b T M 2 ( μ ) A ~ v ) ) . (28) \chi_{\overline b}(\overline v):=e\left(\operatorname{tr}(b^TM_2^{(\mu)}\widetilde A v)\right). \tag*{(28)} χ b ( v ) := e ( tr ( b T M 2 ( μ ) A v ) ) . (28)
For b ∈ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T Z m μ , n b\in M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde A^{-T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} b ∈ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T Z m μ , n and v 1 , v 2 ∈ A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n v_1,v_2\in\widetilde A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} v 1 , v 2 ∈ A − 1 Z m μ , n with v ‾ 1 = v ‾ 2 \overline v_1=\overline v_2 v 1 = v 2 , we have χ b ‾ ( v ‾ 1 ) = χ b ‾ ( v ‾ 2 ) \chi_{\overline b}(\overline v_1)=\chi_{\overline b}(\overline v_2) χ b ( v 1 ) = χ b ( v 2 ) because b T M 2 ( μ ) A ~ ( v 1 − v 2 ) b^TM_2^{(\mu)}\widetilde A(v_1-v_2) b T M 2 ( μ ) A ( v 1 − v 2 ) is integral. Thus χ b ‾ \chi_{\overline b} χ b is well-defined on A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n \widetilde A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} A − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n and is independent of the representative of b ‾ \overline b b . Moreover, χ b ‾ ( v ‾ 1 + v ‾ 2 ) = χ b ‾ ( v ‾ 1 ) ⋅ χ b ‾ ( v ‾ 2 ) \chi_{\overline b}(\overline v_1+\overline v_2)=\chi_{\overline b}(\overline v_1)\cdot\chi_{\overline b}(\overline v_2) χ b ( v 1 + v 2 ) = χ b ( v 1 ) ⋅ χ b ( v 2 ) and χ b ‾ ( 0 ) = 1 \chi_{\overline b}(0)=1 χ b ( 0 ) = 1 ; hence χ b ‾ ∈ A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n \chi_{\overline b}\in\widetilde A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} χ b ∈ A − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n . Similarly, χ b ‾ 1 + b ‾ 2 = χ b ‾ 1 χ b ‾ 2 \chi_{\overline b_1+\overline b_2}=\chi_{\overline b_1}\chi_{\overline b_2} χ b 1 + b 2 = χ b 1 χ b 2 and χ 0 ( v ‾ ) = 1 \chi_0(\overline v)=1 χ 0 ( v ) = 1 ; hence (27) is a group homomorphism. To prove injectivity, suppose that χ b ‾ ( v ‾ ) = 1 \chi_{\overline b}(\overline v)=1 χ b ( v ) = 1 for all v ∈ A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n v\in\widetilde A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} v ∈ A − 1 Z m μ , n . Then tr ( b T M 2 ( μ ) x ) ∈ Z \operatorname{tr}(b^TM_2^{(\mu)}x)\in\mathbb{Z} tr ( b T M 2 ( μ ) x ) ∈ Z for every x ∈ Z m μ , n x\in\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} x ∈ Z m μ , n . Taking x x x successively to be the standard basis matrices gives b T M 2 ( μ ) ∈ Z n , m μ b^TM_2^{(\mu)}\in\mathbb{Z}^{n,m\mu} b T M 2 ( μ ) ∈ Z n , m μ and hence b ∈ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n b\in M_2^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} b ∈ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n , so b ‾ = 0 \overline b=0 b = 0 . Thus the map is injective. Its domain and codomain have the same finite cardinality ∣ det ( A ~ ) ∣ n |\det(\widetilde A)|^n ∣ det ( A ) ∣ n , so it is also surjective. □
We now prove the main theorem.
Proof of Theorem 2.7. By Lemma 2.9, (24) holds for σ ( v ) = A v \sigma(v)=Av σ ( v ) = A v . Equation (23) and the definition of A ~ \widetilde{A} A give L / L 1 = A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n L/L_1=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} L / L 1 = A − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n and hence ∣ L / L 1 ∣ = ∣ det ( A ~ ) ∣ n |L/L_1|=|\det(\widetilde{A})|^n ∣ L / L 1 ∣ = ∣ det ( A ) ∣ n . Therefore
L H S o f ( 2.14 ) = ∣ det A ~ ∣ n ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) . (29) \mathrm{LHS\ of\ }(2.14)=|\det\widetilde{A}|^n\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_{1,n}[a_i,b_i]}(\tau,z_i). \tag*{(29)} LHS of ( 2.14 ) = ∣ det A ∣ n ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) . (29)
Let χ b ‾ \chi_{\overline{b}} χ b be the character in (28) . Lemma 2.10 allows us to replace the sum ∑ χ ∈ L / L 1 f ( χ ) \sum_{\chi\in L/L_1}f(\chi) ∑ χ ∈ L / L 1 f ( χ ) by ∑ b ‾ ∈ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T Z m μ , n / M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n f ( χ b ‾ ) \sum_{\overline{b}\in M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{-T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/M_2^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}}f(\chi_{\overline{b}}) ∑ b ∈ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T Z m μ , n / M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n f ( χ b ) . Furthermore,
A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n / A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ T Z m μ , n ⟶ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T Z m μ , n / M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n A^{-1}M_1^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/A^{-1}M_1^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}\longrightarrow M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{-T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/M_2^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n / A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A T Z m μ , n ⟶ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T Z m μ , n / M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n
β + A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ T Z m μ , n ⟼ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T M 1 ( μ ) A β + M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n \beta+A^{-1}M_1^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}\longmapsto M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{-T}M_1^{(\mu)}A\beta+M_2^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} β + A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A T Z m μ , n ⟼ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T M 1 ( μ ) A β + M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n
is a group isomorphism, so the sum may be written as
∑ β ∈ A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n / A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ T Z m μ , n f ( χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ) . \sum_{\beta\in A^{-1}M_1^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/A^{-1}M_1^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}}
f\left(\chi_{M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{-T}M_1^{(\mu)}A\beta}\right). β ∈ A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n / A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A T Z m μ , n ∑ f ( χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ) .
Moreover, σ − 1 ( L ) / L 1 = ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n \sigma^{-1}(L)/L_1=(\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} σ − 1 ( L ) / L 1 = ( A A ) − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n . Thus the right-hand side of (24) becomes
∑ α , β χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ( A α ‾ ) ∑ h ∈ Z m μ , n χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ( A h ‾ ) ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ e ( tr ( 1 2 v i T M 2 v i + v i T M 2 ( w i + b i ′ ) ) ) . (30) \sum_{\alpha,\beta}\chi_{M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{-T}M_1^{(\mu)}A\beta}(\overline{A\alpha})
\sum_{h\in\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}}\chi_{M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{-T}M_1^{(\mu)}A\beta}(\overline{Ah})
\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}e\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\frac{1}{2}v_i^TM_2v_i+v_i^TM_2(w_i+b_i')\right)\right). \tag*{(30)} α , β ∑ χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ( A α ) h ∈ Z m μ , n ∑ χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ( A h ) ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ e ( tr ( 2 1 v i T M 2 v i + v i T M 2 ( w i + b i ′ ) ) ) . (30)
where v i : = h i + α i + a i ′ v_i:=h_i+\alpha_i+a_i' v i := h i + α i + a i ′ , [ h 1 , … , h μ ] = h [h_1,\ldots,h_\mu]=h [ h 1 , … , h μ ] = h , and [ α 1 , … , α μ ] = α [\alpha_1,\ldots,\alpha_\mu]=\alpha [ α 1 , … , α μ ] = α ; here α \alpha α and β \beta β run over complete systems of representatives for the quotient groups in (15) and (16) , respectively. Equation (28) gives
χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ( A α ‾ ) = e ( tr ( β T A T M 1 ( μ ) A α ) ) = e ( tr ( β T M 2 ( μ ) α ) ) . \chi_{M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{-T}M_1^{(\mu)}A\beta}(\overline{A\alpha})=e\left(\operatorname{tr}(\beta^TA^TM_1^{(\mu)}A\alpha)\right)=e\left(\operatorname{tr}(\beta^TM_2^{(\mu)}\alpha)\right). χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ( A α ) = e ( tr ( β T A T M 1 ( μ ) A α ) ) = e ( tr ( β T M 2 ( μ ) α ) ) .
The analogous formula holds for χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ( A h ‾ ) \chi_{M_2^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{-T}M_1^{(\mu)}A\beta}(\overline{Ah}) χ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 A − T M 1 ( μ ) A β ( A h ) . Substitution into (30) shows that the right-hand side of (24) equals
∑ α , β e ( − tr ( β T M 2 ( μ ) a ′ ) ) ∑ h ∈ Z m μ , n e ( tr ( β T M 2 ( μ ) ( h + α + a ′ ) ) ) ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ e ( tr ( 1 2 v i T M 2 v i + v i T M 2 ( w i + b i ′ ) ) ) . \sum_{\alpha,\beta}e\left(-\operatorname{tr}(\beta^TM_2^{(\mu)}a')\right)
\sum_{h\in\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}}e\left(\operatorname{tr}(\beta^TM_2^{(\mu)}(h+\alpha+a'))\right)
\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}e\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\frac{1}{2}v_i^TM_2v_i+v_i^TM_2(w_i+b_i')\right)\right). α , β ∑ e ( − tr ( β T M 2 ( μ ) a ′ ) ) h ∈ Z m μ , n ∑ e ( tr ( β T M 2 ( μ ) ( h + α + a ′ )) ) ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ e ( tr ( 2 1 v i T M 2 v i + v i T M 2 ( w i + b i ′ ) ) ) .
where a ′ = [ a 1 ′ , … , a μ ′ ] a'=[a_1',\ldots,a_\mu'] a ′ = [ a 1 ′ , … , a μ ′ ] . By the definition of Θ M 2 , n \Theta_{M_2,n} Θ M 2 , n , this expression simplifies to
∑ α , β e ( − tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ) ) ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) . \sum_{\alpha,\beta}e\left(-\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}a_i'^TM_2\beta_i\right)\right)\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_2,n}[a_i'+\alpha_i,b_i'+\beta_i](\tau,w_i). α , β ∑ e ( − tr ( i = 1 ∑ μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ) ) ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) .
Together with (29) and (24) , this proves the theorem. □
Remark 2.11. (1) For given M 1 M_1 M 1 , M 2 M_2 M 2 , and A A A , Lemma 2.2 provides the matrix A ~ \widetilde{A} A needed to apply Theorem 2.7; this step is independent of n n n . Choosing the matrix supplied by that lemma, with m m m replaced by m μ m\mu m μ , considerably simplifies the summation ranges for α \alpha α and β \beta β . By Remark 2.3(2), A ~ \widetilde{A} A may also be taken in Hermite normal form.
(2) The quotient group (15) is well-defined because the assumption Z m μ , n + A Z m μ , n = A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n \mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} Z m μ , n + A Z m μ , n = A − 1 Z m μ , n implies A Z m μ , n ⊆ A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n A\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}\subseteq\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} A Z m μ , n ⊆ A − 1 Z m μ , n , or equivalently Z m μ , n ⊆ ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z m μ , n \mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}\subseteq(\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} Z m μ , n ⊆ ( A A ) − 1 Z m μ , n . (3) The independence of the right-hand side of (14) from the representatives of α \alpha α and β \beta β requires verification. For each α ‾ = α + Z m μ , n ∈ ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n \overline{\alpha}=\alpha+\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}\in(\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} α = α + Z m μ , n ∈ ( A A ) − 1 Z m μ , n / Z m μ , n and each β ‾ = β + A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ T Z m μ , n ∈ A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n / A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ T Z m μ , n \overline{\beta}=\beta+A^{-1}M_{1}^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}\in A^{-1}M_{1}^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}/A^{-1}M_{1}^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} β = β + A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A T Z m μ , n ∈ A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n / A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A T Z m μ , n , the term
exp ( − tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ a i T M 2 β i ) ) ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) \exp\left(-\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}a_i^{T}M_2\beta_i\right)\right)\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_2,n}[a_i'+\alpha_i,b_i'+\beta_i](\tau,w_i) exp ( − tr ( i = 1 ∑ μ a i T M 2 β i ) ) ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i )
is independent of these choices. To prove this, let α ′ ∈ ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z m μ , n \alpha'\in(\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} α ′ ∈ ( A A ) − 1 Z m μ , n and β ′ ∈ A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n \beta'\in A^{-1}M_{1}^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} β ′ ∈ A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n satisfy α ‾ = α ′ ‾ \overline{\alpha}=\overline{\alpha'} α = α ′ and β ‾ = β ′ ‾ \overline{\beta}=\overline{\beta'} β = β ′ . Define Δ α i = α i ′ − α i \Delta\alpha_i=\alpha_i'-\alpha_i Δ α i = α i ′ − α i and Δ β i = β i ′ − β i \Delta\beta_i=\beta_i'-\beta_i Δ β i = β i ′ − β i . Then
Δ β = β ′ − β ∈ A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A ~ T Z m μ , n = M 2 ( μ ) − 1 ( A ~ A ) T Z m μ , n ⊆ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n , \Delta\beta=\beta'-\beta\in A^{-1}M_{1}^{(\mu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}=M_{2}^{(\mu)-1}(\widetilde{A}A)^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}\subseteq M_{2}^{(\mu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}, Δ β = β ′ − β ∈ A − 1 M 1 ( μ ) − 1 A T Z m μ , n = M 2 ( μ ) − 1 ( A A ) T Z m μ , n ⊆ M 2 ( μ ) − 1 Z m μ , n ,
and hence Δ β i ∈ M 2 − 1 Z m , n \Delta\beta_i\in M_2^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} Δ β i ∈ M 2 − 1 Z m , n , while Δ α i ∈ Z m , n \Delta\alpha_i\in\mathbb{Z}^{m,n} Δ α i ∈ Z m , n . Lemma 2.6 therefore gives
exp ( − tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ′ ) ) ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i ′ , b i ′ + β i ′ ] ( τ , w i ) = exp ( − tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ′ ) ) exp ( tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ ( a i ′ + α i ) T M 2 Δ β i ) ) ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) = exp ( tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ α i T M 2 Δ β i ) ) exp ( − tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ) ) ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) . \begin{aligned}
\exp\left(-\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}a_i^{\prime T}M_2\beta_i'\right)\right)\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_2,n}[a_i'+\alpha_i',b_i'+\beta_i'](\tau,w_i) \\
&=\exp\left(-\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}a_i^{\prime T}M_2\beta_i'\right)\right)\exp\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}(a_i'+\alpha_i)^{T}M_2\Delta\beta_i\right)\right)\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_2,n}[a_i'+\alpha_i,b_i'+\beta_i](\tau,w_i) \\
&=\exp\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}\alpha_i^{T}M_2\Delta\beta_i\right)\right)\exp\left(-\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}a_i^{\prime T}M_2\beta_i\right)\right)\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_2,n}[a_i'+\alpha_i,b_i'+\beta_i](\tau,w_i).
\end{aligned} exp ( − tr ( i = 1 ∑ μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ′ ) ) ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i ′ , b i ′ + β i ′ ] ( τ , w i ) = exp ( − tr ( i = 1 ∑ μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ′ ) ) exp ( tr ( i = 1 ∑ μ ( a i ′ + α i ) T M 2 Δ β i ) ) ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) = exp ( tr ( i = 1 ∑ μ α i T M 2 Δ β i ) ) exp ( − tr ( i = 1 ∑ μ a i ′ T M 2 β i ) ) ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 2 , n [ a i ′ + α i , b i ′ + β i ] ( τ , w i ) .
Finally, α T ∈ Z n , m μ ⋅ ( A ~ A ) − T \alpha^{T}\in\mathbb{Z}^{n,m\mu}\cdot(\widetilde{A}A)^{-T} α T ∈ Z n , m μ ⋅ ( A A ) − T and M 2 ( μ ) Δ β ∈ ( A ~ A ) T Z m μ , n M_2^{(\mu)}\Delta\beta\in(\widetilde{A}A)^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} M 2 ( μ ) Δ β ∈ ( A A ) T Z m μ , n , so
exp ( tr ( ∑ i = 1 μ α i T M 2 Δ β i ) ) = exp ( tr ( α T M 2 ( μ ) Δ β ) ) = 1. \exp\left(\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\mu}\alpha_i^{T}M_2\Delta\beta_i\right)\right)=\exp\left(\operatorname{tr}(\alpha^{T}M_2^{(\mu)}\Delta\beta)\right)=1. exp ( tr ( i = 1 ∑ μ α i T M 2 Δ β i ) ) = exp ( tr ( α T M 2 ( μ ) Δ β ) ) = 1.
Riemann’s bilinear and quadrilinear relations
Specializing Theorem 2.7 to m = 1 m=1 m = 1 and M 1 = ( 1 ) M_1=(1) M 1 = ( 1 ) recovers two classical Riemann theta relations. The Riemann theta function is usually defined as Θ ( 1 ) , n [ 0 , 0 ] ( τ , z ) \Theta_{(1),n}[0,0](\tau,z) Θ ( 1 ) , n [ 0 , 0 ] ( τ , z ) for ( τ , z ) ∈ H n × C 1 , n (\tau,z)\in\mathfrak{H}_n\times\mathbb{C}^{1,n} ( τ , z ) ∈ H n × C 1 , n . Throughout this subsection, fix a positive integer n n n and write Θ [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) : = Θ ( 1 ) , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) \Theta[a,b](\tau,z):=\Theta_{(1),n}[a,b](\tau,z) Θ [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) := Θ ( 1 ) , n [ a , b ] ( τ , z ) .
Theorem 2.12 (Riemann’s bilinear relation). Let n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_n τ ∈ H n , z 1 , z 2 ∈ C 1 , n z_1,z_2\in\mathbb{C}^{1,n} z 1 , z 2 ∈ C 1 , n , and a 1 , b 1 , a 2 , b 2 ∈ R 1 , n a_1,b_1,a_2,b_2\in\mathbb{R}^{1,n} a 1 , b 1 , a 2 , b 2 ∈ R 1 , n . Then we have
2 n Θ [ a 1 , b 1 ] ( τ , z 1 ) ⋅ Θ [ a 2 , b 2 ] ( τ , z 2 ) = ∑ b ∈ 1 2 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n exp ( − 2 b ⋅ a 1 T ) ⋅ Θ [ a 1 + a 2 , b 1 + b 2 2 + b ] ( τ 2 , z 1 + z 2 2 ) ⋅ Θ [ a 1 − a 2 , b 1 − b 2 2 + b ] ( τ 2 , z 1 − z 2 2 ) . 2^n\Theta[a_1,b_1](\tau,z_1)\cdot\Theta[a_2,b_2](\tau,z_2)=\sum_{b\in\frac{1}{2}\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}}\exp(-2b\cdot a_1^{T})\cdot\Theta\left[a_1+a_2,\frac{b_1+b_2}{2}+b\right]\left(\frac{\tau}{2},\frac{z_1+z_2}{2}\right)\cdot\Theta\left[a_1-a_2,\frac{b_1-b_2}{2}+b\right]\left(\frac{\tau}{2},\frac{z_1-z_2}{2}\right). 2 n Θ [ a 1 , b 1 ] ( τ , z 1 ) ⋅ Θ [ a 2 , b 2 ] ( τ , z 2 ) = b ∈ 2 1 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ∑ exp ( − 2 b ⋅ a 1 T ) ⋅ Θ [ a 1 + a 2 , 2 b 1 + b 2 + b ] ( 2 τ , 2 z 1 + z 2 ) ⋅ Θ [ a 1 − a 2 , 2 b 1 − b 2 + b ] ( 2 τ , 2 z 1 − z 2 ) .
Proof. In Theorem 2.7 , take m = 1 m=1 m = 1 , μ = 2 \mu=2 μ = 2 , M 1 = ( 1 ) M_1=(1) M 1 = ( 1 ) , M 2 = ( 1 / 2 ) M_2=(1/2) M 2 = ( 1/2 ) , and A = ( 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 − 1 / 2 ) A=\begin{pmatrix}1/2&1/2\\1/2&-1/2\end{pmatrix} A = ( 1/2 1/2 1/2 − 1/2 ) . Then A T ⋅ M 1 ( μ ) ⋅ A = M 2 ( μ ) A^{T}\cdot M_1^{(\mu)}\cdot A=M_2^{(\mu)} A T ⋅ M 1 ( μ ) ⋅ A = M 2 ( μ ) , and Z m μ , n + A Z m μ , n = A ~ − 1 Z m μ , n \mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{m\mu,n} Z m μ , n + A Z m μ , n = A − 1 Z m μ , n for A ~ = A − 1 \widetilde{A}=A^{-1} A = A − 1 . Hence (14) becomes
2 n Θ [ a 1 , b 1 ] ( τ , z 1 ) ⋅ Θ [ a 2 , b 2 ] ( τ , z 2 ) = ∑ β ∈ A − 1 Z 2 , n / A − 2 Z 2 , n ϵ ( − 1 2 ( β 1 ⋅ a 1 T + β 2 ⋅ a 2 T ) ) ⋅ Θ ( 1 / 2 ) , n [ a 1 ′ , b 1 ′ + β 1 ] ( τ , w 1 ) ⋅ Θ ( 1 / 2 ) , n [ a 2 ′ , b 2 ′ + β 2 ] ( τ , w 2 ) , (31) 2^n\Theta[a_1,b_1](\tau,z_1)\cdot\Theta[a_2,b_2](\tau,z_2)=\sum_{\beta\in A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{2,n}/A^{-2}\mathbb{Z}^{2,n}}\epsilon\left(-\frac{1}{2}(\beta_1\cdot a_1^T+\beta_2\cdot a_2^T)\right)\cdot\Theta_{(1/2),n}[a'_1,b'_1+\beta_1](\tau,w_1)\cdot\Theta_{(1/2),n}[a'_2,b'_2+\beta_2](\tau,w_2), \tag*{(31)} 2 n Θ [ a 1 , b 1 ] ( τ , z 1 ) ⋅ Θ [ a 2 , b 2 ] ( τ , z 2 ) = β ∈ A − 1 Z 2 , n / A − 2 Z 2 , n ∑ ϵ ( − 2 1 ( β 1 ⋅ a 1 T + β 2 ⋅ a 2 T ) ) ⋅ Θ ( 1/2 ) , n [ a 1 ′ , b 1 ′ + β 1 ] ( τ , w 1 ) ⋅ Θ ( 1/2 ) , n [ a 2 ′ , b 2 ′ + β 2 ] ( τ , w 2 ) , (31)
where
( a 1 ′ a 2 ′ ) = A − 1 ( a 1 a 2 ) = ( a 1 + a 2 a 1 − a 2 ) , ( b 1 ′ b 2 ′ ) = ( b 1 + b 2 b 1 − b 2 ) , ( w 1 w 2 ) = ( z 1 + z 2 z 1 − z 2 ) . \begin{pmatrix}a'_1\\a'_2\end{pmatrix}=A^{-1}\begin{pmatrix}a_1\\a_2\end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix}a_1+a_2\\a_1-a_2\end{pmatrix},\qquad
\begin{pmatrix}b'_1\\b'_2\end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix}b_1+b_2\\b_1-b_2\end{pmatrix},\qquad
\begin{pmatrix}w_1\\w_2\end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix}z_1+z_2\\z_1-z_2\end{pmatrix}. ( a 1 ′ a 2 ′ ) = A − 1 ( a 1 a 2 ) = ( a 1 + a 2 a 1 − a 2 ) , ( b 1 ′ b 2 ′ ) = ( b 1 + b 2 b 1 − b 2 ) , ( w 1 w 2 ) = ( z 1 + z 2 z 1 − z 2 ) .
The map
1 2 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ⟶ A − 1 Z 2 , n / A − 2 Z 2 , n , b + Z 1 , n ⟼ ( 2 b 2 b ) + A − 2 Z 2 , n \frac{1}{2}\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}\longrightarrow A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{2,n}/A^{-2}\mathbb{Z}^{2,n},\qquad b+\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}\longmapsto\begin{pmatrix}2b\\2b\end{pmatrix}+A^{-2}\mathbb{Z}^{2,n} 2 1 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ⟶ A − 1 Z 2 , n / A − 2 Z 2 , n , b + Z 1 , n ⟼ ( 2 b 2 b ) + A − 2 Z 2 , n
is a group monomorphism. Since ∣ 1 2 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ∣ = 2 n = ∣ A − 1 Z 2 , n / A − 2 Z 2 , n ∣ \left|\frac{1}{2}\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}\right|=2^n=\left|A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{2,n}/A^{-2}\mathbb{Z}^{2,n}\right| 2 1 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n = 2 n = A − 1 Z 2 , n / A − 2 Z 2 , n , it is an isomorphism. Apply the corresponding change of summation variables to the right-hand side of (31) and use
Θ ( 1 / 2 ) , n [ a 1 ′ , b 1 ′ + 2 b ] ( τ , w 1 ) = Θ [ a 1 + a 2 , ( b 1 + b 2 ) / 2 + b ] ( τ 2 , z 1 + z 2 2 ) , \Theta_{(1/2),n}[a'_1,b'_1+2b](\tau,w_1)=\Theta[a_1+a_2,(b_1+b_2)/2+b]\left(\frac{\tau}{2},\frac{z_1+z_2}{2}\right), Θ ( 1/2 ) , n [ a 1 ′ , b 1 ′ + 2 b ] ( τ , w 1 ) = Θ [ a 1 + a 2 , ( b 1 + b 2 ) /2 + b ] ( 2 τ , 2 z 1 + z 2 ) ,
Θ ( 1 / 2 ) , n [ a 2 ′ , b 2 ′ + 2 b ] ( τ , w 2 ) = Θ [ a 1 − a 2 , ( b 1 − b 2 ) / 2 + b ] ( τ 2 , z 1 − z 2 2 ) , \Theta_{(1/2),n}[a'_2,b'_2+2b](\tau,w_2)=\Theta[a_1-a_2,(b_1-b_2)/2+b]\left(\frac{\tau}{2},\frac{z_1-z_2}{2}\right), Θ ( 1/2 ) , n [ a 2 ′ , b 2 ′ + 2 b ] ( τ , w 2 ) = Θ [ a 1 − a 2 , ( b 1 − b 2 ) /2 + b ] ( 2 τ , 2 z 1 − z 2 ) ,
to obtain the stated formula. □
Theorem 2.13 (Riemann’s quadrilinear relation). Let n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_n τ ∈ H n , z i ∈ C 1 , n z_i\in\mathbb{C}^{1,n} z i ∈ C 1 , n , and a i , b i ∈ R 1 , n a_i,b_i\in\mathbb{R}^{1,n} a i , b i ∈ R 1 , n for i = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 i=1,2,3,4 i = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Then
2 n ∏ i = 1 4 Θ [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = ∑ a , b ∈ 1 2 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ϵ ( − 2 b ⋅ a 1 T ) ∏ i = 1 4 Θ [ a i ′ + a , b i ′ + b ] ( τ , w i ) , (32) 2^n\prod_{i=1}^{4}\Theta[a_i,b_i](\tau,z_i)=\sum_{a,b\in\frac{1}{2}\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}}\epsilon(-2b\cdot a_1^T)\prod_{i=1}^{4}\Theta[a'_i+a,b'_i+b](\tau,w_i), \tag*{(32)} 2 n i = 1 ∏ 4 Θ [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = a , b ∈ 2 1 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ∑ ϵ ( − 2 b ⋅ a 1 T ) i = 1 ∏ 4 Θ [ a i ′ + a , b i ′ + b ] ( τ , w i ) , (32) where
( a 1 ′ T , a 2 ′ T , a 3 ′ T , a 4 ′ T ) = ( a 1 T , a 2 T , a 3 T , a 4 T ) U , (a_1^{\prime T},a_2^{\prime T},a_3^{\prime T},a_4^{\prime T})=(a_1^T,a_2^T,a_3^T,a_4^T)U, ( a 1 ′ T , a 2 ′ T , a 3 ′ T , a 4 ′ T ) = ( a 1 T , a 2 T , a 3 T , a 4 T ) U , ( b 1 ′ T , b 2 ′ T , b 3 ′ T , b 4 ′ T ) = ( b 1 T , b 2 T , b 3 T , b 4 T ) U , (b_1^{\prime T},b_2^{\prime T},b_3^{\prime T},b_4^{\prime T})=(b_1^T,b_2^T,b_3^T,b_4^T)U, ( b 1 ′ T , b 2 ′ T , b 3 ′ T , b 4 ′ T ) = ( b 1 T , b 2 T , b 3 T , b 4 T ) U , ( w 1 T , w 2 T , w 3 T , w 4 T ) = ( z 1 T , z 2 T , z 3 T , z 4 T ) U , (w_1^T,w_2^T,w_3^T,w_4^T)=(z_1^T,z_2^T,z_3^T,z_4^T)U, ( w 1 T , w 2 T , w 3 T , w 4 T ) = ( z 1 T , z 2 T , z 3 T , z 4 T ) U , and
U = 1 2 ( 1 1 1 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 ) . U=\frac{1}{2}\begin{pmatrix}
1&1&1&1\\
1&1&-1&-1\\
1&-1&1&-1\\
1&-1&-1&1
\end{pmatrix}. U = 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 . Proof. The proof is similar to that of the preceding theorem, so we give only a sketch. In Theorem 2.7 , take m = 1 m=1 m = 1 , μ = 4 \mu=4 μ = 4 , M 1 = M 2 = ( 1 ) M_1=M_2=(1) M 1 = M 2 = ( 1 ) , and A = U − 1 = U A=U^{-1}=U A = U − 1 = U . Lemma 2.2 and Remark 2.3 give
A ~ = ( 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 ) . \widetilde{A}=\begin{pmatrix}
1&0&0&1\\
0&1&0&1\\
0&0&1&1\\
0&0&0&2
\end{pmatrix}. A = 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 . All hypotheses of Theorem 2.7 are therefore satisfied. The representative sets needed to reduce (14) to (32) are given by the isomorphisms
1 2 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ⟶ ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z 4 , n / Z 4 , n \frac{1}{2}\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}\longrightarrow(\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{4,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{4,n} 2 1 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ⟶ ( A A ) − 1 Z 4 , n / Z 4 , n a + Z 1 , n ⟼ [ a , a , a , a ] + Z 4 , n a+\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}\longmapsto[a,a,a,a]+\mathbb{Z}^{4,n} a + Z 1 , n ⟼ [ a , a , a , a ] + Z 4 , n
and
1 2 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ⟶ A − 1 Z 4 , n / A − 1 A ~ T Z 4 , n \frac{1}{2}\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}\longrightarrow A^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{4,n}/A^{-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{4,n} 2 1 Z 1 , n / Z 1 , n ⟶ A − 1 Z 4 , n / A − 1 A T Z 4 , n
b + Z 1 , n ⟼ [ b , b , b , b ] + A − 1 A ~ T Z 4 , n . b+\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}\longmapsto[b,b,b,b]+A^{-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{4,n}. b + Z 1 , n ⟼ [ b , b , b , b ] + A − 1 A T Z 4 , n .
For these representatives, ∑ i = 1 4 a i ′ = 2 a 1 \sum_{i=1}^{4}a_i'=2a_1 ∑ i = 1 4 a i ′ = 2 a 1 , so the exterior phase in (14) is ( − 2 b ⋅ a 1 T ) (-2b\cdot a_1^T) ( − 2 b ⋅ a 1 T ) . Substituting the two representative sets into (14) gives (32) .
Cubic theta identities
The cubic Fourier identity
We begin with a direct specialization of Theorem 2.7 . Throughout this section, we use
M = ( 2 − 1 − 1 2 ) , ρ = 1 3 ( 1 − 1 ) , σ = 1 3 ( 1 1 ) , ω = e ( 1 / 3 ) . (33) M=\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix},\qquad\rho=\frac{1}{3}\begin{pmatrix}1\\-1\end{pmatrix},\qquad\sigma=\frac{1}{3}\begin{pmatrix}1\\1\end{pmatrix},\qquad\omega=e(1/3). \tag*{(33)} M = ( 2 − 1 − 1 2 ) , ρ = 3 1 ( 1 − 1 ) , σ = 3 1 ( 1 1 ) , ω = e ( 1/3 ) . (33)
Recall that F 3 = Z / 3 Z \mathbb{F}_3=\mathbb{Z}/3\mathbb{Z} F 3 = Z /3 Z . The choice of integral representatives is immaterial and hence left implicit. For row vectors p , q ∈ F 3 n \mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n p , q ∈ F 3 n , we write
Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) : = Θ M , n [ ρ p , σ q ] ( τ , z ) , θ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) : = Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , 0 ) . (34) \Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,z):=\Theta_{M,n}[\rho\mathbf{p},\sigma\mathbf{q}](\tau,z),\qquad\theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau):=\Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,0). \tag*{(34)} Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) := Θ M , n [ ρ p , σ q ] ( τ , z ) , θ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) := Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , 0 ) . (34)
Lemma 2.6 shows that Θ p , q ( n ) \Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)} Θ p , q ( n ) is independent of the integral representatives of p \mathbf{p} p and q \mathbf{q} q . Scalar products of row vectors are taken modulo 3 3 3 ; thus p ⋅ v = p v T \mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{v}=\mathbf{p}\mathbf{v}^{T} p ⋅ v = p v T .
Theorem 3.1. Let n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_{n} τ ∈ H n , z ∈ C 2 n z\in\mathbb{C}^{2n} z ∈ C 2 n , and C = ( 1 1 − 1 2 ) C=\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix} C = ( 1 − 1 1 2 ) . For p , q ∈ F 3 n \mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n p , q ∈ F 3 n , we have
3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = ∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 2 . (35) 3^n\Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,z)^3=\sum_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{v}+\mathbf{q}\cdot\mathbf{u}}\Theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau)^2. \tag*{(35)} 3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 2 . (35)
In particular,
3 n θ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) 3 = ∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 3 . (36) 3^n\theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau)^3=\sum_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{v}+\mathbf{q}\cdot\mathbf{u}}\theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau)^3. \tag*{(36)} 3 n θ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) 3 = u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 3 . (36)
Proof. We apply Theorem 2.7 with m = 2 m=2 m = 2 , μ = 3 \mu=3 μ = 3 , and M 1 = M 2 = M M_1=M_2=M M 1 = M 2 = M , where
A = 1 3 ( 2 − 1 2 − 1 2 − 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 2 1 1 1 − 2 − 2 1 2 − 1 − 1 2 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 2 1 1 − 2 ) , A=\frac{1}{3}\begin{pmatrix}
2&-1&2&-1&2&-1\\
1&1&1&1&1&1\\
2&-1&-1&-1&-1&2\\
1&1&1&-2&-2&1\\
2&-1&-1&2&-1&-1\\
1&1&-2&1&1&-2
\end{pmatrix}, A = 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 2 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 2 − 1 1 − 1 − 2 2 1 2 1 − 1 − 2 − 1 1 − 1 1 2 1 − 1 − 2 ,
and
A ~ = ( 1 0 0 0 0 − 2 0 1 0 0 0 − 1 0 0 1 0 0 − 2 0 0 0 1 0 − 1 0 0 0 0 1 − 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 ) . \widetilde{A}=\begin{pmatrix}
1&0&0&0&0&-2\\
0&1&0&0&0&-1\\
0&0&1&0&0&-2\\
0&0&0&1&0&-1\\
0&0&0&0&1&-2\\
0&0&0&0&0&3
\end{pmatrix}. A = 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 − 2 − 1 − 2 − 1 − 2 3 .
Direct multiplication gives
A T M ( 3 ) A = M ( 3 ) , det A = 1 , det A ~ = 3. (37) A^{T}M^{(3)}A=M^{(3)},\qquad\det A=1,\qquad\det\widetilde{A}=3. \tag*{(37)} A T M ( 3 ) A = M ( 3 ) , det A = 1 , det A = 3. (37)
To verify the lattice condition, let
u 0 = ( 2 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 2 , 1 ) T ∈ Z 6 , 1 . u_0=(2,1,2,1,2,1)^T\in\mathbb{Z}^{6,1}. u 0 = ( 2 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 2 , 1 ) T ∈ Z 6 , 1 .
Every column of 3 A 3A 3 A is congruent to u 0 u_0 u 0 modulo 3 Z 6 , 1 3\mathbb{Z}^{6,1} 3 Z 6 , 1 , and the first column is u 0 u_0 u 0 . Hence
Z 6 , n + A Z 6 , n = Z 6 , n + 1 3 u 0 Z 1 , n . \mathbb{Z}^{6,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{6,n}=\mathbb{Z}^{6,n}+\frac{1}{3}u_0\mathbb{Z}^{1,n}. Z 6 , n + A Z 6 , n = Z 6 , n + 3 1 u 0 Z 1 , n .
The first five columns of A ~ − 1 \widetilde{A}^{-1} A − 1 are e 1 , … , e 5 e_1,\ldots,e_5 e 1 , … , e 5 , and the last is u 0 / 3 u_0/3 u 0 /3 . Since e 6 = u 0 − 2 e 1 − e 2 − 2 e 3 − e 4 − 2 e 5 e_6=u_0-2e_1-e_2-2e_3-e_4-2e_5 e 6 = u 0 − 2 e 1 − e 2 − 2 e 3 − e 4 − 2 e 5 , these columns generate Z 6 , 1 + 1 3 Z u 0 \mathbb{Z}^{6,1}+\frac{1}{3}\mathbb{Z}u_0 Z 6 , 1 + 3 1 Z u 0 . Consequently,
Z 6 , n + A Z 6 , n = A ~ − 1 Z 6 , n . (38) \mathbb{Z}^{6,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{6,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{6,n}. \tag*{(38)} Z 6 , n + A Z 6 , n = A − 1 Z 6 , n . (38)
Thus all the hypotheses of Theorem 2.7 are satisfied.
We specialize the characteristics and Jacobi variables as follows:
z 1 = z 2 = z 3 = z , a 1 = a 2 = a 3 = ρ p , b 1 = b 2 = b 3 = σ q . z_1=z_2=z_3=z,\qquad a_1=a_2=a_3=\rho p,\qquad b_1=b_2=b_3=\sigma q. z 1 = z 2 = z 3 = z , a 1 = a 2 = a 3 = ρp , b 1 = b 2 = b 3 = σ q .
The left-hand side of (14) is
∣ det A ~ ∣ ∏ i = 1 3 Θ M , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = 3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 . (39) \lvert\det\widetilde{A}\rvert\prod_{i=1}^{3}\Theta_{M,n}[a_i,b_i](\tau,z_i)=3^n\Theta_{p,q}^{(n)}(\tau,z)^3. \tag*{(39)} ∣ det A ∣ i = 1 ∏ 3 Θ M , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = 3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 . (39)
It remains to identify the representatives in (15) and (16) . For this purpose, we write
ρ ~ = [ ρ , ρ , ρ ] , σ ~ = [ σ , σ , σ ] . \widetilde{\rho}=[\rho,\rho,\rho],\qquad\widetilde{\sigma}=[\sigma,\sigma,\sigma]. ρ = [ ρ , ρ , ρ ] , σ = [ σ , σ , σ ] .
The notation is that of (17) . By (38) , A ~ A \widetilde{A}A A A is integral, while (37) gives ∣ det ( A ~ A ) ∣ = 3 \lvert\det(\widetilde{A}A)\rvert=3 ∣ det ( A A )∣ = 3 . Moreover, A ρ ~ = e 1 A\widetilde{\rho}=e_1 A ρ = e 1 . Since A ~ A ρ ~ = e 1 \widetilde{A}A\widetilde{\rho}=e_1 A A ρ = e 1 and ρ ~ ∉ Z 6 , 1 \widetilde{\rho}\notin\mathbb{Z}^{6,1} ρ ∈ / Z 6 , 1 , the class of ρ ~ \widetilde{\rho} ρ is nonzero in the one-column quotient ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z 6 , 1 / Z 6 , 1 (\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{6,1}/\mathbb{Z}^{6,1} ( A A ) − 1 Z 6 , 1 / Z 6 , 1 , which has order 3 3 3 . Thus
{ ρ ~ u : u ∈ F 3 n } \{\widetilde{\rho}u:u\in\mathbb{F}_3^n\} { ρ u : u ∈ F 3 n }
is a complete set of representatives for ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z 6 , n / Z 6 , n (\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{6,n}/\mathbb{Z}^{6,n} ( A A ) − 1 Z 6 , n / Z 6 , n . For the second quotient, multiplication by M ( 3 ) A M^{(3)}A M ( 3 ) A induces the isomorphism
A − 1 M ( 3 ) − 1 Z 6 , 1 A − 1 M ( 3 ) − 1 A ~ T Z 6 , 1 ⟶ Z 6 , 1 A ~ T Z 6 , 1 . (40) \frac{A^{-1}M^{(3)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{6,1}}{A^{-1}M^{(3)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{6,1}}
\longrightarrow
\frac{\mathbb{Z}^{6,1}}{\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{6,1}}. \tag*{(40)} A − 1 M ( 3 ) − 1 A T Z 6 , 1 A − 1 M ( 3 ) − 1 Z 6 , 1 ⟶ A T Z 6 , 1 Z 6 , 1 . (40)
A direct calculation gives
M ( 3 ) A σ ~ = e 2 , A ~ − T e 2 = ( 0 1 0 0 1 / 3 ) T ∉ Z 6 , 1 . M^{(3)}A\widetilde{\sigma}=e_2,\qquad\widetilde{A}^{-T}e_2=(0\ \ 1\ \ 0\ \ 0\ \ 1/3)^T\notin\mathbb{Z}^{6,1}. M ( 3 ) A σ = e 2 , A − T e 2 = ( 0 1 0 0 1/3 ) T ∈ / Z 6 , 1 .
The quotient on the right of (40) has order 3 3 3 . Hence the class of e 2 e_2 e 2 generates it, and
{ σ ~ v : v ∈ F 3 n } \{\widetilde{\sigma}v:v\in\mathbb{F}_3^n\} { σ v : v ∈ F 3 n }
is a complete set of representatives for
A − 1 M ( 3 ) − 1 Z 6 , n A − 1 M ( 3 ) − 1 A ~ T Z 6 , n . \frac{A^{-1}M^{(3)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{6,n}}{A^{-1}M^{(3)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{6,n}}. A − 1 M ( 3 ) − 1 A T Z 6 , n A − 1 M ( 3 ) − 1 Z 6 , n .
Since both quotients are formed columnwise, the preceding one-column computations establish the asserted systems of representatives for every n n n .
For every V ∈ C 2 , n V\in\mathbb{C}^{2,n} V ∈ C 2 , n , direct multiplication gives
A − 1 ( V V V ) = ( C V 0 0 ) , C ρ = ( 2 / 3 − 1 ) , C σ = ( 0 1 / 3 ) , M C σ = ( 1 0 ) . A^{-1}
\begin{pmatrix}
V\\
V\\
V
\end{pmatrix}
=
\begin{pmatrix}
CV\\
0\\
0
\end{pmatrix},
\qquad
C_\rho=
\begin{pmatrix}
2/3\\
-1
\end{pmatrix},
\qquad
C_\sigma=
\begin{pmatrix}
0\\
1/3
\end{pmatrix},
\qquad
MC_\sigma=
\begin{pmatrix}
1\\
0
\end{pmatrix}. A − 1 V V V = C V 0 0 , C ρ = ( 2/3 − 1 ) , C σ = ( 0 1/3 ) , M C σ = ( 1 0 ) .
Thus the transformed parameters in Theorem 2.7 are
( a 1 ′ , a 2 ′ , a 3 ′ ) = ( C ρ p , 0 , 0 ) , ( b 1 ′ , b 2 ′ , b 3 ′ ) = ( C σ q , 0 , 0 ) , ( w 1 , w 2 , w 3 ) = ( C z , 0 , 0 ) . (a'_1,a'_2,a'_3)=(C_\rho p,0,0),\qquad
(b'_1,b'_2,b'_3)=(C_\sigma q,0,0),\qquad
(w_1,w_2,w_3)=(Cz,0,0). ( a 1 ′ , a 2 ′ , a 3 ′ ) = ( C ρ p , 0 , 0 ) , ( b 1 ′ , b 2 ′ , b 3 ′ ) = ( C σ q , 0 , 0 ) , ( w 1 , w 2 , w 3 ) = ( C z , 0 , 0 ) .
For these representatives, the exterior factor in (14) is
ϵ ( − tr ( ( C ρ p ) T M C σ v ) ) = ω p ⋅ v . \epsilon\left(-\operatorname{tr}\left((C_\rho p)^TMC_\sigma v\right)\right)=\omega^{p\cdot v}. ϵ ( − tr ( ( C ρ p ) T M C σ v ) ) = ω p ⋅ v .
By Lemma 2.6,
Θ M , n [ C ρ p + ρ u , C σ q + σ v ] ( τ , C z ) = ϵ ( tr ( ( ρ u ) T M C σ q ) ) Θ M , n [ ρ u , σ v ] ( τ , C z ) = ω q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) . (41) \begin{aligned}
\Theta_{M,n}[C_\rho p+\rho u,C_\sigma q+\sigma v](\tau,Cz)
=
\epsilon\left(\operatorname{tr}\left((\rho u)^TMC_\sigma q\right)\right)
\Theta_{M,n}[\rho u,\sigma v](\tau,Cz) \\
&=\omega^{q\cdot u}\Theta_{u,v}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz). \tag*{(41)}
\end{aligned} Θ M , n [ C ρ p + ρ u , C σ q + σ v ] ( τ , C z ) = ϵ ( tr ( ( ρ u ) T M C σ q ) ) Θ M , n [ ρ u , σ v ] ( τ , C z ) = ω q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) . (41)
Therefore,
RHS of x r e f ‘ ( 2.4 ) ‘ = ∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 2 . \operatorname{RHS}\text{ of }{xref}`(2.4)`=\sum_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{v}+\mathbf{q}\cdot\mathbf{u}}\Theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau)^2. RHS of x r e f ‘ ( 2.4 ) ‘ = u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 2 .
Combining this identity with (39) proves (35) . The specialization z = 0 z=0 z = 0 gives (36) .
The following lemma supplies the two reductions used below. Its vanishing assertion turns the Fourier transform of (35) into a family of relations, while its sign symmetries reduce the number of theta series occurring in degree two.
Lemma 3.2. Let n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 . For p , q ∈ F 3 n \mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n p , q ∈ F 3 n , we have
p ⋅ q ≠ 0 ⟹ θ p , q ( n ) = 0 , (42) \mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{q}\ne0\quad\Longrightarrow\quad\theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}=0, \tag*{(42)} p ⋅ q = 0 ⟹ θ p , q ( n ) = 0 , (42) and
θ p , q ( n ) = θ − p , q ( n ) = θ p , − q ( n ) = θ − p , − q ( n ) . (43) \theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}=\theta_{-\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}=\theta_{\mathbf{p},-\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}=\theta_{-\mathbf{p},-\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}. \tag*{(43)} θ p , q ( n ) = θ − p , q ( n ) = θ p , − q ( n ) = θ − p , − q ( n ) . (43)
Proof. The matrices
R = ( 0 − 1 1 − 1 ) , J = ( 0 1 1 0 ) R=\begin{pmatrix}0&-1\\1&-1\end{pmatrix},\qquad J=\begin{pmatrix}0&1\\1&0\end{pmatrix} R = ( 0 1 − 1 − 1 ) , J = ( 0 1 1 0 )
satisfy
R T M R = M , J T M J = M , R^{T}MR=M,\qquad J^{T}MJ=M, R T M R = M , J T M J = M ,
R ρ − ρ = ( 0 1 ) , M ( R σ − σ ) = ( − 1 0 ) , R\rho-\rho=\begin{pmatrix}0\\1\end{pmatrix},\qquad M(R\sigma-\sigma)=\begin{pmatrix}-1\\0\end{pmatrix}, R ρ − ρ = ( 0 1 ) , M ( R σ − σ ) = ( − 1 0 ) ,
ρ T M ( R σ − σ ) = − 1 3 . \rho^{T}M(R\sigma-\sigma)=-\frac{1}{3}. ρ T M ( R σ − σ ) = − 3 1 .
The change of variables induced by R R R , followed by Lemma Lemma 2.6 , gives
θ p , q ( n ) = θ M , n [ R ρ p , R σ q ] = ω − p ⋅ q θ p , q ( n ) , \theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}=\theta_{M,n}[R\rho\mathbf{p},R\sigma\mathbf{q}]=\omega^{-\mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{q}}\theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}, θ p , q ( n ) = θ M , n [ R ρ p , R σ q ] = ω − p ⋅ q θ p , q ( n ) ,
which proves (42) . The changes induced by J J J and − J -J − J , together with
J ρ = − ρ , J σ = σ , ( − J ) ρ = ρ , ( − J ) σ = − σ , J\rho=-\rho,\qquad J\sigma=\sigma,\qquad(-J)\rho=\rho,\qquad(-J)\sigma=-\sigma, J ρ = − ρ , J σ = σ , ( − J ) ρ = ρ , ( − J ) σ = − σ ,
give (43) .
Corollary 3.3. Let n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_n τ ∈ H n , and z ∈ C 2 , n z\in\mathbb{C}^{2,n} z ∈ C 2 , n . If λ , κ ∈ F 3 n \boldsymbol{\lambda},\boldsymbol{\kappa}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n λ , κ ∈ F 3 n and λ ⋅ κ ≠ 0 \boldsymbol{\lambda}\cdot\boldsymbol{\kappa}\ne0 λ ⋅ κ = 0 , then
∑ a , b ∈ F 3 n ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b Θ a , b ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = 0. (44) \sum_{\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\boldsymbol{\lambda}\cdot\mathbf{a}-\boldsymbol{\kappa}\cdot\mathbf{b}}\Theta_{\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b}}^{(n)}(\tau,z)^3=0. \tag*{(44)} a , b ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b Θ a , b ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = 0. (44)
Proof. We multiply (35) by ω λ ⋅ p − κ ⋅ q \omega^{\boldsymbol{\lambda}\cdot\mathbf{p}-\boldsymbol{\kappa}\cdot\mathbf{q}} ω λ ⋅ p − κ ⋅ q and sum over p , q ∈ F 3 n \mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n p , q ∈ F 3 n . The left-hand side of the resulting equality is
3 n ∑ p , q ∈ F 3 n ω λ ⋅ p − κ ⋅ q Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 , 3^n\sum_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\boldsymbol{\lambda}\cdot\mathbf{p}-\boldsymbol{\kappa}\cdot\mathbf{q}}\Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,z)^3, 3 n p , q ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω λ ⋅ p − κ ⋅ q Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 ,
whereas its right-hand side is
∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 2 ( ∑ p ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ ( λ + v ) ) ( ∑ q ∈ F 3 n ω q ⋅ ( u − κ ) ) . \sum_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\Theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau)^2\left(\sum_{\mathbf{p}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{p}\cdot(\boldsymbol{\lambda}+\mathbf{v})}\right)\left(\sum_{\mathbf{q}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{q}\cdot(\mathbf{u}-\boldsymbol{\kappa})}\right). u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( τ ) 2 p ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ ( λ + v ) q ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω q ⋅ ( u − κ ) .
For x ∈ F 3 n \mathbf{x}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n x ∈ F 3 n , character orthogonality gives
∑ p ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ x = { 3 n , x = 0 , 0 , x ≠ 0. \sum_{\mathbf{p}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{x}}=
\begin{cases}
3^n,&\mathbf{x}=0,\\
0,&\mathbf{x}\ne0.
\end{cases} p ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ x = { 3 n , 0 , x = 0 , x = 0.
Consequently, only ( u , v ) = ( κ , − λ ) (\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v})=(\boldsymbol{\kappa},-\boldsymbol{\lambda}) ( u , v ) = ( κ , − λ ) survives. Dividing by 3 n 3^n 3 n yields
∑ a , b ∈ F 3 n ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b Θ a , b ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = 3 n Θ κ , − λ ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ κ , − λ ( n ) ( τ ) 2 . \sum_{\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\boldsymbol{\lambda}\cdot\mathbf{a}-\boldsymbol{\kappa}\cdot\mathbf{b}}\Theta_{\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b}}^{(n)}(\tau,z)^3=3^n\Theta_{\boldsymbol{\kappa},-\boldsymbol{\lambda}}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{\boldsymbol{\kappa},-\boldsymbol{\lambda}}^{(n)}(\tau)^2. a , b ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b Θ a , b ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = 3 n Θ κ , − λ ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ κ , − λ ( n ) ( τ ) 2 .
The right-hand side vanishes by (42) , since λ ⋅ κ ≠ 0 \boldsymbol{\lambda}\cdot\boldsymbol{\kappa}\ne0 λ ⋅ κ = 0 .
Schultz's identity
We give an independent proof of Schultz’s identity [15 ] . To formulate the indexed version of the identity, let τ ∈ H 1 \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_1 τ ∈ H 1 , q = e ( τ ) q=e(\tau) q = e ( τ ) , Q ( x , y ) = x 2 + x y + y 2 Q(x,y)=x^2+xy+y^2 Q ( x , y ) = x 2 + x y + y 2 , and u = ( u 1 , u 2 ) T ∈ C 2 \mathbf{u}=(u_1,u_2)^T\in\mathbb{C}^2 u = ( u 1 , u 2 ) T ∈ C 2 . Write x = e ( u 1 ) x=e(u_1) x = e ( u 1 ) and y = e ( u 2 ) y=e(u_2) y = e ( u 2 ) . For r , s ∈ F 3 r,s\in\mathbb{F}_3 r , s ∈ F 3 , define the normalized, doubly indexed q q q -series below, with r r r and s s s represented by 0 , 1 , 2 0,1,2 0 , 1 , 2 :
T r , s ( u ∣ τ ) : = ω r s ∑ m , n ∈ Z ω s ( m − n ) q Q ( m + r / 3 , n + r / 3 ) x m + r / 3 y n + r / 3 . (45) T_{r,s}(\mathbf{u}\mid\tau):=\omega^{rs}\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}\omega^{s(m-n)}q^{Q(m+r/3,n+r/3)}x^{m+r/3}y^{n+r/3}. \tag*{(45)} T r , s ( u ∣ τ ) := ω r s m , n ∈ Z ∑ ω s ( m − n ) q Q ( m + r /3 , n + r /3 ) x m + r /3 y n + r /3 . (45)
The fractional powers in (45) are interpreted through the additive variables τ , u 1 , u 2 \tau,u_1,u_2 τ , u 1 , u 2 , rather than through choices of logarithms of q , x , y q,x,y q , x , y . With
z ( u ) = M − 1 ( u 1 − u 2 ) , z(\mathbf{u})=M^{-1}\begin{pmatrix}u_1\\-u_2\end{pmatrix}, z ( u ) = M − 1 ( u 1 − u 2 ) ,
the substitution g 1 = m g_1=m g 1 = m , g 2 = − n g_2=-n g 2 = − n in (11) gives, for all r , s ∈ F 3 r,s\in\mathbb{F}_3 r , s ∈ F 3 ,
T r , s ( u ∣ τ ) = ω r s Θ r , s ( 1 ) ( τ , z ( u ) ) . T_{r,s}(\mathbf{u}\mid\tau)=\omega^{rs}\Theta^{(1)}_{r,s}(\tau,z(\mathbf{u})). T r , s ( u ∣ τ ) = ω r s Θ r , s ( 1 ) ( τ , z ( u )) .
Under the identification above, the following family is equivalent to that established by Schultz [15 Corollary 4.3] . Schultz [15 p. 622] proved its r = s = 1 r=s=1 r = s = 1 case earlier in the same paper. Chan, Chan, Liu, and Zudilin [4 Theorem 1.1] restated this case. The same authors [4 Sections 2 and 4] gave two further proofs. Zhu [17 Theorem 7.12] gave a computer-assisted proof using the theory of Jacobi forms.
Theorem 3.4 (Schultz). Let τ ∈ H 1 \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_1 τ ∈ H 1 and u ∈ C 2 \mathbf{u}\in\mathbb{C}^2 u ∈ C 2 . For r , s ∈ F 3 r,s\in\mathbb{F}_3 r , s ∈ F 3 , we have
T r , s ( u ∣ τ ) 3 + T 0 , 0 ( u ∣ τ ) 3 = T r , 0 ( u ∣ τ ) 3 + T 0 , s ( u ∣ τ ) 3 . (46) T_{r,s}(\mathbf{u}\mid\tau)^3+T_{0,0}(\mathbf{u}\mid\tau)^3=T_{r,0}(\mathbf{u}\mid\tau)^3+T_{0,s}(\mathbf{u}\mid\tau)^3. \tag*{(46)} T r , s ( u ∣ τ ) 3 + T 0 , 0 ( u ∣ τ ) 3 = T r , 0 ( u ∣ τ ) 3 + T 0 , s ( u ∣ τ ) 3 . (46)
Proof. Fix r , s ∈ F 3 r,s\in\mathbb{F}_3 r , s ∈ F 3 . In (35) , take n = 1 n=1 n = 1 and z = z ( u ) z=z(\mathbf{u}) z = z ( u ) . Adding the instances indexed by ( r , s ) (r,s) ( r , s ) and ( 0 , 0 ) (0,0) ( 0 , 0 ) and subtracting those indexed by ( r , 0 ) (r,0) ( r , 0 ) and ( 0 , s ) (0,s) ( 0 , s ) gives the right-hand side
∑ a , b ∈ F 3 ( 1 − ω s a ) ( 1 − ω r b ) Θ a , b ( 1 ) ( τ , C z ( u ) ) θ a , b ( 1 ) ( τ ) 2 . \sum_{a,b\in\mathbb{F}_3}(1-\omega^{sa})(1-\omega^{rb})\Theta^{(1)}_{a,b}(\tau,Cz(\mathbf{u}))\theta^{(1)}_{a,b}(\tau)^2. a , b ∈ F 3 ∑ ( 1 − ω s a ) ( 1 − ω r b ) Θ a , b ( 1 ) ( τ , C z ( u )) θ a , b ( 1 ) ( τ ) 2 .
Every summand vanishes. Indeed, if s a = 0 sa=0 s a = 0 or r b = 0 rb=0 r b = 0 , then its coefficient is zero; otherwise a , b ≠ 0 a,b\ne0 a , b = 0 , so a b ≠ 0 ab\ne0 ab = 0 in F 3 \mathbb{F}_3 F 3 , and (42) gives θ a , b ( 1 ) ( τ ) = 0 \theta^{(1)}_{a,b}(\tau)=0 θ a , b ( 1 ) ( τ ) = 0 . Since T r , s 3 = ( Θ r , s ( 1 ) ) 3 T_{r,s}^3=(\Theta^{(1)}_{r,s})^3 T r , s 3 = ( Θ r , s ( 1 ) ) 3 , the corresponding left-hand side is three times the difference between the two sides of (46) . □
Remark. For the four functions in the Introduction, the definitions in (2) and (45) give
Θ 1 = T 1 , 1 , Θ 2 = T 1 , 0 , Θ 3 = T 0 , 0 , Θ 4 = T 0 , 1 . \Theta_1=T_{1,1},\qquad\Theta_2=T_{1,0},\qquad\Theta_3=T_{0,0},\qquad\Theta_4=T_{0,1}. Θ 1 = T 1 , 1 , Θ 2 = T 1 , 0 , Θ 3 = T 0 , 0 , Θ 4 = T 0 , 1 .
Thus the r = s = 1 r=s=1 r = s = 1 member of (46) is precisely (3) , originally proved by Schultz [15 p. 622] .
At u = 0 \mathbf{u}=0 u = 0 , we use the customary notation
a ( q ) = T 0 , 0 ( 0 ∣ τ ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z q Q ( m , n ) , b ( q ) = T 0 , 1 ( 0 ∣ τ ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z ω m − n q Q ( m , n ) , c ( q ) = T 1 , 0 ( 0 ∣ τ ) = ∑ m , n ∈ Z q Q ( m + 1 / 3 , n + 1 / 3 ) . (47) \begin{aligned}
a(q)&=T_{0,0}(0\mid\tau)=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{Q(m,n)},\\
b(q)&=T_{0,1}(0\mid\tau)=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}\omega^{m-n}q^{Q(m,n)},\\
c(q)&=T_{1,0}(0\mid\tau)=\sum_{m,n\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{Q(m+1/3,n+1/3)}. \tag*{(47)}
\end{aligned} a ( q ) b ( q ) c ( q ) = T 0 , 0 ( 0 ∣ τ ) = m , n ∈ Z ∑ q Q ( m , n ) , = T 0 , 1 ( 0 ∣ τ ) = m , n ∈ Z ∑ ω m − n q Q ( m , n ) , = T 1 , 0 ( 0 ∣ τ ) = m , n ∈ Z ∑ q Q ( m + 1/3 , n + 1/3 ) . (47)
For r = s = 1 r=s=1 r = s = 1 and u = 0 \mathbf{u}=0 u = 0 , the identification above and (42) show that T 1 , 1 ( 0 ∣ τ ) = 0 T_{1,1}(0\mid\tau)=0 T 1 , 1 ( 0 ∣ τ ) = 0 . Thus (46) specializes to the cubic identity of Borwein and Borwein [2 Eq. (2.3)] .
Corollary 3.5. For ∣ q ∣ < 1 |q|<1 ∣ q ∣ < 1 , we have
a ( q ) 3 = b ( q ) 3 + c ( q ) 3 . (48) a(q)^3=b(q)^3+c(q)^3. \tag*{(48)} a ( q ) 3 = b ( q ) 3 + c ( q ) 3 . (48)
Degree two
We derive degree-two analogues of the Borweins’ cubic identity (Corollary 3.5).
Let
τ = ( τ 1 τ 0 τ 0 τ 2 ) ∈ H 2 , q = e ( τ 1 ) , s = e ( τ 0 ) , t = e ( τ 2 ) . \tau=\begin{pmatrix}\tau_1 & \tau_0 \\ \tau_0 & \tau_2\end{pmatrix}\in\mathfrak{H}_2,\qquad q=e(\tau_1),\qquad s=e(\tau_0),\qquad t=e(\tau_2). τ = ( τ 1 τ 0 τ 0 τ 2 ) ∈ H 2 , q = e ( τ 1 ) , s = e ( τ 0 ) , t = e ( τ 2 ) .
For a = ( a 1 , a 2 ) a=(a_1,a_2) a = ( a 1 , a 2 ) and b = ( b 1 , b 2 ) b=(b_1,b_2) b = ( b 1 , b 2 ) in F 3 2 \mathbb{F}_3^2 F 3 2 , the definition (34) gives the following expansion, obtained by writing the two columns of g + ρ a g+\rho a g + ρ a as ( j , − k ) T (j,-k)^{T} ( j , − k ) T and ( r , − h ) T (r,-h)^{T} ( r , − h ) T :
θ a , b ( 2 ) ( τ ) = ∑ j , k ∈ Z + a 1 / 3 r , h ∈ Z + a 2 / 3 ω b 1 ( j − k ) + b 2 ( r − h ) q Q ( j , k ) s ( 2 j + k ) r + ( j + 2 k ) h t Q ( r , h ) . (49) \theta_{a,b}^{(2)}(\tau)=\sum_{\substack{j,k\in\mathbb{Z}+a_1/3\\r,h\in\mathbb{Z}+a_2/3}}\omega^{b_1(j-k)+b_2(r-h)}q^{Q(j,k)}s^{(2j+k)r+(j+2k)h}t^{Q(r,h)}. \tag*{(49)} θ a , b ( 2 ) ( τ ) = j , k ∈ Z + a 1 /3 r , h ∈ Z + a 2 /3 ∑ ω b 1 ( j − k ) + b 2 ( r − h ) q Q ( j , k ) s ( 2 j + k ) r + ( j + 2 k ) h t Q ( r , h ) . (49)
We use the notation
0 = ( 0 , 0 ) , e 1 = ( 1 , 0 ) , e 2 = ( 0 , 1 ) , d + = ( 1 , 1 ) , d − = ( 1 , − 1 ) = ( 1 , 2 ) . \mathbf{0}=(0,0),\qquad e_1=(1,0),\qquad e_2=(0,1),\qquad d_+=(1,1),\qquad d_-=(1,-1)=(1,2). 0 = ( 0 , 0 ) , e 1 = ( 1 , 0 ) , e 2 = ( 0 , 1 ) , d + = ( 1 , 1 ) , d − = ( 1 , − 1 ) = ( 1 , 2 ) .
The pairs ( a , b ) (a,b) ( a , b ) satisfying a ⋅ b = 0 a\cdot b=0 a ⋅ b = 0 , modulo the two sign symmetries in (43) , are represented by
I = { ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , e 1 ) , ( 0 , e 2 ) , ( 0 , d + ) , ( 0 , d − ) , ( e 1 , 0 ) , ( e 2 , 0 ) , ( d + , 0 ) , ( d − , 0 ) , ( e 1 , e 2 ) , ( e 2 , e 1 ) , ( d + , d − ) , ( d − , d + ) } . (50) \mathcal{I}=\{(0,0),(0,e_1),(0,e_2),(0,d_+),(0,d_-),
(e_1,0),(e_2,0),(d_+,0),(d_-,0),(e_1,e_2),(e_2,e_1),(d_+,d_-),(d_-,d_+)\}. \tag*{(50)} I = {( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , e 1 ) , ( 0 , e 2 ) , ( 0 , d + ) , ( 0 , d − ) , ( e 1 , 0 ) , ( e 2 , 0 ) , ( d + , 0 ) , ( d − , 0 ) , ( e 1 , e 2 ) , ( e 2 , e 1 ) , ( d + , d − ) , ( d − , d + )} . (50)
The first five representatives in I \mathcal{I} I have a = 0 a=0 a = 0 , the next four have b = 0 b=0 b = 0 and a ≠ 0 a\ne0 a = 0 , and the final four have both entries nonzero. These three groups represent precisely five, four, and four orbits, respectively, under the two sign symmetries in (43) . By Lemma 3.2, every nonzero indexed series is therefore represented by one of the 13 pairs in I \mathcal{I} I . A comparison of the lowest-order terms in (49) shows that these 13 series are nonzero and pairwise distinct. For completeness, let c A , B , C = [ q A s B t C ] c_{A,B,C}=[q^A s^B t^C] c A , B , C = [ q A s B t C ] and consider, in order, the seven triples
( 1 / 3 , − 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) , ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) , ( 1 / 3 , 0 , 1 ) , ( 1 , 0 , 1 / 3 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 1 ) , ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 1 , − 1 , 1 ) . (1/3,-1/3,1/3),\quad(1/3,1/3,1/3),\quad(1/3,0,1),\quad(1,0,1/3),\quad(0,0,1),\quad(1,0,0),\quad(1,-1,1). ( 1/3 , − 1/3 , 1/3 ) , ( 1/3 , 1/3 , 1/3 ) , ( 1/3 , 0 , 1 ) , ( 1 , 0 , 1/3 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 1 ) , ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 1 , − 1 , 1 ) .
Direct extraction from (49) gives the following coefficient vectors, in the order in which the 13 representatives occur in I \mathcal{I} I :
( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 6 , 6 , 12 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 6 , − 3 , − 6 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , − 3 , 6 , − 6 ) , (0,0,0,0,6,6,12),\quad(0,0,0,0,6,-3,-6),\quad(0,0,0,0,-3,6,-6), ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 6 , 6 , 12 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 6 , − 3 , − 6 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , − 3 , 6 , − 6 ) ,
( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , − 3 , − 3 , − 6 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , − 3 , − 3 , 12 ) , (0,0,0,0,-3,-3,-6),\quad(0,0,0,0,-3,-3,12), ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , − 3 , − 3 , − 6 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , − 3 , − 3 , 12 ) ,
( 0 , 0 , 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , (0,0,6,0,0,0,0),\quad(0,0,0,6,0,0,0),\quad(6,0,0,0,0,0,0),\quad(0,6,0,0,0,0,0), ( 0 , 0 , 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) ,
( 0 , 0 , − 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , − 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( − 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , − 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) . (0,0,-3,0,0,0,0),\quad(0,0,0,-3,0,0,0),\quad(-3,0,0,0,0,0,0),\quad(0,-3,0,0,0,0,0). ( 0 , 0 , − 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , − 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( − 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , − 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) .
These vectors show again that the 13 series are nonzero and pairwise distinct. We index them by ( a , b ) ∈ I (a,b)\in\mathcal{I} ( a , b ) ∈ I . In the remainder of this subsection, we suppress the superscript and write θ a , b ( τ ) = θ a , b ( 2 ) ( τ ) \theta_{a,b}(\tau)=\theta_{a,b}^{(2)}(\tau) θ a , b ( τ ) = θ a , b ( 2 ) ( τ ) .
The following linear-algebraic calculation applies to both the cubic and square identities. For an array X = ( X a , b ) X=(X_{a,b}) X = ( X a , b ) indexed by F 3 2 × F 3 2 \mathbb{F}_3^2\times\mathbb{F}_3^2 F 3 2 × F 3 2 , we write
S λ , κ ( X ) = ∑ a , b ∈ F 3 2 ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b X a , b . S_{\lambda,\kappa}(X)=\sum_{a,b\in\mathbb{F}_3^2}\omega^{\lambda\cdot a-\kappa\cdot b}X_{a,b}. S λ , κ ( X ) = a , b ∈ F 3 2 ∑ ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b X a , b .
Lemma 3.6. Suppose that
X a , b = 0 if a ⋅ b ≠ 0 , X a , b = X − a , b = X a , − b = X − a , − b . X_{a,b}=0\quad\text{if }a\cdot b\ne0,\qquad X_{a,b}=X_{-a,b}=X_{a,-b}=X_{-a,-b}. X a , b = 0 if a ⋅ b = 0 , X a , b = X − a , b = X a , − b = X − a , − b . Let
S 1 = S e 2 , e 2 ( X ) , S 2 = S e 2 , d + ( X ) , S 3 = S e 2 , d − ( X ) , S 4 = S e 1 , e 1 ( X ) , S_1=S_{e_2,e_2}(X),\qquad S_2=S_{e_2,d_+}(X),\qquad S_3=S_{e_2,d_-}(X),\qquad S_4=S_{e_1,e_1}(X), S 1 = S e 2 , e 2 ( X ) , S 2 = S e 2 , d + ( X ) , S 3 = S e 2 , d − ( X ) , S 4 = S e 1 , e 1 ( X ) , S 5 = S e 1 , d + ( X ) , S 6 = S d + , e 2 ( X ) , S 7 = S d − , e 2 ( X ) . S_5=S_{e_1,d_+}(X),\qquad S_6=S_{d_+,e_2}(X),\qquad S_7=S_{d_-,e_2}(X). S 5 = S e 1 , d + ( X ) , S 6 = S d + , e 2 ( X ) , S 7 = S d − , e 2 ( X ) .
We define R ( X ) = ( R 1 , … , R 7 ) T R(\mathbf{X})=(R_1,\ldots,R_7)^{T} R ( X ) = ( R 1 , … , R 7 ) T by
R 1 = X 0 , 0 − X 0 , d + − X d + , 0 − X e 2 , e 1 − X e 1 , e 2 , R 2 = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , 0 ) − ( X 0 , d + − X d − , 0 ) , R 3 = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , 0 ) − ( X 0 , e 1 − X e 2 , 0 ) , R 4 = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , 0 ) − ( X 0 , e 2 − X e 1 , 0 ) , R 5 = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , d − ) − ( X 0 , d + − X d − , d + ) , R 6 = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , d − ) − ( X 0 , e 1 − X e 2 , e 1 ) , R 7 = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , d − ) − ( X 0 , e 2 − X e 1 , e 2 ) . \begin{aligned}
R_1&=X_{0,0}-X_{0,d_+}-X_{d_+,0}-X_{e_2,e_1}-X_{e_1,e_2},\\
R_2&=(X_{0,d_-}-X_{d_+,0})-(X_{0,d_+}-X_{d_-,0}),\\
R_3&=(X_{0,d_-}-X_{d_+,0})-(X_{0,e_1}-X_{e_2,0}),\\
R_4&=(X_{0,d_-}-X_{d_+,0})-(X_{0,e_2}-X_{e_1,0}),\\
R_5&=(X_{0,d_-}-X_{d_+,d_-})-(X_{0,d_+}-X_{d_-,d_+}),\\
R_6&=(X_{0,d_-}-X_{d_+,d_-})-(X_{0,e_1}-X_{e_2,e_1}),\\
R_7&=(X_{0,d_-}-X_{d_+,d_-})-(X_{0,e_2}-X_{e_1,e_2}).
\end{aligned} R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 R 6 R 7 = X 0 , 0 − X 0 , d + − X d + , 0 − X e 2 , e 1 − X e 1 , e 2 , = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , 0 ) − ( X 0 , d + − X d − , 0 ) , = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , 0 ) − ( X 0 , e 1 − X e 2 , 0 ) , = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , 0 ) − ( X 0 , e 2 − X e 1 , 0 ) , = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , d − ) − ( X 0 , d + − X d − , d + ) , = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , d − ) − ( X 0 , e 1 − X e 2 , e 1 ) , = ( X 0 , d − − X d + , d − ) − ( X 0 , e 2 − X e 1 , e 2 ) .
Then
3 R ( X ) = ( 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 − 1 0 0 1 − 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 − 1 1 0 0 − 1 1 0 − 1 0 1 − 1 0 0 0 0 − 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 − 1 1 0 0 ) ( S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 ) . (51) 3R(\mathbf{X})=
\begin{pmatrix}
0&1&0&1&0&1&0\\
0&1&-1&0&0&1&-1\\
0&0&0&0&1&0&-1\\
1&0&0&-1&1&0&-1\\
0&1&-1&0&0&0&0\\
-1&1&0&0&0&0&0\\
0&0&0&-1&1&0&0
\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}
S_1\\S_2\\S_3\\S_4\\S_5\\S_6\\S_7
\end{pmatrix}. \tag*{(51)} 3 R ( X ) = 0 0 0 1 0 − 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 − 1 0 0 − 1 0 0 1 0 0 − 1 0 0 − 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 − 1 − 1 − 1 0 0 0 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 . (51)
Moreover, the seven components of R ( X ) R(\mathbf{X}) R ( X ) are linearly independent as linear forms in the thirteen entries X a , b X_{a,b} X a , b indexed by ( a , b ) ∈ I (\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b})\in\mathcal{I} ( a , b ) ∈ I .
Proof. In each character sum S λ , κ ( X ) S_{\lambda,\kappa}(\mathbf{X}) S λ , κ ( X ) , the vanishing condition removes the pairs ( a , b ) (\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b}) ( a , b ) with nonzero scalar product. Grouping the remaining terms into the sign orbits represented by I \mathcal{I} I gives coefficients determined by 1 + 1 = 2 1+1=2 1 + 1 = 2 and ω + ω − 1 = − 1 \omega+\omega^{-1}=-1 ω + ω − 1 = − 1 . For example,
S 1 = X 0 , 0 + 2 X 0 , e 1 − X 0 , e 2 − X 0 , d + − X 0 , d − + 2 X e 1 , 0 − X e 2 , 0 − X d + , 0 − X d − , 0 − 2 X e 1 , e 2 − 2 X e 2 , e 1 + X d + , d − + X d − , d + . \begin{aligned}
S_1={}&X_{0,0}+2X_{0,e_1}-X_{0,e_2}-X_{0,d_+}-X_{0,d_-}\\
&+2X_{e_1,0}-X_{e_2,0}-X_{d_+,0}-X_{d_-,0}\\
&-2X_{e_1,e_2}-2X_{e_2,e_1}+X_{d_+,d_-}+X_{d_-,d_+}.
\end{aligned} S 1 = X 0 , 0 + 2 X 0 , e 1 − X 0 , e 2 − X 0 , d + − X 0 , d − + 2 X e 1 , 0 − X e 2 , 0 − X d + , 0 − X d − , 0 − 2 X e 1 , e 2 − 2 X e 2 , e 1 + X d + , d − + X d − , d + .
Expanding the seven indicated character sums as above gives (51) . To prove independence, consider the minor formed by the columns corresponding to X 0 , 0 X_{0,0} X 0 , 0 , X 0 , e 1 X_{0,e_1} X 0 , e 1 , X 0 , e 2 X_{0,e_2} X 0 , e 2 , X 0 , d + X_{0,d_+} X 0 , d + , X e 1 , 0 X_{e_1,0} X e 1 , 0 , X e 2 , 0 X_{e_2,0} X e 2 , 0 , X d + , 0 X_{d_+,0} X d + , 0 in the coefficient matrix of R ( X ) R(\mathbf{X}) R ( X ) has determinant 1. □
Theorem 3.7. The cubes of the thirteen theta series (49) , indexed by the set I \mathcal{I} I in (50) , satisfy
θ 0 , 0 3 = θ 0 , d + 3 + θ d + , 0 3 + θ e 2 , e 1 3 + θ e 1 , e 2 3 (52) \theta_{0,0}^{3}=\theta_{0,d_+}^{3}+\theta_{d_+,0}^{3}+\theta_{e_2,e_1}^{3}+\theta_{e_1,e_2}^{3} \tag*{(52)} θ 0 , 0 3 = θ 0 , d + 3 + θ d + , 0 3 + θ e 2 , e 1 3 + θ e 1 , e 2 3 (52) θ 0 , d − 3 − θ d + , 0 3 = θ 0 , d + 3 − θ d − , 0 3 = θ 0 , e 1 3 − θ e 2 , 0 3 = θ 0 , e 2 3 − θ e 1 , 0 3 (53) \theta_{0,d_-}^{3}-\theta_{d_+,0}^{3}
=\theta_{0,d_+}^{3}-\theta_{d_-,0}^{3}
=\theta_{0,e_1}^{3}-\theta_{e_2,0}^{3}
=\theta_{0,e_2}^{3}-\theta_{e_1,0}^{3} \tag*{(53)} θ 0 , d − 3 − θ d + , 0 3 = θ 0 , d + 3 − θ d − , 0 3 = θ 0 , e 1 3 − θ e 2 , 0 3 = θ 0 , e 2 3 − θ e 1 , 0 3 (53) and
θ 0 , d − 3 − θ d + , d − 3 = θ 0 , d + 3 − θ d − , d + 3 = θ 0 , e 1 3 − θ e 2 , e 1 3 = θ 0 , e 2 3 − θ e 1 , e 2 3 . (54) \theta_{0,d_-}^{3}-\theta_{d_+,d_-}^{3}
=\theta_{0,d_+}^{3}-\theta_{d_-,d_+}^{3}
=\theta_{0,e_1}^{3}-\theta_{e_2,e_1}^{3}
=\theta_{0,e_2}^{3}-\theta_{e_1,e_2}^{3}. \tag*{(54)} θ 0 , d − 3 − θ d + , d − 3 = θ 0 , d + 3 − θ d − , d + 3 = θ 0 , e 1 3 − θ e 2 , e 1 3 = θ 0 , e 2 3 − θ e 1 , e 2 3 . (54) Proof. We apply Lemma 3.6 to
X a , b = θ a , b ( τ ) 3 . X_{a,b}=\theta_{a,b}(\tau)^3. X a , b = θ a , b ( τ ) 3 . Its hypotheses follow from (42) and (43) . Corollary 3.3, with n = 2 n=2 n = 2 and z = 0 z=0 z = 0 , shows that each of the seven character sums in (51) vanishes. Hence R ( X ) = 0 R(\mathbf{X})=0 R ( X ) = 0 , which is precisely (52) , (53) , and (54) . □
Square companions
The square Fourier identity
We retain the notation of § 3 . The following square counterpart of Theorem 3.1 is a direct specialization of Theorem 2.7 .
Theorem 4.1. Let n ≥ 1 n \ge1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_n τ ∈ H n , z ∈ C 2 , n z \in\mathbb{C}^{2,n} z ∈ C 2 , n , and C = ( 1 1 − 1 2 ) C = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ -1 & 2 \end{pmatrix} C = ( 1 − 1 1 2 ) . For every p , q ∈ F 3 n \mathbf{p},\mathbf{q} \in\mathbb{F}_3^n p , q ∈ F 3 n ,
3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ p , − q ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) = ∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( 2 τ ) . (55) 3^n\Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,z)\Theta_{\mathbf{p},-\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(2\tau,2z)=\sum_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{v}+\mathbf{q}\cdot\mathbf{u}}\Theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}}^{(n)}(2\tau). \tag*{(55)} 3 n Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ p , − q ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) = u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( 2 τ ) . (55) At z = 0 z=0 z = 0 , the second theta factor on the left-hand side may be written with q \mathbf{q} q in place of − q -\mathbf{q} − q .
Proof. We apply Theorem 2.7 with m = 4 m=4 m = 4 , μ = 1 \mu=1 μ = 1 , M 1 = M 2 = M ~ = diag ( M , 2 M ) M_1=M_2=\widetilde{M}=\operatorname{diag}(M,2M) M 1 = M 2 = M = diag ( M , 2 M ) , and
A = 1 3 ( 2 − 1 − 4 2 1 1 − 2 − 2 2 − 1 2 − 1 1 1 1 1 ) , A ~ = ( 1 0 0 − 2 0 1 0 − 1 0 0 1 − 2 0 0 0 3 ) . A=\frac{1}{3}\begin{pmatrix}2&-1&-4&2\\1&1&-2&-2\\2&-1&2&-1\\1&1&1&1\end{pmatrix},\qquad
\widetilde{A}=\begin{pmatrix}1&0&0&-2\\0&1&0&-1\\0&0&1&-2\\0&0&0&3\end{pmatrix}. A = 3 1 2 1 2 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 − 4 − 2 2 1 2 − 2 − 1 1 , A = 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 − 2 − 1 − 2 3 .
Direct multiplication gives
A T M ~ A = M ~ , det A = 1 , det A ~ = 3. A^{T}\widetilde{M}A=\widetilde{M},\qquad\det A=1,\qquad\det\widetilde{A}=3. A T M A = M , det A = 1 , det A = 3.
All columns of 3 A 3A 3 A are congruent to u 0 = ( 2 , 1 , 2 , 1 ) T u_0=(2,1,2,1)^T u 0 = ( 2 , 1 , 2 , 1 ) T modulo 3 Z 4 3\mathbb{Z}^4 3 Z 4 . The first three columns of A ~ − 1 \widetilde{A}^{-1} A − 1 are e 1 , e 2 , e 3 e_1,e_2,e_3 e 1 , e 2 , e 3 , and its last column is u 0 / 3 u_0/3 u 0 /3 . Since e 4 = u 0 − 2 e 1 − e 2 − 2 e 3 e_4=u_0-2e_1-e_2-2e_3 e 4 = u 0 − 2 e 1 − e 2 − 2 e 3 , it follows that
Z 4 , n + A Z 4 , n = A ~ − 1 Z 4 , n . \mathbb{Z}^{4,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{4,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{4,n}. Z 4 , n + A Z 4 , n = A − 1 Z 4 , n .
We choose the characteristics and Jacobi variable as
a 1 = [ ρ , ρ ] p , b 1 = [ σ , σ ] q , z 1 = [ z , z ] . a_1=[\rho,\rho]\mathbf{p},\qquad b_1=[\sigma,\sigma]\mathbf{q},\qquad z_1=[z,z]. a 1 = [ ρ , ρ ] p , b 1 = [ σ , σ ] q , z 1 = [ z , z ] .
More explicitly,
LHS of (2.4) = ∣ det A ~ ∣ n ⋅ ∏ i = 1 μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = 3 n Θ M , n [ ρ p , σ q ] ( τ , z ) Θ 2 M , n [ ρ p , σ q ] ( τ , z ) (56) \begin{aligned}
\operatorname{LHS\ of\ (2.4)}=|\det\widetilde{A}|^n\cdot\prod_{i=1}^{\mu}\Theta_{M_1,n}[a_i,b_i](\tau,z_i) \\
&=3^n\Theta_{M,n}[\rho\mathbf{p},\sigma\mathbf{q}](\tau,z)\Theta_{2M,n}[\rho\mathbf{p},\sigma\mathbf{q}](\tau,z) \tag*{(56)}
\end{aligned} LHS of (2.4) = ∣ det A ∣ n ⋅ i = 1 ∏ μ Θ M 1 , n [ a i , b i ] ( τ , z i ) = 3 n Θ M , n [ ρ p , σ q ] ( τ , z ) Θ 2 M , n [ ρ p , σ q ] ( τ , z ) (56)
=3^n\Theta_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(\tau,z)\Theta_{\mathbf{p},-\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(2\tau,2z),
where the equality $\Theta_{2M,n}[\rho\mathbf{p},\sigma\mathbf{q}](\tau,z)=\Theta_{\mathbf{p},-\mathbf{q}}^{(n)}(2\tau,2z)$ follows from {xref}`Lemma 2.6`. Complete systems of representatives for the two quotients are
\alpha_{\mathbf{u}}:=\begin{pmatrix}\rho\-\rho\end{pmatrix}\mathbf{u},\qquad \beta_{\mathbf{v}}:=\begin{pmatrix}\sigma\-\sigma\end{pmatrix}\mathbf{v},\qquad \mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\in\mathbb{F}_3^n.
\widetilde{A}\begin{pmatrix}\rho\-\rho\end{pmatrix}=e_1,\qquad \widetilde{M}A\begin{pmatrix}\sigma\-\sigma\end{pmatrix}=e_2.
Multiplication by $\widetilde{M}A$ identifies the second quotient with $\mathbb{Z}^{4,n}/\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{4,n}$. The two quotient groups in {xref}`(2.5)` and {xref}`(2.6)` both have order $3^n$; the displayed classes are nonzero because $(\rho^T,-\rho^T)^T\notin\mathbb{Z}^4$ and $\widetilde{A}^{-T}e_2=(0,1,0,1/3)^T\notin\mathbb{Z}^4$. Since the quotients and the displayed parametrizations are formed column by column, the parametrizations are complete for every $n$. Moreover,
a'_1=\begin{pmatrix}C\rho\0\end{pmatrix}\mathbf{p},\qquad b'_1=\begin{pmatrix}C\sigma\0\end{pmatrix}\mathbf{q},\qquad w_1=\begin{pmatrix}Cz\0\end{pmatrix}.
Therefore,
RHS of ( 2.4 ) = ∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n ω − tr ( a 1 ′ T M β v ) Θ M , n [ a 1 ′ + α u , b 1 ′ + β v ] ( τ , w 1 ) = ∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( 2 τ ) . \begin{aligned}
\operatorname{RHS}\text{ of }(2.4)=\sum_{u,v\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{-\operatorname{tr}\left(a_1^{\prime T}M\beta_v\right)}\Theta_{M,n}\left[a_1^\prime+\alpha_u,b_1^\prime+\beta_v\right](\tau,w_1) \\
&=\sum_{u,v\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{p\cdot v+q\cdot u}\Theta_{u,v}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{u,v}^{(n)}(2\tau).
\end{aligned} RHS of ( 2.4 ) = u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω − tr ( a 1 ′ T M β v ) Θ M , n [ a 1 ′ + α u , b 1 ′ + β v ] ( τ , w 1 ) = u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ v + q ⋅ u Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( 2 τ ) .
The second equality follows from Lemma 2.6, (3.9), and (3.11). Combining this identity with (4.2) in (2.4) gives (4.1). The specialization z = 0 z=0 z = 0 , together with (3.11), proves the final assertion. □
The finite Fourier transform of (4.1) yields the square counterpart of Corollary 3.3. This is the form used both for the square Schultz identity and for the degree-two relations below.
Corollary 4.2. Let n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_n τ ∈ H n , and z ∈ C 2 , n z\in\mathbb{C}^{2,n} z ∈ C 2 , n . If λ , κ ∈ F 3 n \lambda,\kappa\in\mathbb{F}_3^n λ , κ ∈ F 3 n and λ ⋅ κ ≠ 0 \lambda\cdot\kappa\ne0 λ ⋅ κ = 0 , then
∑ a , b ∈ F 3 n ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b Θ a , b ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ a , − b ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) = 0. (57) \sum_{a,b\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\lambda\cdot a-\kappa\cdot b}\Theta_{a,b}^{(n)}(\tau,z)\Theta_{a,-b}^{(n)}(2\tau,2z)=0. \tag*{(57)} a , b ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b Θ a , b ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ a , − b ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) = 0. (57)
Proof. We multiply (4.1) by ω λ ⋅ p − κ ⋅ q \omega^{\lambda\cdot p-\kappa\cdot q} ω λ ⋅ p − κ ⋅ q and sum over p , q ∈ F 3 n p,q\in\mathbb{F}_3^n p , q ∈ F 3 n . The left-hand side of the resulting equality is
3 n ∑ p , q ∈ F 3 n ω λ ⋅ p − κ ⋅ q Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ p , − q ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) , 3^n\sum_{p,q\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\lambda\cdot p-\kappa\cdot q}\Theta_{p,q}^{(n)}(\tau,z)\Theta_{p,-q}^{(n)}(2\tau,2z), 3 n p , q ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω λ ⋅ p − κ ⋅ q Θ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ p , − q ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) ,
whereas its right-hand side is
∑ u , v ∈ F 3 n Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( 2 τ ) ( ∑ p ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ ( λ + v ) ) ( ∑ q ∈ F 3 n ω q ⋅ ( u − κ ) ) . \sum_{u,v\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\Theta_{u,v}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{u,v}^{(n)}(2\tau)\left(\sum_{p\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{p\cdot(\lambda+v)}\right)\left(\sum_{q\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{q\cdot(u-\kappa)}\right). u , v ∈ F 3 n ∑ Θ u , v ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ u , v ( n ) ( 2 τ ) p ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ ( λ + v ) q ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω q ⋅ ( u − κ ) .
For x ∈ F 3 n x\in\mathbb{F}_3^n x ∈ F 3 n , character orthogonality gives
∑ p ∈ F 3 n ω p ⋅ x = { 3 n , x = 0 , 0 , x ≠ 0. \sum_{p\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{p\cdot x}=
\begin{cases}
3^n,&x=0,\\
0,&x\ne0.
\end{cases} p ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω p ⋅ x = { 3 n , 0 , x = 0 , x = 0.
Consequently, only ( u , v ) = ( κ , − λ ) (u,v)=(\kappa,-\lambda) ( u , v ) = ( κ , − λ ) survives. Dividing by 3 n 3^n 3 n , we obtain
∑ a , b ∈ F 3 n ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b Θ a , b ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ a , − b ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) = 3 n Θ κ , − λ ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ κ , − λ ( n ) ( 2 τ ) . \sum_{a,b\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\lambda\cdot a-\kappa\cdot b}\Theta_{a,b}^{(n)}(\tau,z)\Theta_{a,-b}^{(n)}(2\tau,2z)=3^n\Theta_{\kappa,-\lambda}^{(n)}(\tau,Cz)\theta_{\kappa,-\lambda}^{(n)}(2\tau). a , b ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω λ ⋅ a − κ ⋅ b Θ a , b ( n ) ( τ , z ) Θ a , − b ( n ) ( 2 τ , 2 z ) = 3 n Θ κ , − λ ( n ) ( τ , C z ) θ κ , − λ ( n ) ( 2 τ ) .
Since κ ⋅ ( − λ ) = − λ ⋅ κ ≠ 0 \kappa\cdot(-\lambda)=-\lambda\cdot\kappa\ne0 κ ⋅ ( − λ ) = − λ ⋅ κ = 0 , the theta constant on the right-hand side vanishes by (3.10), applied with 2 τ 2\tau 2 τ in place of τ \tau τ . This proves (4.3). □
The square analogue of Schultz’s identity
We retain the notation of Subsection 3.2. For u = ( u 1 , u 2 ) T u=(u_1,u_2)^T u = ( u 1 , u 2 ) T , write
u ∗ = ( u 1 − u 2 − u 2 ) . (58) u^*=\begin{pmatrix}u_1-u_2\\-u_2\end{pmatrix}. \tag*{(58)} u ∗ = ( u 1 − u 2 − u 2 ) . (58)
Theorem 4.3. Let τ ∈ H 1 \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_1 τ ∈ H 1 and u ∈ C 2 u\in\mathbb{C}^2 u ∈ C 2 . For r , s ∈ F 3 r,s\in\mathbb{F}_3 r , s ∈ F 3 , we have
T r , s ( u ∣ τ ) T r , s ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) + T 0 , 0 ( u ∣ τ ) T 0 , 0 ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) = T r , 0 ( u ∣ τ ) T r , 0 ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) + T 0 , s ( u ∣ τ ) T 0 , s ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) . (59) T_{r,s}(u\mid\tau)T_{r,s}(2u^*\mid2\tau)+T_{0,0}(u\mid\tau)T_{0,0}(2u^*\mid2\tau)
=T_{r,0}(u\mid\tau)T_{r,0}(2u^*\mid2\tau)+T_{0,s}(u\mid\tau)T_{0,s}(2u^*\mid2\tau). \tag*{(59)} T r , s ( u ∣ τ ) T r , s ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) + T 0 , 0 ( u ∣ τ ) T 0 , 0 ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) = T r , 0 ( u ∣ τ ) T r , 0 ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) + T 0 , s ( u ∣ τ ) T 0 , s ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) . (59) Proof. For r , s ∈ F 3 r,s\in\mathbb{F}_3 r , s ∈ F 3 , the change of summation variables
m ′ = m , n ′ = − m − n − r m'=m,\qquad n'=-m-n-r m ′ = m , n ′ = − m − n − r in (3.13) gives
T r , s ( u ∗ ∣ τ ) = T r , − s ( u ∣ τ ) . (60) T_{r,s}(u^*\mid\tau)=T_{r,-s}(u\mid\tau). \tag*{(60)} T r , s ( u ∗ ∣ τ ) = T r , − s ( u ∣ τ ) . (60) :::`
Indeed, if a = m + r / 3 a=m+r/3 a = m + r /3 and b = n + r / 3 b=n+r/3 b = n + r /3 , then n ′ + r / 3 = − a − b n'+r/3=-a-b n ′ + r /3 = − a − b , and hence
Q ( a , b ) = Q ( a , − a − b ) , a ( u 1 − u 2 ) − b u 2 = a u 1 + ( − a − b ) u 2 . Q(a,b)=Q(a,-a-b),\qquad a(u_1-u_2)-bu_2=au_1+(-a-b)u_2. Q ( a , b ) = Q ( a , − a − b ) , a ( u 1 − u 2 ) − b u 2 = a u 1 + ( − a − b ) u 2 .
Moreover,
ω r s + s ( m − n ) = ω − r s − s ( m ′ − n ′ ) , \omega^{rs+s(m-n)}=\omega^{-rs-s(m'-n')}, ω r s + s ( m − n ) = ω − r s − s ( m ′ − n ′ ) ,
because
[ r s + s ( m − n ) ] − [ − r s − s ( m ′ − n ′ ) ] = 3 s ( m + r ) ∈ 3 Z . [rs+s(m-n)]-[-rs-s(m'-n')]=3s(m+r)\in3\mathbb{Z}. [ r s + s ( m − n )] − [ − r s − s ( m ′ − n ′ )] = 3 s ( m + r ) ∈ 3 Z .
This is exactly the character factor in T r , − s \mathcal{T}_{r,-s} T r , − s .
In (55) , take n = 1 n=1 n = 1 and z = z ( u ) z=z(\mathbf{u}) z = z ( u ) . Adding the instances indexed by ( r , s ) (r,s) ( r , s ) and ( 0 , 0 ) (0,0) ( 0 , 0 ) and subtracting those indexed by ( r , 0 ) (r,0) ( r , 0 ) and ( 0 , s ) (0,s) ( 0 , s ) gives the right-hand side
∑ a , b ∈ F 3 ( 1 − ω s a ) ( 1 − ω r b ) Θ a , b ( 1 ) ( τ , C z ( u ) ) θ a , b ( 1 ) ( 2 τ ) . \sum_{a,b\in\mathbb{F}_3}(1-\omega^{sa})(1-\omega^{rb})\Theta^{(1)}_{a,b}(\tau,Cz(\mathbf{u}))\theta^{(1)}_{a,b}(2\tau). a , b ∈ F 3 ∑ ( 1 − ω s a ) ( 1 − ω r b ) Θ a , b ( 1 ) ( τ , C z ( u )) θ a , b ( 1 ) ( 2 τ ) .
Every summand vanishes: its coefficient is zero if s a = 0 sa=0 s a = 0 or r b = 0 rb=0 r b = 0 ; otherwise a , b ≠ 0 a,b\ne0 a , b = 0 , and (42) applies.
The normalization in (45) cancels between the two factors on the left-hand side of (55) . Thus the instance indexed by ( p , q ) (p,q) ( p , q ) has left-hand side
3 T p , q ( u ∣ τ ) T p , − q ( 2 u ∣ 2 τ ) . 3\mathcal{T}_{p,q}(\mathbf{u}\mid\tau)\mathcal{T}_{p,-q}(2\mathbf{u}\mid2\tau). 3 T p , q ( u ∣ τ ) T p , − q ( 2 u ∣ 2 τ ) .
By (60) , this equals
3 T p , q ( u ∣ τ ) T p , q ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) . 3\mathcal{T}_{p,q}(\mathbf{u}\mid\tau)\mathcal{T}_{p,q}(2\mathbf{u}^{*}\mid2\tau). 3 T p , q ( u ∣ τ ) T p , q ( 2 u ∗ ∣ 2 τ ) .
The indicated linear combination is therefore three times the difference between the two sides of (59) , which proves the result. □
Remark 4.4. Taking r = s = 1 r=s=1 r = s = 1 and using the correspondence in the remark after Theorem 3.4 , formula (59) becomes exactly the single-subscript identity (8) in Schultz’s notation [15 pp. 621–622] .
Borwein, Borwein, and Garvan [3 Theorem 2.6(i)] proved the quadratic modular equation obtained by taking r = s = 1 r=s=1 r = s = 1 and u = 0 u=0 u = 0 in Theorem 4.3 . The same authors [3 Theorem 2.6(ii)] stated the equivalent form obtained by combining this equation with (48) .
Corollary 4.5. For ∣ q ∣ < 1 |q|<1 ∣ q ∣ < 1 , we have
a ( q ) a ( q 2 ) = b ( q ) b ( q 2 ) + c ( q ) c ( q 2 ) . (61) a(q)a(q^2)=b(q)b(q^2)+c(q)c(q^2). \tag*{(61)} a ( q ) a ( q 2 ) = b ( q ) b ( q 2 ) + c ( q ) c ( q 2 ) . (61) Moreover, if a ( q ) a ( q 2 ) ≠ 0 a(q)a(q^2)\ne0 a ( q ) a ( q 2 ) = 0 , then, with λ = c ( q ) / a ( q ) \lambda=c(q)/a(q) λ = c ( q ) / a ( q ) and ν = c ( q 2 ) / a ( q 2 ) \nu=c(q^2)/a(q^2) ν = c ( q 2 ) / a ( q 2 ) , we have
( 1 − λ ν ) 3 = ( 1 − λ 3 ) ( 1 − ν 3 ) . (1-\lambda\nu)^3=(1-\lambda^3)(1-\nu^3). ( 1 − λ ν ) 3 = ( 1 − λ 3 ) ( 1 − ν 3 ) .
Proof. For r = s = 1 r=s=1 r = s = 1 and u = 0 \mathbf{u}=0 u = 0 , u ∗ = 0 \mathbf{u}^{*}=0 u ∗ = 0 , and the term involving T 1 , 1 \mathcal{T}_{1,1} T 1 , 1 vanishes by the identification preceding Theorem 3.4 and (42) . Formula (61) follows from this fact, (47) , and (59) . The second conclusion follows from (48) and (61) . □
Degree two
We retain the notation of Subsection 3.3. Define
X a , b = θ a , b ( 2 ) ( τ ) θ a , b ( 2 ) ( 2 τ ) . X_{a,b}=\theta^{(2)}_{a,b}(\tau)\theta^{(2)}_{a,b}(2\tau). X a , b = θ a , b ( 2 ) ( τ ) θ a , b ( 2 ) ( 2 τ ) .
Specializing Corollary 4.2 to n = 2 n=2 n = 2 and z = 0 z=0 z = 0 , and using (43) in the second factor, gives
S λ , κ ( X ) = 0 ( λ ⋅ κ ≠ 0 ) . (62) S_{\lambda,\kappa}(X)=0\qquad(\lambda\cdot\kappa\ne0). \tag*{(62)} S λ , κ ( X ) = 0 ( λ ⋅ κ = 0 ) . (62)
As in the preceding degree-two subsection, we suppress the superscript and write θ a , b ( τ ) = θ a , b ( 2 ) ( τ ) \theta_{a,b}(\tau)=\theta^{(2)}_{a,b}(\tau) θ a , b ( τ ) = θ a , b ( 2 ) ( τ ) .
Theorem 4.6. The seven relations (52) , (53) , and (54) remain valid after the uniform replacement
θ a , b ( τ ) 3 ⟼ θ a , b ( τ ) θ a , b ( 2 τ ) . (63) \theta_{a,b}(\tau)^3\longmapsto\theta_{a,b}(\tau)\theta_{a,b}(2\tau). \tag*{(63)} θ a , b ( τ ) 3 ⟼ θ a , b ( τ ) θ a , b ( 2 τ ) . (63)
Proof. The array X X X satisfies the hypotheses of Lemma 3.6 by (42) and (43) . Equation (62) makes the seven character sums in (51) vanish. Hence R ( X ) = 0 R(X)=0 R ( X ) = 0 , which gives the stated relations after the replacement (63) .
Theta identities of arbitrary order
Corollary 3.3 gives a cubic character relation on the root lattice A 2 A_2 A 2 . We establish its same-order analogue on A ℓ − 1 A_{\ell-1} A ℓ − 1 for every ℓ ≥ 3 \ell\ge3 ℓ ≥ 3 . Here, a same-order identity on A ℓ − 1 A_{\ell-1} A ℓ − 1 is a homogeneous relation among ℓ \ell ℓ -th powers of theta series attached to that lattice.
The general same-order identity
5.1. The general same-order identity. The argument rests on a finite Fourier relation associated with a Coxeter transformation of A ℓ − 1 A_{\ell-1} A ℓ − 1 .
Fix ℓ ≥ 2 \ell\ge2 ℓ ≥ 2 and write d = ℓ − 1 d=\ell-1 d = ℓ − 1 . We use
M ℓ = ( 2 − 1 − 1 2 − 1 ⋱ ⋱ ⋱ − 1 2 − 1 − 1 2 ) d × d , r = ( 1 2 ⋯ d ) T , ξ = e ( 1 / ℓ ) . (64) M_{\ell}=
\begin{pmatrix}
2 & -1 & & & \\
-1 & 2 & -1 & & \\
& \ddots& \ddots& \ddots& \\
& & -1 & 2 & -1 \\
& & & -1 & 2
\end{pmatrix}_{d\times d},
\qquad
r=(1\ \ 2\ \ \cdots\ \ d)^{T},
\qquad
\xi=e(1/\ell). \tag*{(64)} M ℓ = 2 − 1 − 1 2 ⋱ − 1 ⋱ − 1 ⋱ 2 − 1 − 1 2 d × d , r = ( 1 2 ⋯ d ) T , ξ = e ( 1/ ℓ ) . (64)
Write 1 = ( 1 , … , 1 ) T \mathbf{1}=(1,\ldots,1)^{T} 1 = ( 1 , … , 1 ) T , with d d d entries, and let L L L be the lower triangular matrix whose entries on and below the diagonal are all equal to one. We also use
R = ( 0 0 ⋯ 0 − 1 1 0 ⋯ 0 − 1 0 1 ⋯ 0 − 1 ⋮ ⋱ ⋱ ⋮ ⋮ 0 0 ⋯ 1 − 1 ) d × d . (65) R=
\begin{pmatrix}
0 & 0 & \cdots& 0 & -1 \\
1 & 0 & \cdots& 0 & -1 \\
0 & 1 & \cdots& 0 & -1 \\
\vdots& \ddots& \ddots& \vdots& \vdots\\
0 & 0 & \cdots& 1 & -1
\end{pmatrix}_{d\times d}. \tag*{(65)} R = 0 1 0 ⋮ 0 0 0 1 ⋱ 0 ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ ⋱ ⋯ 0 0 0 ⋮ 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 ⋮ − 1 d × d . (65)
(If ℓ = 2 \ell=2 ℓ = 2 , then R = ( − 1 ) R=(-1) R = ( − 1 ) .) The following identities will be used repeatedly:
L 1 = r , R T M ℓ R = M ℓ , ∣ det ( R − I d ) ∣ = ℓ , ( R − 1 − I d ) M ℓ − 1 = − L , I d − M ℓ L = R T , M ℓ r = ℓ e d , R − 1 r = r − ℓ e d , 1 T ( R − 1 − I d ) = − ℓ e d T , 1 T ( R − I d ) = − ℓ e d T . (66) \begin{aligned}
L\mathbf{1}&=r,
&
R^{T}M_{\ell}R&=M_{\ell},
&
\lvert\det(R-I_d)\rvert&=\ell,\\
(R^{-1}-I_d)M_{\ell}^{-1}&=-L,
&
I_d-M_{\ell}L&=R^{T},
&
M_{\ell}r&=\ell e_d,
&
R^{-1}r&=r-\ell e_d,\\
\mathbf{1}^{T}(R^{-1}-I_d)&=-\ell e_d^{T},
&
\mathbf{1}^{T}(R-I_d)&=-\ell e_d^{T}. \tag*{(66)}
\end{aligned} L 1 ( R − 1 − I d ) M ℓ − 1 1 T ( R − 1 − I d ) = r , = − L , = − ℓ e d T , R T M ℓ R I d − M ℓ L 1 T ( R − I d ) = M ℓ , = R T , = − ℓ e d T . ∣ det ( R − I d )∣ M ℓ r = ℓ , = ℓ e d , R − 1 r = r − ℓ e d , (66)
They follow by direct multiplication. In particular, the integral matrix
E = ℓ ( R − I d ) − 1 , E i j = { i − ℓ , j ≤ i , i , j > i (67) E=\ell(R-I_d)^{-1},
\qquad
E_{ij}=
\begin{cases}
i-\ell, & j\le i,\\
i, & j>i
\end{cases} \tag*{(67)} E = ℓ ( R − I d ) − 1 , E ij = { i − ℓ , i , j ≤ i , j > i (67)
satisfies (we identify Z d \mathbb{Z}^{d} Z d with Z d , 1 \mathbb{Z}^{d,1} Z d , 1 )
( R − I d ) Z d = { x ∈ Z d : 1 T x ≡ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) } , E T Z d = ℓ Z d + Z 1. (68) (R-I_d)\mathbb{Z}^{d}=\{x\in\mathbb{Z}^{d}:\mathbf{1}^{T}x\equiv0\pmod{\ell}\},
\qquad
E^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{d}=\ell\mathbb{Z}^{d}+\mathbb{Z}\mathbf{1}. \tag*{(68)} ( R − I d ) Z d = { x ∈ Z d : 1 T x ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ )} , E T Z d = ℓ Z d + Z 1 . (68)
Indeed, 1 T ( R − I d ) = − ℓ e d T \mathbf{1}^{T}(R-I_d)=-\ell e_d^{T} 1 T ( R − I d ) = − ℓ e d T gives the inclusion in the first equality of (68) . Both lattices have index ℓ \ell ℓ in Z d \mathbb{Z}^{d} Z d : this follows respectively from ∣ det ( R − I d ) ∣ = ℓ \lvert\det(R-I_d)\rvert=\ell ∣ det ( R − I d )∣ = ℓ and from the surjectivity of x ↦ 1 T x ( m o d ℓ ) x\mapsto\mathbf{1}^{T}x\pmod{\ell} x ↦ 1 T x ( mod ℓ ) . For the second equality, the explicit formula in (67) shows that every row of E E E belongs to ℓ Z d + Z 1 \ell\mathbb{Z}^{d}+\mathbb{Z}\mathbf{1} ℓ Z d + Z 1 . The two lattices again have the same index, since
∣ det E ∣ = ℓ d − 1 and [ Z d : ℓ Z d + Z 1 ] = ℓ d − 1 . \lvert\det E\rvert=\ell^{d-1}
\qquad\text{and}\qquad
[\mathbb{Z}^{d}:\ell\mathbb{Z}^{d}+\mathbb{Z}\mathbf{1}]=\ell^{d-1}. ∣ det E ∣ = ℓ d − 1 and [ Z d : ℓ Z d + Z 1 ] = ℓ d − 1 .
For n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 , we define
X n = { x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n : 1 T x = 0 } , Y n = ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n { 1 η : η ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n } . (69) \mathcal{X}_{n}=\{x\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n}:\mathbf{1}^{T}x=0\},
\qquad
\mathcal{Y}_{n}=
\frac{(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n}}
{\{\mathbf{1}\eta:\eta\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n}\}}. \tag*{(69)} X n = { x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n : 1 T x = 0 } , Y n = { 1 η : η ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n } ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n . (69)
The denominator in Y n \mathcal{Y}_{n} Y n consists of the matrices whose rows are all equal. The groups X n \mathcal{X}_{n} X n and Y n \mathcal{Y}_{n} Y n are finite abelian groups, each of order ℓ ( d − 1 ) n \ell^{(d-1)n} ℓ ( d − 1 ) n . Define
⟨ x , s ⟩ = ξ tr ( x T s ) . (70) \langle x,s\rangle=\xi^{\operatorname{tr}(x^{T}s)}. \tag*{(70)} ⟨ x , s ⟩ = ξ tr ( x T s ) . (70)
for ( x , s ) ∈ X n × Y n (x,s) \in\mathcal{X}_n \times\mathcal{Y}_n ( x , s ) ∈ X n × Y n .
Lemma 5.1. The formula (70) gives a well-defined bicharacter on X n × Y n \mathcal{X}_n \times\mathcal{Y}_n X n × Y n . Moreover, if x ≠ 0 x \ne0 x = 0 (which can occur only if ℓ ≥ 3 \ell\ge3 ℓ ≥ 3 ), then there exists s ∈ Y n s \in\mathcal{Y}_n s ∈ Y n such that ⟨ x , s ⟩ ≠ 1 \langle x,s\rangle\ne1 ⟨ x , s ⟩ = 1 .
Proof. For x ∈ X n x \in\mathcal{X}_n x ∈ X n and y ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n y \in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n} y ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n , define ⟨ x , y ⟩ 0 = ξ tr ( x T y ) \langle x,y\rangle_0 = \xi^{\operatorname{tr}(x^T y)} ⟨ x , y ⟩ 0 = ξ tr ( x T y ) ; this is a well-defined bicharacter. For s = y + { 1 η : η ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n } ∈ Y n s=y+\{1\eta:\eta\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n}\}\in\mathcal{Y}_n s = y + { 1 η : η ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n } ∈ Y n , the definition gives ⟨ x , s ⟩ = ⟨ x , y ⟩ 0 \langle x,s\rangle=\langle x,y\rangle_0 ⟨ x , s ⟩ = ⟨ x , y ⟩ 0 . If y ′ y' y ′ is another representative of s s s , then y − y ′ = 1 η y-y'=1\eta y − y ′ = 1 η for some η ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n \eta\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n} η ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n . Hence
⟨ x , y − y ′ ⟩ 0 = ξ tr ( x T ( y − y ′ ) ) = ξ tr ( x T ( 1 η ) ) = ξ tr ( ( x T 1 ) ⋅ η ) = 1 , \langle x,y-y'\rangle_0=\xi^{\operatorname{tr}(x^T(y-y'))}=\xi^{\operatorname{tr}(x^T(1\eta))}=\xi^{\operatorname{tr}((x^T1)\cdot\eta)}=1, ⟨ x , y − y ′ ⟩ 0 = ξ tr ( x T ( y − y ′ )) = ξ tr ( x T ( 1 η )) = ξ tr (( x T 1 ) ⋅ η ) = 1 ,
since 1 T x = 0 1^T x=0 1 T x = 0 in ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n (\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n} ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n by the definition of X n \mathcal{X}_n X n . Thus ⟨ x , s ⟩ \langle x,s\rangle ⟨ x , s ⟩ is independent of the representative of s s s , so (70) is well defined on X n × Y n \mathcal{X}_n \times\mathcal{Y}_n X n × Y n . For the second assertion, choose y ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n y\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n} y ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n such that tr ( x T y ) ≢ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) \operatorname{tr}(x^T y)\not\equiv0\pmod{\ell} tr ( x T y ) ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ ) ; such a choice is possible because x ≠ 0 x\ne0 x = 0 . Then ⟨ x , y ⟩ 0 ≠ 1 \langle x,y\rangle_0\ne1 ⟨ x , y ⟩ 0 = 1 , and hence ⟨ x , s ⟩ ≠ 1 \langle x,s\rangle\ne1 ⟨ x , s ⟩ = 1 for s = y + { 1 η : η ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n } s=y+\{1\eta:\eta\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n}\} s = y + { 1 η : η ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n } .
We need the following character projection relation.
Lemma 5.2. Suppose that a family F x , s F_{x,s} F x , s is indexed by x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n x\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n} x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n and s ∈ Y n s\in\mathcal{Y}_n s ∈ Y n , with X n \mathcal{X}_n X n and Y n \mathcal{Y}_n Y n as in (69) , and satisfies
ℓ ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = ∑ y ∈ x + X n s ∈ Y n ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ F y , s , (71) \ell^{(d-1)n}F_{R^{-1}x,t}=\sum_{\substack{y\in x+\mathcal{X}_n\\s\in\mathcal{Y}_n}}\langle y-x,s-t\rangle F_{y,s}, \tag*{(71)} ℓ ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = y ∈ x + X n s ∈ Y n ∑ ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ F y , s , (71) for every x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n x\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n} x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n and t ∈ Y n t\in\mathcal{Y}_n t ∈ Y n . Let λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n \lambda,\kappa\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n} λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n satisfy3
r κ ∈ X n , λ κ T ≠ 0. (72) r\kappa\in\mathcal{X}_n,\qquad\lambda\kappa^T\ne0. \tag*{(72)} r κ ∈ X n , λ κ T = 0. (72) Then
∑ a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n t ∈ Y n ξ λ a T ⟨ r κ , t ⟩ F r a , t = 0. (73) \sum_{\substack{a\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n}\\t\in\mathcal{Y}_n}}\xi^{\lambda a^T}\langle r\kappa,t\rangle F_{ra,t}=0. \tag*{(73)} a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n t ∈ Y n ∑ ξ λ a T ⟨ r κ , t ⟩ F r a , t = 0. (73)
Proof. Since R − 1 r = r − ℓ e d R^{-1}r=r-\ell e_d R − 1 r = r − ℓ e d , we have F R − 1 r a , t = F r a , t F_{R^{-1}ra,t}=F_{ra,t} F R − 1 r a , t = F r a , t . We multiply (71) , with x = r a x=ra x = r a , by ξ λ a T ⟨ r κ , t ⟩ \xi^{\lambda a^T}\langle r\kappa,t\rangle ξ λ a T ⟨ r κ , t ⟩ and sum over a a a and t t t . The second conclusion of Lemma 5.1 and orthogonality on Y n \mathcal{Y}_n Y n give
∑ t ∈ Y n ⟨ r κ , t ⟩ ⟨ y − r a , − t ⟩ = ∑ t ∈ Y n ⟨ r κ − ( y − r a ) , t ⟩ = { ℓ ( d − 1 ) n , y − r a = r κ , 0 , otherwise . \sum_{t\in\mathcal{Y}_n}\langle r\kappa,t\rangle\langle y-ra,-t\rangle
=\sum_{t\in\mathcal{Y}_n}\langle r\kappa-(y-ra),t\rangle
=\begin{cases}
\ell^{(d-1)n},&y-ra=r\kappa,\\
0,&\text{otherwise}.
\end{cases} t ∈ Y n ∑ ⟨ r κ , t ⟩ ⟨ y − r a , − t ⟩ = t ∈ Y n ∑ ⟨ r κ − ( y − r a ) , t ⟩ = { ℓ ( d − 1 ) n , 0 , y − r a = r κ , otherwise .
The value y = r ( a + κ ) y=r(a+\kappa) y = r ( a + κ ) lies in r a + X n ra+\mathcal{X}_n r a + X n by (72) . Writing S S S for the sum in (73) , the left-hand side of the summed Fourier relation is ℓ ( d − 1 ) n S \ell^{(d-1)n}S ℓ ( d − 1 ) n S , whereas its right-hand side is
ℓ ( d − 1 ) n ∑ a , s ξ λ a T ⟨ r κ , s ⟩ F r ( a + κ ) , s = ℓ ( d − 1 ) n ξ − λ κ T S . \ell^{(d-1)n}\sum_{a,s}\xi^{\lambda a^T}\langle r\kappa,s\rangle F_{r(a+\kappa),s}
=\ell^{(d-1)n}\xi^{-\lambda\kappa^T}S. ℓ ( d − 1 ) n a , s ∑ ξ λ a T ⟨ r κ , s ⟩ F r ( a + κ ) , s = ℓ ( d − 1 ) n ξ − λ κ T S .
Since ξ − λ κ T ≠ 1 \xi^{-\lambda\kappa^T}\ne1 ξ − λ κ T = 1 , it follows that S = 0 S=0 S = 0 .
Since 1 T r = ℓ ( ℓ − 1 ) / 2 1^T r=\ell(\ell-1)/2 1 T r = ℓ ( ℓ − 1 ) /2 , the first condition in (72) is automatic when ℓ \ell ℓ is odd; when ℓ \ell ℓ is even, it requires every component of κ \kappa κ to lie in 2 Z / ℓ Z 2\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z} 2 Z / ℓ Z . In the latter case, replacing λ \lambda λ by λ + ( ℓ / 2 ) ε \lambda+(\ell/2)\varepsilon λ + ( ℓ /2 ) ε , with ε ∈ { 0 , 1 } 1 , n \varepsilon\in\{0,1\}^{1,n} ε ∈ { 0 , 1 } 1 , n , preserves the second condition in (72) . This observation gives the parity refinement in the following theorem, which is the main result of this section. We identify ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n (\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n} ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n with ( Z / ℓ Z ) n (\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n ( Z / ℓ Z ) n , so λ ⋅ κ = λ κ T \lambda\cdot\kappa=\lambda\kappa^T λ ⋅ κ = λ κ T .
Theorem 5.3. Let ℓ ≥ 3 \ell\ge3 ℓ ≥ 3 , n ≥ 1 n \ge1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_n τ ∈ H n , and z ∈ C d , n z \in\mathbb{C}^{d,n} z ∈ C d , n , where d = ℓ − 1 d=\ell-1 d = ℓ − 1 . For λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n \lambda,\kappa\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n , assume that λ ⋅ κ ≢ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) \lambda\cdot\kappa\not\equiv0 \pmod{\ell} λ ⋅ κ ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ ) . If ℓ \ell ℓ is even, assume in addition that every component of κ \kappa κ lies in 2 Z / ℓ Z 2\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z} 2 Z / ℓ Z . Then
∑ a , b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ r a ℓ B ℓ ] ( τ , z ) = 0. (74) \sum_{\substack{a,b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1}\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n}}
\xi^{\lambda\cdot a+\kappa\cdot(b_1+\cdots+b_{d-1})}
\Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}^\ell\left[\begin{matrix} \frac{ra}{\ell}\\ \frac{B}{\ell}\end{matrix}\right](\tau,z)=0. \tag*{(74)} a , b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n ∑ ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ ℓ r a ℓ B ] ( τ , z ) = 0. (74) Here B = [ b 1 , … , b d − 1 , 0 ] B=[b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1},0] B = [ b 1 , … , b d − 1 , 0 ] . Moreover, if ℓ \ell ℓ is even, then for every a 0 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n a_0\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n a 0 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n we have
∑ b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n a ∈ a 0 + ( 2 Z / ℓ Z ) n ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ r a ℓ B ℓ ] ( τ , z ) = 0. (75) \sum_{\substack{b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1}\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n\\a\in a_0+(2\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n}}
\xi^{\lambda\cdot a+\kappa\cdot(b_1+\cdots+b_{d-1})}
\Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}^\ell\left[\begin{matrix} \frac{ra}{\ell}\\ \frac{B}{\ell}\end{matrix}\right](\tau,z)=0. \tag*{(75)} b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n a ∈ a 0 + ( 2 Z / ℓ Z ) n ∑ ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ ℓ r a ℓ B ] ( τ , z ) = 0. (75)
Proof. Throughout the proof, we use the notation introduced at the beginning of this subsection and the properties in (66) . For x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n x\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n} x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n and s ∈ Y n s\in\mathcal{Y}_n s ∈ Y n , we choose integral lifts and define
γ s = − L s ℓ , F x , s = Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ x ℓ γ s ] ( τ , z ) . \gamma_s=-\frac{Ls}{\ell},\qquad
F_{x,s}=\Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}^\ell\left[\begin{matrix}\frac{x}{\ell}\\ \gamma_s\end{matrix}\right](\tau,z). γ s = − ℓ L s , F x , s = Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ ℓ x γ s ] ( τ , z ) .
Changing an integral lift of x x x by ℓ h \ell h ℓ h shifts the first characteristic by h h h and does not change the theta series. A change s ↦ s + ℓ k s\mapsto s+\ell k s ↦ s + ℓ k changes γ s \gamma_s γ s by − L k -Lk − L k ; by Lemma 2.6 , the resulting factor before taking the ℓ \ell ℓ -th power is
ξ − tr ( x T M ℓ L k ) . \xi^{-\operatorname{tr}(x^T M_\ell Lk)}. ξ − tr ( x T M ℓ L k ) .
Replacing s s s by s + 1 η s+\mathbf{1}\eta s + 1 η changes γ s \gamma_s γ s by − r η / ℓ = M ℓ − 1 ( − e d η ) -r\eta/\ell=M_\ell^{-1}(-e_d\eta) − r η / ℓ = M ℓ − 1 ( − e d η ) , and the corresponding factor is
ξ − tr ( x T e d η ) . \xi^{-\operatorname{tr}(x^T e_d\eta)}. ξ − tr ( x T e d η ) .
Both factors disappear after taking the ℓ \ell ℓ -th power. Thus F x , s F_{x,s} F x , s is well defined (independent of the integral lifts chosen for x x x and s s s ).
We apply Theorem 2.7 with
m = d , μ = ℓ , M 1 = M 2 = M ℓ , A = I d ℓ + 1 ℓ J ℓ ⊗ ( R − I d ) , m=d,\qquad\mu=\ell,\qquad M_1=M_2=M_\ell,\qquad
A=I_{d\ell}+\frac{1}{\ell}J_\ell\otimes(R-I_d), m = d , μ = ℓ , M 1 = M 2 = M ℓ , A = I d ℓ + ℓ 1 J ℓ ⊗ ( R − I d ) ,
where J ℓ J_\ell J ℓ is the ℓ × ℓ \ell\times\ell ℓ × ℓ all-ones matrix. A direct calculation shows that A T M ℓ ( ℓ ) A = M ℓ ( ℓ ) A^T M_\ell^{(\ell)}A=M_\ell^{(\ell)} A T M ℓ ( ℓ ) A = M ℓ ( ℓ ) .
The integral matrix A ~ \widetilde{A} A is defined by
A ~ ⋅ ( x 1 , … , x ℓ ) T = ( x 1 − x ℓ , … , x ℓ − 1 − x ℓ , x ℓ E T ) T , for all x 1 , … , x ℓ ∈ Z 1 , d . \widetilde{A}\cdot(x_1,\ldots,x_\ell)^T=(x_1-x_\ell,\ldots,x_{\ell-1}-x_\ell,x_\ell E^T)^T,
\qquad\text{for all }x_1,\ldots,x_\ell\in\mathbb{Z}^{1,d}. A ⋅ ( x 1 , … , x ℓ ) T = ( x 1 − x ℓ , … , x ℓ − 1 − x ℓ , x ℓ E T ) T , for all x 1 , … , x ℓ ∈ Z 1 , d .
Since E − 1 = ( R − I d ) / ℓ E^{-1}=(R-I_d)/\ell E − 1 = ( R − I d ) / ℓ , reduction modulo Z d ℓ , n \mathbb{Z}^{d\ell,n} Z d ℓ , n gives
A ~ − 1 Z d ℓ , n = Z d ℓ , n + { [ ( R − I d ) u ℓ , … , ( R − I d ) u ℓ ] : u ∈ Z d , n } = Z d ℓ , n + A Z d ℓ , n . \widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{d\ell,n}
=
\mathbb{Z}^{d\ell,n}
+
\left\{
\left[
\frac{(R-I_d)u}{\ell},\ldots,\frac{(R-I_d)u}{\ell}
\right]:
u\in\mathbb{Z}^{d,n}
\right\}
=
\mathbb{Z}^{d\ell,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{d\ell,n}. A − 1 Z d ℓ , n = Z d ℓ , n + { [ ℓ ( R − I d ) u , … , ℓ ( R − I d ) u ] : u ∈ Z d , n } = Z d ℓ , n + A Z d ℓ , n .
All the hypotheses of Theorem 2.7 are therefore satisfied, and ∣ det A ~ ∣ = ∣ det E ∣ = ℓ d − 1 |\det\widetilde{A}|=|\det E|=\ell^{d-1} ∣ det A ∣ = ∣ det E ∣ = ℓ d − 1 .
The two quotient groups in Theorem 2.7 are parametrized by X n \mathcal{X}_n X n and Y n \mathcal{Y}_n Y n , respectively. More precisely, the first parametrization is the isomorphism
X n ⟶ ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z d ℓ , n Z d ℓ , n , v ⟼ [ v ℓ , … , v ℓ ] + Z d ℓ , n . \mathcal{X}_n\longrightarrow
\frac{(\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{d\ell,n}}{\mathbb{Z}^{d\ell,n}},
\qquad
v\longmapsto
\left[\frac{v}{\ell},\ldots,\frac{v}{\ell}\right]+\mathbb{Z}^{d\ell,n}. X n ⟶ Z d ℓ , n ( A A ) − 1 Z d ℓ , n , v ⟼ [ ℓ v , … , ℓ v ] + Z d ℓ , n .
Changing the lift of v v v changes the displayed representative by an integral matrix. Moreover,
A ~ A [ v ℓ , … , v ℓ ] = A ~ [ R v ℓ , … , R v ℓ ] = [ 0 , … , 0 , ( R − I d ) − 1 R v ] , \widetilde{A}A
\left[\frac{v}{\ell},\ldots,\frac{v}{\ell}\right]
=
\widetilde{A}
\left[\frac{Rv}{\ell},\ldots,\frac{Rv}{\ell}\right]
=
[0,\ldots,0,(R-I_d)^{-1}Rv], A A [ ℓ v , … , ℓ v ] = A [ ℓ R v , … , ℓ R v ] = [ 0 , … , 0 , ( R − I d ) − 1 R v ] ,
which is integral by the first equality in (68) . Thus the map is well defined and is a homomorphism. Its kernel is trivial, and the target has order ∣ det ( A ~ A ) ∣ n = ℓ ( d − 1 ) n = ∣ X n ∣ |\det(\widetilde{A}A)|^n=\ell^{(d-1)n}=|\mathcal{X}_n| ∣ det ( A A ) ∣ n = ℓ ( d − 1 ) n = ∣ X n ∣ ; hence the map is an isomorphism.
For the second quotient, define
β ( u ) = [ γ u , … , γ u , γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ] . \beta(u)=[\gamma_u,\ldots,\gamma_u,\gamma_u+M_\ell^{-1}u]. β ( u ) = [ γ u , … , γ u , γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ] .
Then
M ℓ ( ℓ ) A β ( u ) = [ 0 , … , 0 , u ] . M_{\ell}^{(\ell)}A\beta(u)=[0,\ldots,0,u]. M ℓ ( ℓ ) A β ( u ) = [ 0 , … , 0 , u ] .
Since [ 0 , … , 0 , u ] ∈ A ~ T Z d , ℓ n [0,\ldots,0,u]\in\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{d,\ell n} [ 0 , … , 0 , u ] ∈ A T Z d , ℓ n if and only if u ∈ E T Z d , n u\in E^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{d,n} u ∈ E T Z d , n , the second equality in (68) shows that the class of β ( u ) \beta(u) β ( u ) depends only on the class of u u u in Y n \mathcal{Y}_{n} Y n and that
Y n ⟶ A − 1 M ℓ ( ℓ ) − 1 Z d , ℓ n A − 1 M ℓ ( ℓ ) − 1 A ~ T Z d , ℓ n , s ⟼ β ( s ) + A − 1 M ℓ ( ℓ ) − 1 A ~ T Z d , ℓ n \mathcal{Y}_{n}\longrightarrow\frac{A^{-1}M_{\ell}^{(\ell)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{d,\ell n}}{A^{-1}M_{\ell}^{(\ell)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{d,\ell n}},\qquad s\longmapsto\beta(s)+A^{-1}M_{\ell}^{(\ell)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{d,\ell n} Y n ⟶ A − 1 M ℓ ( ℓ ) − 1 A T Z d , ℓ n A − 1 M ℓ ( ℓ ) − 1 Z d , ℓ n , s ⟼ β ( s ) + A − 1 M ℓ ( ℓ ) − 1 A T Z d , ℓ n
is injective. Its target has order [ Z d , ℓ n : A ~ T Z d , ℓ n ] = ℓ ( d − 1 ) n = ∣ Y n ∣ [\mathbb{Z}^{d,\ell n}:\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{d,\ell n}]=\ell^{(d-1)n}=|\mathcal{Y}_{n}| [ Z d , ℓ n : A T Z d , ℓ n ] = ℓ ( d − 1 ) n = ∣ Y n ∣ , so this map is an isomorphism.
For fixed x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n x\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n} x ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n and t ∈ Y n t\in\mathcal{Y}_{n} t ∈ Y n , we specialize Theorem 2.7 by taking
a i = x ℓ , b i = R γ t , z i = R z ( 1 ≤ i ≤ ℓ ) . a_i=\frac{x}{\ell},\qquad b_i=R\gamma_t,\qquad z_i=Rz\qquad(1\leq i\leq\ell). a i = ℓ x , b i = R γ t , z i = R z ( 1 ≤ i ≤ ℓ ) .
Then a i ′ = R − 1 x / ℓ a_i'=R^{-1}x/\ell a i ′ = R − 1 x / ℓ , b i ′ = γ t b_i'=\gamma_t b i ′ = γ t , and w i = z w_i=z w i = z . The identity
Θ M ℓ , n [ u , R v ] ( τ , R z ) = Θ M ℓ , n [ R − 1 u , v ] ( τ , z ) \Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}\left[u,Rv\right](\tau,Rz)=\Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}\left[R^{-1}u,v\right](\tau,z) Θ M ℓ , n [ u , R v ] ( τ , R z ) = Θ M ℓ , n [ R − 1 u , v ] ( τ , z )
shows that the product on the left-hand side of (14) is F R − 1 x , t F_{R^{-1}x,t} F R − 1 x , t . Writing y = R − 1 x + v y=R^{-1}x+v y = R − 1 x + v and s = t + u s=t+u s = t + u , the preceding isomorphisms give the following representatives for the two quotients in (15) and (16) :
[ y − R − 1 x ℓ , … , y − R − 1 x ℓ ] , y ∈ R − 1 x + X n , \left[\frac{y-R^{-1}x}{\ell},\ldots,\frac{y-R^{-1}x}{\ell}\right],\qquad y\in R^{-1}x+\mathcal{X}_{n}, [ ℓ y − R − 1 x , … , ℓ y − R − 1 x ] , y ∈ R − 1 x + X n ,
and
[ γ u , … , γ u , γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ] , u ∈ Y n . [\gamma_u,\ldots,\gamma_u,\gamma_u+M_{\ell}^{-1}u],\qquad u\in\mathcal{Y}_{n}. [ γ u , … , γ u , γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ] , u ∈ Y n .
The identity I d − M ℓ L = R T I_d-M_{\ell}L=R^{T} I d − M ℓ L = R T gives
M ℓ ( ℓ γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ) = R T u . M_{\ell}(\ell\gamma_u+M_{\ell}^{-1}u)=R^{T}u. M ℓ ( ℓ γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ) = R T u .
The exterior factor on the right-hand side of (14) is therefore
ε ( − tr ( ∑ i = 1 ℓ a i ′ T M ℓ β i ) ) = ξ − tr ( x T u ) , \varepsilon\left(-\operatorname{tr}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\ell}a_i^{\prime T}M_{\ell}\beta_i\right)\right)=\xi^{-\operatorname{tr}(x^{T}u)}, ε ( − tr ( i = 1 ∑ ℓ a i ′ T M ℓ β i ) ) = ξ − tr ( x T u ) ,
whereas removing M ℓ − 1 u M_{\ell}^{-1}u M ℓ − 1 u from the second characteristic in the last theta factor contributes ξ tr ( y T u ) \xi^{\operatorname{tr}(y^{T}u)} ξ tr ( y T u ) . For each pair ( y , s ) (y,s) ( y , s ) , the corresponding summand on the right-hand side of (14) is therefore
ξ − tr ( x T u ) ξ tr ( y T u ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ y ℓ , γ s ] ( τ , z ) = ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ F y , s . \xi^{-\operatorname{tr}(x^{T}u)}\xi^{\operatorname{tr}(y^{T}u)}\Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}^{\ell}\left[\frac{y}{\ell},\gamma_s\right](\tau,z)=\langle y-x,s-t\rangle F_{y,s}. ξ − tr ( x T u ) ξ tr ( y T u ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ ℓ y , γ s ] ( τ , z ) = ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ F y , s .
Consequently, Theorem 2.7 gives
ℓ ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = ∑ y ∈ R − 1 x + X n s ∈ Y n ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ F y , s . \ell^{(d-1)n}F_{R^{-1}x,t}=\sum_{\substack{y\in R^{-1}x+\mathcal{X}_{n}\\s\in\mathcal{Y}_{n}}}\langle y-x,s-t\rangle F_{y,s}. ℓ ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = y ∈ R − 1 x + X n s ∈ Y n ∑ ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ F y , s .
Since 1 T ( R − 1 − I d ) = − ℓ e 1 T 1^{T}(R^{-1}-I_d)=-\ell e_1^{T} 1 T ( R − 1 − I d ) = − ℓ e 1 T , we have ( R − 1 − I d ) x ∈ X n (R^{-1}-I_d)x\in\mathcal{X}_{n} ( R − 1 − I d ) x ∈ X n ; hence the affine set in the last sum is x + X n x+\mathcal{X}_{n} x + X n . We have therefore proved
ℓ ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = ∑ y ∈ x + X n s ∈ Y n ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ F y , s . (76) \ell^{(d-1)n}F_{R^{-1}x,t}=\sum_{\substack{y\in x+\mathcal{X}_{n}\\s\in\mathcal{Y}_{n}}}\langle y-x,s-t\rangle F_{y,s}. \tag*{(76)} ℓ ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = y ∈ x + X n s ∈ Y n ∑ ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ F y , s . (76)
which is exactly the relation required in (71) . The two conditions in (72) are also satisfied: the first by the argument in the paragraph preceding Theorem 5.3 , and the second by assumption. Lemma 5.2 therefore yields (73) for F x , s = Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ x ℓ , γ s ] ( τ , z ) F_{x,s}=\Theta_{M_{\ell,n}}^{\ell}\left[\frac{x}{\ell},\gamma_s\right](\tau,z) F x , s = Θ M ℓ , n ℓ [ ℓ x , γ s ] ( τ , z ) .
It remains to express the character projection in the stated coordinates. Replacing s s s by s + 1 η s+1\eta s + 1 η changes B = − L s B=-Ls B = − L s by − r η -r\eta − r η , and hence changes its last row by − d η -d\eta − d η . Since d ≡ − 1 d\equiv-1 d ≡ − 1 (mod ℓ \ell ℓ ), every class s ∈ Y n s \in\mathcal{Y}_n s ∈ Y n has a unique representative for which the last row of B B B is zero. With this representative,
γ s = B ℓ , r T s = − r T L − 1 B = 1 T B ( m o d ℓ ) . (77) \gamma_s=\frac{B}{\ell},\qquad r^T s=-r^T L^{-1}B=\mathbf{1}^T B\pmod{\ell}. \tag*{(77)} γ s = ℓ B , r T s = − r T L − 1 B = 1 T B ( mod ℓ ) . (77)
The result now follows by combining (77) with (73) .
When ℓ \ell ℓ is even, applying the formula with λ + ( ℓ / 2 ) ε \lambda+(\ell/2)\varepsilon λ + ( ℓ /2 ) ε for every ε ∈ { 0 , 1 } n \varepsilon\in\{0,1\}^n ε ∈ { 0 , 1 } n is permissible because the components of κ \kappa κ are even. Denote the sum in (74) by S λ , κ S_{\lambda,\kappa} S λ , κ . Then S λ + ( ℓ / 2 ) ε , κ = 0 S_{\lambda+(\ell/2)\varepsilon,\kappa}=0 S λ + ( ℓ /2 ) ε , κ = 0 for ε ∈ { 0 , 1 } n \varepsilon\in\{0,1\}^n ε ∈ { 0 , 1 } n . It follows that
0 = ∑ ε ∈ ( Z / 2 Z ) n a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) ( − 1 ) − a 0 ⋅ ε S λ + ( ℓ / 2 ) ε , κ = ∑ ε ∈ ( Z / 2 Z ) n a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) ( − 1 ) ( a − a 0 ) ⋅ ε ∑ b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ ( τ , z ) = 2 n ∑ a − a 0 ∈ ( 2 Z / ℓ Z ) n ∑ b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ ( τ , z ) , \begin{aligned}
0=\sum_{\substack{\varepsilon\in(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^n\\ a\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})}}(-1)^{-a_0\cdot\varepsilon}S_{\lambda+(\ell/2)\varepsilon,\kappa} \\
&=\sum_{\substack{\varepsilon\in(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^n\\ a\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})}}(-1)^{(a-a_0)\cdot\varepsilon}\sum_{b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1}\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})}\xi^{\lambda\cdot a+\kappa\cdot(b_1+\cdots+b_{d-1})}\Theta^\ell_{M_{\ell,n}}\left(\tau,z\right) \\
&=2^n\sum_{a-a_0\in(2\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n}\sum_{b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1}\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})}\xi^{\lambda\cdot a+\kappa\cdot(b_1+\cdots+b_{d-1})}\Theta^\ell_{M_{\ell,n}}\left(\tau,z\right),
\end{aligned} 0 = ε ∈ ( Z /2 Z ) n a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) ∑ ( − 1 ) − a 0 ⋅ ε S λ + ( ℓ /2 ) ε , κ = ε ∈ ( Z /2 Z ) n a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) ∑ ( − 1 ) ( a − a 0 ) ⋅ ε b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) ∑ ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ ( τ , z ) = 2 n a − a 0 ∈ ( 2 Z / ℓ Z ) n ∑ b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) ∑ ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 ) Θ M ℓ , n ℓ ( τ , z ) ,
which proves the parity refinement.
The specialization ℓ = 3 \ell=3 ℓ = 3
For ℓ = 3 \ell=3 ℓ = 3 , the data in (64) agree with the cubic data in (33) : we have d = 2 d=2 d = 2 , M ℓ = M M_\ell=M M ℓ = M , ξ = ω \xi=\omega ξ = ω , and r = ( 1 , 2 ) T r=(1,2)^T r = ( 1 , 2 ) T . Write B = [ b , 0 ] B=[b,0] B = [ b , 0 ] . Since
B 3 − σ ( − b ) = M − 1 ( b 0 ) , r a 3 ≡ ρ a ( m o d Z 2 , n ) , \frac{B}{3}-\sigma(-b)=M^{-1}\begin{pmatrix}b\\0\end{pmatrix},\qquad\frac{ra}{3}\equiv\rho a\pmod{\mathbb{Z}^{2,n}}, 3 B − σ ( − b ) = M − 1 ( b 0 ) , 3 r a ≡ ρ a ( mod Z 2 , n ) ,
Lemma 2.6 gives
Θ M , n [ r a 3 , B 3 ] ( τ , z ) = ω a ⋅ b Θ a , − b ( n ) ( τ , z ) . (78) \Theta_{M,n}\left[\frac{ra}{3},\frac{B}{3}\right](\tau,z)=\omega^{a\cdot b}\Theta^{(n)}_{a,-b}(\tau,z). \tag*{(78)} Θ M , n [ 3 r a , 3 B ] ( τ , z ) = ω a ⋅ b Θ a , − b ( n ) ( τ , z ) . (78)
The phase in (78) disappears after cubing. Consequently, (74) becomes
∑ a , b ∈ F 3 n ω λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ b Θ a , − b ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = 0. \sum_{a,b\in\mathbb{F}_3^n}\omega^{\lambda\cdot a+\kappa\cdot b}\Theta^{(n)}_{a,-b}(\tau,z)^3=0. a , b ∈ F 3 n ∑ ω λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ b Θ a , − b ( n ) ( τ , z ) 3 = 0.
The change of variables b ↦ − b b\mapsto-b b ↦ − b turns this identity into (44) . Thus Theorem 5.3 specializes exactly to Corollary 3.3, which explains in what sense it extends the cubic relation from A 2 A_2 A 2 to A ℓ − 1 A_{\ell-1} A ℓ − 1 .
The specialization ℓ = 4 \ell=4 ℓ = 4
The case ℓ = 4 \ell=4 ℓ = 4 gives a nontrivial fourth-power identity on the root lattice A 3 A_3 A 3 . Fix τ ∈ H 1 \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_1 τ ∈ H 1 and write q = e ( τ ) q=e(\tau) q = e ( τ ) . For x = ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) T ∈ R 3 x=(x_1,x_2,x_3)^T\in\mathbb{R}^3 x = ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) T ∈ R 3 , define
Q 4 ( x ) = x 1 2 + x 2 2 + x 3 2 − x 1 x 2 − x 2 x 3 . Q_4(x)=x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2-x_1x_2-x_2x_3. Q 4 ( x ) = x 1 2 + x 2 2 + x 3 2 − x 1 x 2 − x 2 x 3 .
For 0 ≤ a ≤ 3 0\leq a\leq3 0 ≤ a ≤ 3 and 0 ≤ j ≤ 2 0\leq j\leq2 0 ≤ j ≤ 2 , define
U a , j ( q ) = ∑ x ∈ a 4 ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T + Z 3 i j ( − x 1 + 2 x 2 − x 3 ) q Q 4 ( x ) . (79) U_{a,j}(q)=\sum_{x\in\frac{a}{4}(1,2,3)^T+\mathbb{Z}^3}i^{j(-x_1+2x_2-x_3)}q^{Q_4(x)}. \tag*{(79)} U a , j ( q ) = x ∈ 4 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T + Z 3 ∑ i j ( − x 1 + 2 x 2 − x 3 ) q Q 4 ( x ) . (79)
Lemma 5.4. Write R 4 = Z / 4 Z R_4=\mathbb{Z}/4\mathbb{Z} R 4 = Z /4 Z . For 0 ≤ a ≤ 3 0\leq a\leq3 0 ≤ a ≤ 3 , b 1 , b 2 ∈ R 4 b_1,b_2\in R_4 b 1 , b 2 ∈ R 4 , and b = ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T b=(b_1,b_2,0)^T b = ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T , define
U a , b ( q ) : = Θ M 4 , 1 [ a ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T 4 , b 4 ] ( τ , 0 ) U_{a,b}(q):=\Theta_{M_4,1}\left[\frac{a(1,2,3)^T}{4},\frac{b}{4}\right](\tau,0) U a , b ( q ) := Θ M 4 , 1 [ 4 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T , 4 b ] ( τ , 0 ) = ∑ x ∈ a 4 ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T + Z 3 i ( 2 b 1 − b 2 ) x 1 + ( − b 1 + 2 b 2 ) x 2 − b 2 x 3 q Q 4 ( x ) . (80) =\sum_{x\in\frac{a}{4}(1,2,3)^T+\mathbb{Z}^3}i^{(2b_1-b_2)x_1+(-b_1+2b_2)x_2-b_2x_3}q^{Q_4(x)}. \tag*{(80)} = x ∈ 4 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T + Z 3 ∑ i ( 2 b 1 − b 2 ) x 1 + ( − b 1 + 2 b 2 ) x 2 − b 2 x 3 q Q 4 ( x ) . (80)
Then U a , ( 0 , j , 0 ) T ( q ) = U a , j ( q ) U_{a,(0,j,0)^T}(q)=U_{a,j}(q) U a , ( 0 , j , 0 ) T ( q ) = U a , j ( q ) for 0 ≤ j ≤ 2 0\leq j\leq2 0 ≤ j ≤ 2 , and
U a , b ( q ) 4 = { U a , 0 ( q ) 4 , ( b 1 , b 2 ) = ( 0 , 0 ) , U a , 2 ( q ) 4 , ( b 1 , b 2 ) ∈ { ( 0 , 2 ) , ( 2 , 0 ) , ( 2 , 2 ) } , U a , 1 ( q ) 4 , otherwise . (81) U_{a,b}(q)^4=
\begin{cases}
U_{a,0}(q)^4, & (b_1,b_2)=(0,0),\\
U_{a,2}(q)^4, & (b_1,b_2)\in\{(0,2),(2,0),(2,2)\},\\
U_{a,1}(q)^4, & \text{otherwise}.
\end{cases} \tag*{(81)} U a , b ( q ) 4 = ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ U a , 0 ( q ) 4 , U a , 2 ( q ) 4 , U a , 1 ( q ) 4 , ( b 1 , b 2 ) = ( 0 , 0 ) , ( b 1 , b 2 ) ∈ {( 0 , 2 ) , ( 2 , 0 ) , ( 2 , 2 )} , otherwise . (81)
Proof. The second equality in (80) follows from M 4 ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T = 4 e 3 M_4(1,2,3)^T=4e_3 M 4 ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T = 4 e 3 and the fact that the last coordinate of b b b is zero. It also gives U a , ( 0 , j , 0 ) T ( q ) = U a , j ( q ) U_{a,(0,j,0)^T}(q)=U_{a,j}(q) U a , ( 0 , j , 0 ) T ( q ) = U a , j ( q ) . The three changes of summation indices
( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) ⟼ ( − x 1 + x 2 , x 2 , x 3 ) , (x_1,x_2,x_3)\longmapsto(-x_1+x_2,x_2,x_3), ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) ⟼ ( − x 1 + x 2 , x 2 , x 3 ) ,
( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 1 − x 2 + x 3 , x 3 ) , (x_1,x_2,x_3)\longmapsto(x_1,x_1-x_2+x_3,x_3), ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 1 − x 2 + x 3 , x 3 ) ,
( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 2 , x 2 − x 3 ) (x_1,x_2,x_3)\longmapsto(x_1,x_2,x_2-x_3) ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 2 , x 2 − x 3 )
are bijections of a 4 ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T + Z 3 \frac{a}{4}(1,2,3)^T+\mathbb{Z}^3 4 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T + Z 3 and preserve Q 4 ( x ) Q_4(x) Q 4 ( x ) . Direct substitution gives
U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) = U a , ( b 2 − b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) , U_{a,(b_1,b_2,0)^T}(q)=U_{a,(b_2-b_1,b_2,0)^T}(q), U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) = U a , ( b 2 − b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) ,
U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) = U a , ( b 1 , b 1 − b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) , U_{a,(b_1,b_2,0)^T}(q)=U_{a,(b_1,b_1-b_2,0)^T}(q), U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) = U a , ( b 1 , b 1 − b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) ,
U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) = i a b 2 U a , ( b 1 + b 2 , − b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) . U_{a,(b_1,b_2,0)^T}(q)=i^{ab_2}U_{a,(b_1+b_2,-b_2,0)^T}(q). U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) = i a b 2 U a , ( b 1 + b 2 , − b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) .
Here all entries are read modulo 4 4 4 . Iterating these transformations fixes ( 0 , 0 ) (0,0) ( 0 , 0 ) , maps ( 0 , 2 ) , ( 2 , 0 ) , ( 2 , 2 ) (0,2),(2,0),(2,2) ( 0 , 2 ) , ( 2 , 0 ) , ( 2 , 2 ) to ( 0 , 2 ) (0,2) ( 0 , 2 ) , and maps each of the remaining twelve pairs to ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) . The only factors introduced are powers of i i i , which disappear after taking fourth powers. This proves (81) .
Corollary 5.5. The six series defined in (79) , where a ∈ { 0 , 2 } a\in\{0,2\} a ∈ { 0 , 2 } and 0 ≤ j ≤ 2 0\leq j\leq2 0 ≤ j ≤ 2 , satisfy
U 0 , 0 ( q ) 4 − 4 U 0 , 1 ( q ) 4 + 3 U 0 , 2 ( q ) 4 = U 2 , 0 ( q ) 4 − 4 U 2 , 1 ( q ) 4 + 3 U 2 , 2 ( q ) 4 . (82) U_{0,0}(q)^4-4U_{0,1}(q)^4+3U_{0,2}(q)^4
=
U_{2,0}(q)^4-4U_{2,1}(q)^4+3U_{2,2}(q)^4. \tag*{(82)} U 0 , 0 ( q ) 4 − 4 U 0 , 1 ( q ) 4 + 3 U 0 , 2 ( q ) 4 = U 2 , 0 ( q ) 4 − 4 U 2 , 1 ( q ) 4 + 3 U 2 , 2 ( q ) 4 . (82)
Proof. In (75) , take ℓ = 4 \ell=4 ℓ = 4 , n = 1 n=1 n = 1 , λ = 1 \lambda=1 λ = 1 , κ = 2 \kappa=2 κ = 2 , a 0 = 0 a_0=0 a 0 = 0 , and z = 0 z=0 z = 0 . The hypotheses hold because λ ⋅ κ = 2 ≢ 0 ( m o d 4 ) \lambda\cdot\kappa=2\not\equiv0\pmod{4} λ ⋅ κ = 2 ≡ 0 ( mod 4 ) and κ ∈ 2 Z / 4 Z \kappa\in2\mathbb{Z}/4\mathbb{Z} κ ∈ 2 Z /4 Z . Since a 0 + 2 Z / 4 Z = { 0 , 2 } a_0+2\mathbb{Z}/4\mathbb{Z}=\{0,2\} a 0 + 2 Z /4 Z = { 0 , 2 } and ξ = i \xi=i ξ = i , the identity becomes
∑ a ∈ { 0 , 2 } i a ∑ b 1 , b 2 ∈ R 4 ( − 1 ) b 1 + b 2 U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) 4 = 0. (83) \sum_{a\in\{0,2\}}i^a\sum_{b_1,b_2\in R_4}(-1)^{b_1+b_2}U_{a,(b_1,b_2,0)^T}(q)^4=0. \tag*{(83)} a ∈ { 0 , 2 } ∑ i a b 1 , b 2 ∈ R 4 ∑ ( − 1 ) b 1 + b 2 U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) 4 = 0. (83)
The first two cases in (81) have signed weights 1 1 1 and 3 3 3 , while the total weight is ( 1 − 1 + 1 − 1 ) 2 = 0 (1-1+1-1)^2=0 ( 1 − 1 + 1 − 1 ) 2 = 0 . Thus the remaining case has weight − 4 -4 − 4 , and
∑ b 1 , b 2 ∈ R 4 ( − 1 ) b 1 + b 2 U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) 4 = U a , 0 ( q ) 4 − 4 U a , 1 ( q ) 4 + 3 U a , 2 ( q ) 4 , \sum_{b_1,b_2\in R_4}(-1)^{b_1+b_2}U_{a,(b_1,b_2,0)^T}(q)^4
=
U_{a,0}(q)^4-4U_{a,1}(q)^4+3U_{a,2}(q)^4, b 1 , b 2 ∈ R 4 ∑ ( − 1 ) b 1 + b 2 U a , ( b 1 , b 2 , 0 ) T ( q ) 4 = U a , 0 ( q ) 4 − 4 U a , 1 ( q ) 4 + 3 U a , 2 ( q ) 4 ,
for a ∈ { 0 , 2 } a\in\{0,2\} a ∈ { 0 , 2 } . Substituting this into (83) and using i 2 = − 1 i^2=-1 i 2 = − 1 gives (82) .
Remark 5.6. Zhu [17 Theorem 7.13] proved three independent quadratic relations among Θ M 4 , 1 [ a ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T 4 , b 4 ] ( τ , z ) \Theta_{M_4,1}\left[\frac{a(1,2,3)^T}{4},\frac{b}{4}\right](\tau,z) Θ M 4 , 1 [ 4 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) T , 4 b ] ( τ , z ) , where a ∈ { 0 , 2 } a\in\{0,2\} a ∈ { 0 , 2 } and
b ∈ { ( 0 , 0 , 0 ) T , ( 0 , 2 , 0 ) T , ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) T , ( 2 , 2 , 0 ) T } . b\in\{(0,0,0)^T,(0,2,0)^T,(2,0,0)^T,(2,2,0)^T\}. b ∈ {( 0 , 0 , 0 ) T , ( 0 , 2 , 0 ) T , ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) T , ( 2 , 2 , 0 ) T } .
These relations cannot be deduced from Theorem 5.3 , although we expect Theorem 2.7 to imply them.
The specialization ℓ = 5 \ell=5 ℓ = 5
The case ℓ = 5 \ell=5 ℓ = 5 gives a parallel fifth-power identity on A 4 A_4 A 4 . Write
R 5 = Z / 5 Z , ξ = e ( 1 / 5 ) , q = e ( τ ) , τ ∈ H 1 . R_5=\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z},\qquad\xi=e(1/5),\qquad q=e(\tau),\qquad\tau\in\mathfrak{H}_1. R 5 = Z /5 Z , ξ = e ( 1/5 ) , q = e ( τ ) , τ ∈ H 1 .
For x = ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) T ∈ R 4 x=(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)^T\in\mathbb{R}^4 x = ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) T ∈ R 4 , define
Q 5 ( x ) = x 1 2 + x 2 2 + x 3 2 + x 4 2 − x 1 x 2 − x 2 x 3 − x 3 x 4 . Q_5(x)=x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2+x_4^2-x_1x_2-x_2x_3-x_3x_4. Q 5 ( x ) = x 1 2 + x 2 2 + x 3 2 + x 4 2 − x 1 x 2 − x 2 x 3 − x 3 x 4 .
For 0 ≤ a ≤ 4 0 \le a \le4 0 ≤ a ≤ 4 , define
T a , 0 ( q ) = ∑ x ∈ a 5 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T + Z 4 q Q 5 ( x ) , T_{a,0}(q)=\sum_{x\in\frac{a}{5}(1,2,3,4)^T+\mathbb{Z}^4}q^{Q_5(x)}, T a , 0 ( q ) = x ∈ 5 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T + Z 4 ∑ q Q 5 ( x ) ,
T a , j ( q ) = ∑ x ∈ a 5 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T + Z 4 ξ ( 1 − j ) x 1 + ( 3 − 2 j ) x 2 − ( 1 + j ) x 3 + ( 2 j − 1 ) x 4 q Q 5 ( x ) ( 1 ≤ j ≤ 5 ) . (84) T_{a,j}(q)=\sum_{x\in\frac{a}{5}(1,2,3,4)^T+\mathbb{Z}^4}\xi^{(1-j)x_1+(3-2j)x_2-(1+j)x_3+(2j-1)x_4}q^{Q_5(x)}
\qquad(1\le j\le5). \tag*{(84)} T a , j ( q ) = x ∈ 5 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T + Z 4 ∑ ξ ( 1 − j ) x 1 + ( 3 − 2 j ) x 2 − ( 1 + j ) x 3 + ( 2 j − 1 ) x 4 q Q 5 ( x ) ( 1 ≤ j ≤ 5 ) . (84)
Lemma 5.7. For 0 ≤ a ≤ 4 0\le a\le4 0 ≤ a ≤ 4 , b 1 , b 2 , b 3 ∈ R 5 b_1,b_2,b_3\in R_5 b 1 , b 2 , b 3 ∈ R 5 , and b = ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T b=(b_1,b_2,b_3,0)^T b = ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T , define
A a , b ( q ) : = Θ M 5 , 1 [ a ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T 5 b 5 ] ( τ , 0 ) \mathcal{A}_{a,b}(q):=\Theta_{M_5,1}\left[\begin{matrix}\frac{a(1,2,3,4)^T}{5}\\[2pt]\frac{b}{5}\end{matrix}\right](\tau,0) A a , b ( q ) := Θ M 5 , 1 [ 5 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T 5 b ] ( τ , 0 ) = ∑ x ∈ a 5 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T + Z 4 ξ ( 2 b 1 − b 2 ) x 1 + ( − b 1 + 2 b 2 − b 3 ) x 2 + ( − b 2 + 2 b 3 ) x 3 − b 3 x 4 q Q 5 ( x ) . =\sum_{x\in\frac{a}{5}(1,2,3,4)^T+\mathbb{Z}^4}\xi^{(2b_1-b_2)x_1+(-b_1+2b_2-b_3)x_2+(-b_2+2b_3)x_3-b_3x_4}q^{Q_5(x)}. = x ∈ 5 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T + Z 4 ∑ ξ ( 2 b 1 − b 2 ) x 1 + ( − b 1 + 2 b 2 − b 3 ) x 2 + ( − b 2 + 2 b 3 ) x 3 − b 3 x 4 q Q 5 ( x ) . Then
T a , 0 ( q ) = A a , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) T ( q ) , T_{a,0}(q)=\mathcal{A}_{a,(0,0,0,0)^T}(q), T a , 0 ( q ) = A a , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) T ( q ) , T a , j ( q ) = A a , ( 2 − 2 j , 3 − 3 j , 1 − 2 j , 0 ) T ( q ) ( 1 ≤ j ≤ 5 ) , (85) T_{a,j}(q)=\mathcal{A}_{a,(2-2j,3-3j,1-2j,0)^T}(q)
\qquad(1\le j\le5), \tag*{(85)} T a , j ( q ) = A a , ( 2 − 2 j , 3 − 3 j , 1 − 2 j , 0 ) T ( q ) ( 1 ≤ j ≤ 5 ) , (85) and
A a , b ( q ) 5 = { T a , 0 ( q ) 5 , b = ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) T , T a , j ( q ) 5 , Q 5 ( b ) ≡ j ( m o d 5 ) , 1 ≤ j ≤ 4 , T a , 5 ( q ) 5 , Q 5 ( b ) ≡ 0 ( m o d 5 ) , b ≠ ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) T . \mathcal{A}_{a,b}(q)^5=
\begin{cases}
T_{a,0}(q)^5, & b=(0,0,0,0)^T,\\
T_{a,j}(q)^5, & Q_5(b)\equiv j\pmod5,\quad1\le j\le4,\\
T_{a,5}(q)^5, & Q_5(b)\equiv0\pmod5,\quad b\ne(0,0,0,0)^T.
\end{cases} A a , b ( q ) 5 = ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ T a , 0 ( q ) 5 , T a , j ( q ) 5 , T a , 5 ( q ) 5 , b = ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) T , Q 5 ( b ) ≡ j ( mod 5 ) , 1 ≤ j ≤ 4 , Q 5 ( b ) ≡ 0 ( mod 5 ) , b = ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) T .
Proof. The displayed expansion of A a , b \mathcal{A}_{a,b} A a , b follows from M 5 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T = 5 e 4 M_5(1,2,3,4)^T=5e_4 M 5 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T = 5 e 4 and the fact that the last coordinate of b b b is zero.
The four changes of summation indices
( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ⟼ ( − x 1 + x 2 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) , (x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)\longmapsto(-x_1+x_2,x_2,x_3,x_4), ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ⟼ ( − x 1 + x 2 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ,
( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 1 − x 2 + x 3 , x 3 , x 4 ) , (x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)\longmapsto(x_1,x_1-x_2+x_3,x_3,x_4), ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 1 − x 2 + x 3 , x 3 , x 4 ) ,
( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 2 , x 2 − x 3 + x 4 , x 4 ) , (x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)\longmapsto(x_1,x_2,x_2-x_3+x_4,x_4), ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 2 , x 2 − x 3 + x 4 , x 4 ) ,
( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 3 − x 4 ) (x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)\longmapsto(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_3-x_4) ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ) ⟼ ( x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 3 − x 4 )
are bijections of a 5 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T + Z 4 \frac{a}{5}(1,2,3,4)^T+\mathbb{Z}^4 5 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T + Z 4 and preserve Q 5 ( x ) Q_5(x) Q 5 ( x ) . Direct substitution gives, with the argument q q q suppressed,
A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T = A a , ( b 2 − b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T , \mathcal{A}_{a,(b_1,b_2,b_3,0)^T}=\mathcal{A}_{a,(b_2-b_1,b_2,b_3,0)^T}, A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T = A a , ( b 2 − b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T ,
A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T = A a , ( b 1 , b 1 + b 3 − b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T , \mathcal{A}_{a,(b_1,b_2,b_3,0)^T}=\mathcal{A}_{a,(b_1,b_1+b_3-b_2,b_3,0)^T}, A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T = A a , ( b 1 , b 1 + b 3 − b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T ,
A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T = A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 2 − b 3 , 0 ) T , \mathcal{A}_{a,(b_1,b_2,b_3,0)^T}=\mathcal{A}_{a,(b_1,b_2,b_2-b_3,0)^T}, A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T = A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 2 − b 3 , 0 ) T ,
A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T = ξ a b 3 A a , ( b 1 + b 3 , b 2 + 2 b 3 , − b 3 , 0 ) T . \mathcal{A}_{a,(b_1,b_2,b_3,0)^T}=\xi^{ab_3}\mathcal{A}_{a,(b_1+b_3,b_2+2b_3,-b_3,0)^T}. A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T = ξ a b 3 A a , ( b 1 + b 3 , b 2 + 2 b 3 , − b 3 , 0 ) T .
Here all entries are read modulo 5. In the last relation, the two exponents differ by 5 b 3 ( x 3 − x 2 ) 5b_3(x_3-x_2) 5 b 3 ( x 3 − x 2 ) . Since
x 3 − x 2 ∈ a 5 + Z , 5 b 3 ( x 3 − x 2 ) ∈ a b 3 + 5 Z , x_3-x_2\in\frac{a}{5}+\mathbb{Z},\qquad5b_3(x_3-x_2)\in ab_3+5\mathbb{Z}, x 3 − x 2 ∈ 5 a + Z , 5 b 3 ( x 3 − x 2 ) ∈ a b 3 + 5 Z ,
the last relation has the stated factor ξ a b 3 \xi^{ab_3} ξ a b 3 . Thus these transformations preserve fifth powers.
We now determine the orbits generated by these transformations. For b = ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T b=(b_1,b_2,b_3,0)^T b = ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T , define
c ( b ) = ( c 1 , c 2 , c 3 , c 4 , c 5 ) : = ( b 1 , b 2 − b 1 , b 3 − b 2 , − b 3 , 0 ) ∈ R 5 5 . c(b)=(c_1,c_2,c_3,c_4,c_5):=(b_1,b_2-b_1,b_3-b_2,-b_3,0)\in R_5^5. c ( b ) = ( c 1 , c 2 , c 3 , c 4 , c 5 ) := ( b 1 , b 2 − b 1 , b 3 − b 2 , − b 3 , 0 ) ∈ R 5 5 .
Thus c 1 + ⋯ + c 5 = 0 c_1+\cdots+c_5=0 c 1 + ⋯ + c 5 = 0 . Conversely, every zero-sum tuple with last entry zero determines b b b uniquely by
b i = c 1 + ⋯ + c i ( 1 ≤ i ≤ 3 ) . b_i=c_1+\cdots+c_i\qquad(1\le i\le3). b i = c 1 + ⋯ + c i ( 1 ≤ i ≤ 3 ) .
For the four transformed characteristics above, direct calculation gives
c ( ( b 2 − b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T ) = ( c 2 , c 1 , c 3 , c 4 , c 5 ) , c ( ( b 1 , b 1 + b 3 − b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T ) = ( c 1 , c 3 , c 2 , c 4 , c 5 ) , c ( ( b 1 , b 2 , b 2 − b 3 , 0 ) T ) = ( c 1 , c 2 , c 4 , c 3 , c 5 ) , c ( ( b 1 + b 3 , b 2 + 2 b 3 , − b 3 , 0 ) T ) = ( c 1 , c 2 , c 3 , c 5 , c 4 ) + b 3 ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ) . \begin{aligned}
c((b_2-b_1,b_2,b_3,0)^T)&=(c_2,c_1,c_3,c_4,c_5),\\
c((b_1,b_1+b_3-b_2,b_3,0)^T)&=(c_1,c_3,c_2,c_4,c_5),\\
c((b_1,b_2,b_2-b_3,0)^T)&=(c_1,c_2,c_4,c_3,c_5),\\
c((b_1+b_3,b_2+2b_3,-b_3,0)^T)&=(c_1,c_2,c_3,c_5,c_4)+b_3(1,1,1,1,1).
\end{aligned} c (( b 2 − b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T ) c (( b 1 , b 1 + b 3 − b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T ) c (( b 1 , b 2 , b 2 − b 3 , 0 ) T ) c (( b 1 + b 3 , b 2 + 2 b 3 , − b 3 , 0 ) T ) = ( c 2 , c 1 , c 3 , c 4 , c 5 ) , = ( c 1 , c 3 , c 2 , c 4 , c 5 ) , = ( c 1 , c 2 , c 4 , c 3 , c 5 ) , = ( c 1 , c 2 , c 3 , c 5 , c 4 ) + b 3 ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ) .
Hence the four transformations realize the four adjacent transpositions of the entries of c ( b ) c(b) c ( b ) , followed by the unique common translation that restores the last entry to zero. Since adjacent transpositions generate all permutations, b b b and b ′ b' b ′ lie in the same orbit if and only if, for some permutation π \pi π and some t ∈ R 5 t\in R_5 t ∈ R 5 ,
c ( b ′ ) = ( c π ( 1 ) , c π ( 2 ) , c π ( 3 ) , c π ( 4 ) , c π ( 5 ) ) + t ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ) . c(b')=(c_{\pi(1)},c_{\pi(2)},c_{\pi(3)},c_{\pi(4)},c_{\pi(5)})+t(1,1,1,1,1). c ( b ′ ) = ( c π ( 1 ) , c π ( 2 ) , c π ( 3 ) , c π ( 4 ) , c π ( 5 ) ) + t ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ) .
In particular, characteristics in the same orbit have equal fifth powers.
It remains to classify the zero-sum multisets of five elements of R 5 R_5 R 5 up to a common translation. The identity
∑ i = 1 5 c i 2 = 2 Q 5 ( b ) \sum_{i=1}^{5}c_i^2=2Q_5(b) i = 1 ∑ 5 c i 2 = 2 Q 5 ( b )
shows that Q 5 ( b ) Q_5(b) Q 5 ( b ) (mod 5) is constant on every orbit, because
∑ i = 1 5 ( c i + t ) 2 = ∑ i = 1 5 c i 2 + 2 t ∑ i = 1 5 c i + 5 t 2 = ∑ i = 1 5 c i 2 \sum_{i=1}^{5}(c_i+t)^2=\sum_{i=1}^{5}c_i^2+2t\sum_{i=1}^{5}c_i+5t^2=\sum_{i=1}^{5}c_i^2 i = 1 ∑ 5 ( c i + t ) 2 = i = 1 ∑ 5 c i 2 + 2 t i = 1 ∑ 5 c i + 5 t 2 = i = 1 ∑ 5 c i 2
in R 5 R_5 R 5 , where 2 is invertible.
Suppose first that an entry is repeated. After translating a value of maximal multiplicity to zero, the types 4 + 1 and 3 + 2 have the forms
{ 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , d } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , d , d } . \{0,0,0,0,d\},\qquad\{0,0,0,d,d\}. { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , d } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , d , d } .
The zero-sum condition gives d = 0 d=0 d = 0 and 2 d = 0 2d=0 2 d = 0 , respectively, so both reduce to the constant multiset. The type 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 would require three distinct nonzero elements r , s , u ∈ R 5 r,s,u\in R_5 r , s , u ∈ R 5 to have sum zero. If v v v is the remaining nonzero residue, then
0 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = r + s + u + v = v , 0=1+2+3+4=r+s+u+v=v, 0 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = r + s + u + v = v ,
a contradiction. The remaining nonconstant possibilities are therefore
{ 0 , 0 , 0 , d , − d } , { 0 , 0 , d , d , − 2 d } , d ∈ R 5 × . \{0,0,0,d,-d\},\qquad\{0,0,d,d,-2d\},\qquad d\in R_5^\times. { 0 , 0 , 0 , d , − d } , { 0 , 0 , d , d , − 2 d } , d ∈ R 5 × .
Replacing d d d by − d -d − d leaves the first multiset unchanged and, for the second multiset, is equivalent to translating all entries by − d -d − d , since
{ − d , − d , 0 , 0 , − 3 d } = { 0 , 0 , − d , − d , − 2 ( − d ) } . \{-d,-d,0,0,-3d\}=\{0,0,-d,-d,-2(-d)\}. { − d , − d , 0 , 0 , − 3 d } = { 0 , 0 , − d , − d , − 2 ( − d )} .
Thus the cases d = 1 , 2 d=1,2 d = 1 , 2 give all four classes. Their values of Q 5 ( b ) Q_5(b) Q 5 ( b ) are determined by
1 2 ( d 2 + ( − d ) 2 ) = d 2 , 1 2 ( 2 d 2 + ( − 2 d ) 2 ) = 3 d 2 ( m o d 5 ) , \frac{1}{2}\left(d^2+(-d)^2\right)=d^2,\qquad\frac{1}{2}\left(2d^2+(-2d)^2\right)=3d^2\pmod5, 2 1 ( d 2 + ( − d ) 2 ) = d 2 , 2 1 ( 2 d 2 + ( − 2 d ) 2 ) = 3 d 2 ( mod 5 ) ,
respectively, and hence are 1, 4 and 3, 2. If no entry is repeated, the multiset is R 5 R_5 R 5 , and
2 Q 5 ( b ) = 0 2 + 1 2 + 2 2 + 3 2 + 4 2 ≡ 0 ( m o d 5 ) . 2Q_5(b)=0^2+1^2+2^2+3^2+4^2\equiv0\pmod5. 2 Q 5 ( b ) = 0 2 + 1 2 + 2 2 + 3 2 + 4 2 ≡ 0 ( mod 5 ) .
Together with the constant multiset, which corresponds to b = 0 b=0 b = 0 , this proves that the six orbits are
b = 0 , Q 5 ( b ) ≡ j ( m o d 5 ) ( 1 ≤ j ≤ 4 ) , Q 5 ( b ) ≡ 0 ( m o d 5 ) and b ≠ 0. b=0,\qquad Q_5(b)\equiv j\pmod5\ (1\leq j\leq4),\qquad Q_5(b)\equiv0\pmod5\ \text{and}\ b\ne0. b = 0 , Q 5 ( b ) ≡ j ( mod 5 ) ( 1 ≤ j ≤ 4 ) , Q 5 ( b ) ≡ 0 ( mod 5 ) and b = 0.
Finally, we identify these six orbits with the series in (84) . For 1 ≤ j ≤ 5 1\leq j\leq5 1 ≤ j ≤ 5 ,
M 5 ( 2 − 2 j , 3 − 3 j , 1 − 2 j , 0 ) T = ( 1 − j , 3 − 2 j , − 1 − j , 2 j − 1 ) T M_5(2-2j,3-3j,1-2j,0)^T=(1-j,3-2j,-1-j,2j-1)^T M 5 ( 2 − 2 j , 3 − 3 j , 1 − 2 j , 0 ) T = ( 1 − j , 3 − 2 j , − 1 − j , 2 j − 1 ) T
and
Q 5 ( ( 2 − 2 j , 3 − 3 j , 1 − 2 j , 0 ) T ) = 5 j 2 − 9 j + 5 ≡ j ( m o d 5 ) . Q_{5}\left((2-2j,3-3j,1-2j,0)^{T}\right)=5j^{2}-9j+5\equiv j\pmod{5}. Q 5 ( ( 2 − 2 j , 3 − 3 j , 1 − 2 j , 0 ) T ) = 5 j 2 − 9 j + 5 ≡ j ( mod 5 ) .
Replacing the characteristic vector b b b by b + 5 m b+5m b + 5 m , where m ∈ Z 4 m\in\mathbb{Z}^{4} m ∈ Z 4 and m 4 = 0 m_{4}=0 m 4 = 0 , does not change the series. Indeed, for x = g + a 5 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T x=g+\frac{a}{5}(1,2,3,4)^{T} x = g + 5 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T , where g ∈ Z 4 g\in\mathbb{Z}^{4} g ∈ Z 4 ,
x T M 5 m = g T M 5 m + a 5 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T M 5 m = g T M 5 m + a m 4 = g T M 5 m ∈ Z . \begin{aligned}
x^{T}M_{5}m=g^{T}M_{5}m+\frac{a}{5}(1,2,3,4)^{T}M_{5}m \\
&=g^{T}M_{5}m+am_{4}=g^{T}M_{5}m\in\mathbb{Z}.
\end{aligned} x T M 5 m = g T M 5 m + 5 a ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) T M 5 m = g T M 5 m + a m 4 = g T M 5 m ∈ Z .
Consequently, ξ x T M 5 ( b + 5 m ) = ξ x T M 5 b \xi^{x^{T}M_{5}(b+5m)}=\xi^{x^{T}M_{5}b} ξ x T M 5 ( b + 5 m ) = ξ x T M 5 b . It follows from (84) that
T a , j ( q ) = A a , ( 2 − 2 j , 3 − 3 j , 1 − 2 j , 0 ) T ( q ) ( 1 ≤ j ≤ 5 ) . T_{a,j}(q)=\mathcal{A}_{a,(2-2j,3-3j,1-2j,0)^{T}}(q)\qquad(1\leq j\leq5). T a , j ( q ) = A a , ( 2 − 2 j , 3 − 3 j , 1 − 2 j , 0 ) T ( q ) ( 1 ≤ j ≤ 5 ) .
where the characteristic is read modulo 5. Hence T a , j T_{a,j} T a , j corresponds to the orbit with Q 5 ( b ) ≡ j ( m o d 5 ) Q_{5}(b)\equiv j\pmod{5} Q 5 ( b ) ≡ j ( mod 5 ) for 1 ≤ j ≤ 4 1\leq j\leq4 1 ≤ j ≤ 4 . For j = 5 j=5 j = 5 , the characteristic is congruent to ( 2 , 3 , 1 , 0 ) T ≠ 0 (2,3,1,0)^{T}\ne0 ( 2 , 3 , 1 , 0 ) T = 0 and belongs to the nonzero orbit with Q 5 ( b ) ≡ 0 ( m o d 5 ) Q_{5}(b)\equiv0\pmod{5} Q 5 ( b ) ≡ 0 ( mod 5 ) , while T a , 0 T_{a,0} T a , 0 corresponds to b = 0 b=0 b = 0 . This proves (85) . The last assertion follows from (85) and the classification of the orbits.
Corollary 5.8. The series defined in (84) satisfy
T 0 , 0 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 0 , 1 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 0 , 2 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 0 , 3 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 0 , 4 ( q ) 5 − T 0 , 5 ( q ) 5 = T 1 , 0 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 1 , 1 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 1 , 2 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 1 , 3 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 1 , 4 ( q ) 5 T_{0,0}(q)^{5}-5T_{0,1}(q)^{5}+5T_{0,2}(q)^{5}+5T_{0,3}(q)^{5}-5T_{0,4}(q)^{5}-T_{0,5}(q)^{5}
=T_{1,0}(q)^{5}-5T_{1,1}(q)^{5}+5T_{1,2}(q)^{5}+5T_{1,3}(q)^{5}-5T_{1,4}(q)^{5} T 0 , 0 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 0 , 1 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 0 , 2 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 0 , 3 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 0 , 4 ( q ) 5 − T 0 , 5 ( q ) 5 = T 1 , 0 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 1 , 1 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 1 , 2 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 1 , 3 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 1 , 4 ( q ) 5 = T 2 , 0 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 2 , 1 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 2 , 2 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 2 , 3 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 2 , 4 ( q ) 5 . =T_{2,0}(q)^{5}-5T_{2,1}(q)^{5}+5T_{2,2}(q)^{5}+5T_{2,3}(q)^{5}-5T_{2,4}(q)^{5}. = T 2 , 0 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 2 , 1 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 2 , 2 ( q ) 5 + 5 T 2 , 3 ( q ) 5 − 5 T 2 , 4 ( q ) 5 .
Proof. In (74) , take ℓ = 5 \ell=5 ℓ = 5 , n = 1 n=1 n = 1 , λ = κ = 1 \lambda=\kappa=1 λ = κ = 1 , and z = 0 z=0 z = 0 . Since λ ⋅ κ = 1 ≠ 0 \lambda\cdot\kappa=1\ne0 λ ⋅ κ = 1 = 0 in R 5 R_{5} R 5 , we obtain
∑ a , b 1 , b 2 , b 3 ∈ R 5 ξ a + b 1 + b 2 + b 3 A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T ( q ) 5 = 0. \sum_{a,b_{1},b_{2},b_{3}\in R_{5}}\xi^{a+b_{1}+b_{2}+b_{3}}\mathcal{A}_{a,(b_{1},b_{2},b_{3},0)^{T}}(q)^{5}=0. a , b 1 , b 2 , b 3 ∈ R 5 ∑ ξ a + b 1 + b 2 + b 3 A a , ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , 0 ) T ( q ) 5 = 0.
Write s = b 1 + b 2 + b 3 s=b_{1}+b_{2}+b_{3} s = b 1 + b 2 + b 3 . The linear map
( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 ) ⟼ ( s , b 2 + 2 b 3 , 2 b 1 + b 2 + 3 b 3 ) (b_{1},b_{2},b_{3})\longmapsto(s,b_{2}+2b_{3},2b_{1}+b_{2}+3b_{3}) ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 ) ⟼ ( s , b 2 + 2 b 3 , 2 b 1 + b 2 + 3 b 3 )
has determinant 3 3 3 in R 5 R_{5} R 5 , and
2 Q 5 ( b ) = ( b 2 + 2 b 3 ) 2 + s ( 2 b 1 + b 2 + 3 b 3 ) . 2Q_{5}(b)=(b_{2}+2b_{3})^{2}+s(2b_{1}+b_{2}+3b_{3}). 2 Q 5 ( b ) = ( b 2 + 2 b 3 ) 2 + s ( 2 b 1 + b 2 + 3 b 3 ) .
For fixed s ≠ 0 s\ne0 s = 0 , every value of Q 5 ( b ) Q_{5}(b) Q 5 ( b ) therefore occurs five times. For s = 0 s=0 s = 0 , the numbers of solutions for Q 5 ( b ) ≡ 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ( m o d 5 ) Q_{5}(b)\equiv0,1,2,3,4\pmod{5} Q 5 ( b ) ≡ 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ( mod 5 ) are respectively 5 , 0 , 10 , 10 , 0 5,0,10,10,0 5 , 0 , 10 , 10 , 0 , since ( b 2 + 2 b 3 ) 2 = 2 Q 5 ( b ) (b_{2}+2b_{3})^{2}=2Q_{5}(b) ( b 2 + 2 b 3 ) 2 = 2 Q 5 ( b ) . As ∑ s = 1 4 ξ s = − 1 \sum_{s=1}^{4}\xi^{s}=-1 ∑ s = 1 4 ξ s = − 1 , separating b = 0 b=0 b = 0 shows that the character sums of the six cases in Lemma 5.7, in the order j = 0 , … , 5 j=0,\ldots,5 j = 0 , … , 5 , are
1 , − 5 , 5 , 5 , − 5 , − 1. 1,\ -5,\ 5,\ 5,\ -5,\ -1. 1 , − 5 , 5 , 5 , − 5 , − 1.
Suppressing the common argument q q q , define
H a : = T a , 0 5 − 5 T a , 1 5 + 5 T a , 2 5 + 5 T a , 3 5 − 5 T a , 4 5 − T a , 5 5 , H_{a}:=T_{a,0}^{5}-5T_{a,1}^{5}+5T_{a,2}^{5}+5T_{a,3}^{5}-5T_{a,4}^{5}-T_{a,5}^{5}, H a := T a , 0 5 − 5 T a , 1 5 + 5 T a , 2 5 + 5 T a , 3 5 − 5 T a , 4 5 − T a , 5 5 ,
so the preceding identity becomes
∑ a = 0 4 ξ a H a = 0. \sum_{a=0}^{4}\xi^{a}H_{a}=0. a = 0 ∑ 4 ξ a H a = 0.
The change of variables x ↦ − x x\mapsto-x x ↦ − x gives A 5 − a , b = A a , − b \mathcal{A}_{5-a,b}=\mathcal{A}_{a,-b} A 5 − a , b = A a , − b for 1 ≤ a ≤ 4 1\leq a\leq4 1 ≤ a ≤ 4 . Since Q 5 ( − b ) = Q 5 ( b ) Q_{5}(-b)=Q_{5}(b) Q 5 ( − b ) = Q 5 ( b ) , the classification in the lemma yields H 4 = H 1 H_{4}=H_{1} H 4 = H 1 and H 3 = H 2 H_{3}=H_{2} H 3 = H 2 . Thus
H 0 + ( ξ + ξ 4 ) H 1 + ( ξ 2 + ξ 3 ) H 2 = 0. H_{0}+(\xi+\xi^{4})H_{1}+(\xi^{2}+\xi^{3})H_{2}=0. H 0 + ( ξ + ξ 4 ) H 1 + ( ξ 2 + ξ 3 ) H 2 = 0.
The coefficientwise Galois automorphism σ \sigma σ of these Q ( ξ ) \mathbb{Q}(\xi) Q ( ξ ) -valued q q q -series, defined by σ ( ξ ) = ξ 2 \sigma(\xi)=\xi^{2} σ ( ξ ) = ξ 2 , sends A a , b 5 \mathcal{A}^{5}_{a,b} A a , b 5 to A a , 2 b 5 \mathcal{A}^{5}_{a,2b} A a , 2 b 5 . Since Q 5 ( 2 b ) ≡ 4 Q 5 ( b ) ( m o d 5 ) Q_{5}(2b)\equiv4Q_{5}(b)\pmod{5} Q 5 ( 2 b ) ≡ 4 Q 5 ( b ) ( mod 5 ) , it exchanges the classes 1 1 1 , 4 4 4 and 2, 3, and fixes the other two. The corresponding coefficients in H a H_a H a are equal, so σ \sigma σ fixes H a H_a H a . Applying σ \sigma σ to the preceding identity and subtracting gives
( ξ + ξ 4 − ξ 2 − ξ 3 ) ( H 1 − H 2 ) = 0. (\xi+\xi^4-\xi^2-\xi^3)(H_1-H_2)=0. ( ξ + ξ 4 − ξ 2 − ξ 3 ) ( H 1 − H 2 ) = 0.
The first factor is nonzero, so H 1 = H 2 H_1=H_2 H 1 = H 2 , and then 1 + ξ + ξ 2 + ξ 3 + ξ 4 = 0 1+\xi+\xi^2+\xi^3+\xi^4=0 1 + ξ + ξ 2 + ξ 3 + ξ 4 = 0 gives H 0 = H 1 H_0=H_1 H 0 = H 1 .
Finally, applying, respectively, the composition of the first and fourth transformations and that of the second and third transformations from the proof of the lemma to ( 2 , 3 , 1 , 0 ) T (2,3,1,0)^T ( 2 , 3 , 1 , 0 ) T gives
T a , 5 = ξ a A a , ( 2 , 0 , 4 , 0 ) T , T a , 5 = A a , ( 2 , 0 , 4 , 0 ) T . T_{a,5}=\xi^a A_{a,(2,0,4,0)^T},\qquad T_{a,5}=A_{a,(2,0,4,0)^T}. T a , 5 = ξ a A a , ( 2 , 0 , 4 , 0 ) T , T a , 5 = A a , ( 2 , 0 , 4 , 0 ) T .
Thus T a , 5 = 0 T_{a,5}=0 T a , 5 = 0 for 1 ≤ a ≤ 4 1\leq a\leq4 1 ≤ a ≤ 4 . In particular, T 1 , 5 = T 2 , 5 = 0 T_{1,5}=T_{2,5}=0 T 1 , 5 = T 2 , 5 = 0 , and the asserted identities follow from H 0 = H 1 = H 2 H_0=H_1=H_2 H 0 = H 1 = H 2 . □
Doubled-order identities
The root-lattice construction of the preceding section can also be carried out with 2 ℓ 2\ell 2 ℓ factors. It gives a family of 2 ℓ 2\ell 2 ℓ -th-power identities; the smallest case ℓ = 2 \ell=2 ℓ = 2 recovers Jacobi’s quartic identity and its degree-two analogue. Here the term “doubled order” refers to the exponent 2 ℓ 2\ell 2 ℓ . This construction is distinct both from the square companions of § 4 , which involve theta series at τ \tau τ and 2 τ 2\tau 2 τ , and from the same-order fourth-power identity on A 3 A_3 A 3 in Subsection 5.3. We retain M ℓ , r M_{\ell,r} M ℓ , r , ξ \xi ξ , and R R R from (64) and (65) , together with the identities and integral matrix in (66) and (67) . Throughout this section, d = ℓ − 1 d=\ell-1 d = ℓ − 1 , ν = 2 ℓ \nu=2\ell ν = 2 ℓ , and L L L denotes the lower triangular matrix from § 5 . For a matrix x x x with entries in Z / ν Z \mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z} Z / ν Z , the notation x ≡ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) x\equiv0\pmod{\ell} x ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ ) means that every entry of x x x lies in ℓ Z / ν Z \ell\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z} ℓ Z / ν Z .
The 2ℓ-fold identity
Theorem 6.1. Let ℓ ≥ 2 \ell\geq2 ℓ ≥ 2 , n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_n τ ∈ H n , and z ∈ C d , n z\in\mathbb{C}^{d,n} z ∈ C d , n . If λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n \lambda,\kappa\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n satisfy λ ⋅ κ ≢ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) \lambda\cdot\kappa\not\equiv0\pmod{\ell} λ ⋅ κ ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ ) , then
∑ a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n , c ∈ { 0 , 1 } n b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z / 2 ℓ Z ) ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 + c ) Θ M ℓ , n 2 ℓ [ λ a ℓ B 2 ℓ ] ( τ , z ) = 0. (86) \sum_{\substack{a\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^n,\ c\in\{0,1\}^n\\ b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1}\in(\mathbb{Z}/2\ell\mathbb{Z})}}
\xi^{\lambda\cdot a+\kappa\cdot(b_1+\cdots+b_{d-1}+c)}
\Theta^{2\ell}_{M_{\ell,n}}\left[\begin{matrix} \lambda a \\ \ell& B \\ 2\ell\end{matrix}\right](\tau,z)=0. \tag*{(86)} a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) n , c ∈ { 0 , 1 } n b 1 , … , b d − 1 ∈ ( Z /2 ℓ Z ) ∑ ξ λ ⋅ a + κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 + c ) Θ M ℓ , n 2 ℓ λa ℓ 2 ℓ B ( τ , z ) = 0. (86) Here B = [ b 1 , … , b d − 1 , c ] B=[b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1},c] B = [ b 1 , … , b d − 1 , c ] . When d = 1 d=1 d = 1 , the list b 1 , … , b d − 1 b_1,\ldots,b_{d-1} b 1 , … , b d − 1 is empty. The exponent of ξ \xi ξ is computed modulo ℓ \ell ℓ .
As in the proof of Theorem 5.3, we first need to establish a character projection formula. We write ζ = e ( 1 / ν ) \zeta=e^{(1/\nu)} ζ = e ( 1/ ν ) and define
X n † = { x ∈ ( Z / ν Z ) d , n : 1 T x ≡ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) } , Y n † = ( Z / ν Z ) d , n { 1 η : η ∈ ( 2 Z / ν Z ) 1 , n } . (87) X_n^\dagger=\{x\in(\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{d,n}: \mathbf{1}^T x\equiv0\pmod{\ell}\},\qquad
Y_n^\dagger=\frac{(\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{d,n}}{\{\mathbf{1}\eta:\eta\in(2\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{1,n}\}}. \tag*{(87)} X n † = { x ∈ ( Z / ν Z ) d , n : 1 T x ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ )} , Y n † = { 1 η : η ∈ ( 2 Z / ν Z ) 1 , n } ( Z / ν Z ) d , n . (87)
Both are finite abelian groups of order 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n 2^n\nu^{(d-1)n} 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n . Let E ν = ν ( R − I d ) − 1 = 2 E E_\nu=\nu(R-I_d)^{-1}=2E E ν = ν ( R − I d ) − 1 = 2 E . Equations (68) give
E ν T Z d = ν Z d + 2 Z 1. E_\nu^T\mathbb{Z}^{d}=\nu\mathbb{Z}^{d}+2\mathbb{Z}\mathbf{1}. E ν T Z d = ν Z d + 2 Z 1 .
Reduction of the first equality in (68) modulo ν \nu ν gives
( R − I d ) ⋅ ( Z / ν Z ) d , n = { x ∈ ( Z / ν Z ) d , n : 1 T x ≡ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) } = X n † . (88) (R-I_d)\cdot(\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{d,n}
=\{x\in(\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{d,n}:\mathbf{1}^T x\equiv0\pmod{\ell}\}
=X_n^\dagger. \tag*{(88)} ( R − I d ) ⋅ ( Z / ν Z ) d , n = { x ∈ ( Z / ν Z ) d , n : 1 T x ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ )} = X n † . (88)
The map x ↦ R x x\mapsto Rx x ↦ R x is also an automorphism of X n † X_n^\dagger X n † . We define
⟨ x , s ⟩ ν = ζ tr ( x T s ) (89) \langle x,s\rangle_\nu=\zeta^{\operatorname{tr}(x^T s)} \tag*{(89)} ⟨ x , s ⟩ ν = ζ tr ( x T s ) (89)
for ( x , s ) ∈ X n † × Y n † (x,s)\in X_n^\dagger\times Y_n^\dagger ( x , s ) ∈ X n † × Y n † .
Lemma 6.2. Formula (89) defines a well-defined bicharacter on X n † × Y n † X_n^\dagger\times Y_n^\dagger X n † × Y n † . Moreover, if x ≠ 0 x\neq0 x = 0 , then some s ∈ Y n † s\in Y_n^\dagger s ∈ Y n † satisfies ⟨ x , s ⟩ ν ≠ 1 \langle x,s\rangle_\nu\neq1 ⟨ x , s ⟩ ν = 1 .
Proof. If s s s is replaced by s + 1 η s+1\eta s + 1 η , where η ∈ ( 2 Z / ν Z ) 1 , n \eta\in(2\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{1,n} η ∈ ( 2 Z / ν Z ) 1 , n , then
tr ( x T 1 η ) = tr ( ( 1 T x ) T η ) ≡ 0 ( m o d ν ) , \operatorname{tr}(x^{T}1\eta)=\operatorname{tr}((1^{T}x)^{T}\eta)\equiv0\pmod{\nu}, tr ( x T 1 η ) = tr (( 1 T x ) T η ) ≡ 0 ( mod ν ) ,
because 1 T x ≡ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) 1^{T}x\equiv0\pmod{\ell} 1 T x ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ ) and η ≡ 0 ( m o d 2 ) \eta\equiv0\pmod{2} η ≡ 0 ( mod 2 ) . Hence the pairing is well defined and is a bicharacter. If x ≠ 0 x\ne0 x = 0 , choose y ∈ ( Z / ν Z ) d , n y\in(\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{d,n} y ∈ ( Z / ν Z ) d , n such that tr ( x T y ) ≢ 0 ( m o d ν ) \operatorname{tr}(x^{T}y)\not\equiv0\pmod{\nu} tr ( x T y ) ≡ 0 ( mod ν ) ; the class of y y y in Y n † \mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n} Y n † then has nontrivial pairing with x x x . □
Lemma 6.3. Suppose that F x , s F_{x,s} F x , s , indexed by x ∈ X n † x\in\mathcal{X}^{\dagger}_{n} x ∈ X n † and s ∈ Y n † s\in\mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n} s ∈ Y n † , satisfies
2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = ∑ y ∈ X n † , s ∈ Y n † ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ ν F y , s , (90) 2^{n}\nu^{(d-1)n}F_{R^{-1}x,t}=\sum_{\substack{y\in\mathcal{X}^{\dagger}_{n},\,s\in\mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n}}}\langle y-x,s-t\rangle_{\nu}F_{y,s}, \tag*{(90)} 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = y ∈ X n † , s ∈ Y n † ∑ ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ ν F y , s , (90) for every x ∈ X n † x\in\mathcal{X}^{\dagger}_{n} x ∈ X n † and t ∈ Y n † t\in\mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n} t ∈ Y n † . Let λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n \lambda,\kappa\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n} λ , κ ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n satisfy λ κ T ≢ 0 ( m o d ℓ ) \lambda\kappa^{T}\not\equiv0\pmod{\ell} λ κ T ≡ 0 ( mod ℓ ) . Then
∑ a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n t ∈ Y n † ζ λ a T ⟨ 2 r κ , t ⟩ ν F 2 r a , t = 0. (91) \sum_{\substack{a\in(\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{1,n}\\t\in\mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n}}}\zeta^{\lambda a^{T}}\langle2r\kappa,t\rangle_{\nu}F_{2ra,t}=0. \tag*{(91)} a ∈ ( Z / ℓ Z ) 1 , n t ∈ Y n † ∑ ζ λ a T ⟨ 2 r κ , t ⟩ ν F 2 r a , t = 0. (91)
Proof. Since R − 1 r = r − ℓ e d R^{-1}r=r-\ell e_{d} R − 1 r = r − ℓ e d , we have F 2 R − 1 r a , t = F 2 r a , t F_{2R^{-1}ra,t}=F_{2ra,t} F 2 R − 1 r a , t = F 2 r a , t . Here 2 r a 2ra 2 r a and 2 r κ 2r\kappa 2 r κ are regarded as elements of X n † \mathcal{X}^{\dagger}_{n} X n † via the map ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n → ( 2 Z / ν Z ) d , n (\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z})^{d,n}\to(2\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{d,n} ( Z / ℓ Z ) d , n → ( 2 Z / ν Z ) d , n , v ↦ 2 v v\mapsto2v v ↦ 2 v . We multiply (90) , with x = 2 r a x=2ra x = 2 r a , by ζ λ a T ⟨ 2 r κ , t ⟩ ν \zeta^{\lambda a^{T}}\langle2r\kappa,t\rangle_{\nu} ζ λ a T ⟨ 2 r κ , t ⟩ ν and sum over a a a and t t t . Lemma 6.2 and character orthogonality on Y n † \mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n} Y n † give
∑ t ∈ Y n † ⟨ 2 r κ , t ⟩ ν ⟨ y − 2 r a , − t ⟩ ν = ∑ t ∈ Y n † ⟨ 2 r κ − ( y − 2 r a ) , t ⟩ ν = { 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n , y − 2 r a = 2 r κ , 0 , otherwise . \sum_{t\in\mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n}}\langle2r\kappa,t\rangle_{\nu}\langle y-2ra,-t\rangle_{\nu}
=\sum_{t\in\mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n}}\langle2r\kappa-(y-2ra),t\rangle_{\nu}
=
\begin{cases}
2^{n}\nu^{(d-1)n}, & y-2ra=2r\kappa,\\
0, & \text{otherwise}.
\end{cases} t ∈ Y n † ∑ ⟨ 2 r κ , t ⟩ ν ⟨ y − 2 r a , − t ⟩ ν = t ∈ Y n † ∑ ⟨ 2 r κ − ( y − 2 r a ) , t ⟩ ν = { 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n , 0 , y − 2 r a = 2 r κ , otherwise .
The value y = 2 r ( a + κ ) y=2r(a+\kappa) y = 2 r ( a + κ ) lies in X n † \mathcal{X}^{\dagger}_{n} X n † . If S S S denotes the sum in (91) , the left-hand side of the summed Fourier relation is 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n S 2^{n}\nu^{(d-1)n}S 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n S , whereas its right-hand side is
2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n ∑ a , s ζ λ a T ⟨ 2 r κ , s ⟩ ν F 2 r ( a + κ ) , s = 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n ζ − λ κ T S . 2^{n}\nu^{(d-1)n}\sum_{a,s}\zeta^{\lambda a^{T}}\langle2r\kappa,s\rangle_{\nu}F_{2r(a+\kappa),s}
=2^{n}\nu^{(d-1)n}\zeta^{-\lambda\kappa^{T}}S. 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n a , s ∑ ζ λ a T ⟨ 2 r κ , s ⟩ ν F 2 r ( a + κ ) , s = 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n ζ − λ κ T S .
Since ζ − λ κ T ≠ 1 \zeta^{-\lambda\kappa^{T}}\ne1 ζ − λ κ T = 1 , it follows that S = 0 S=0 S = 0 . □
Proof of Theorem 6.1 . For x ∈ X n † x\in\mathcal{X}^{\dagger}_{n} x ∈ X n † and s ∈ Y n † s\in\mathcal{Y}^{\dagger}_{n} s ∈ Y n † , we choose integral lifts and define
γ s = − L s ν , F x , s = Θ M ℓ , n ν [ x ν γ s ] ( τ , z ) . (92) \gamma_{s}=-\frac{Ls}{\nu},\qquad F_{x,s}=\Theta^{\nu}_{M_{\ell,n}}\left[\begin{matrix}\frac{x}{\nu}\\ \gamma_{s}\end{matrix}\right](\tau,z). \tag*{(92)} γ s = − ν L s , F x , s = Θ M ℓ , n ν [ ν x γ s ] ( τ , z ) . (92)
This is well defined. Indeed, replacing s s s by s + 1 η s+1\eta s + 1 η , where η ∈ ( 2 Z ) 1 , n \eta\in(2\mathbb{Z})^{1,n} η ∈ ( 2 Z ) 1 , n , changes γ s \gamma_{s} γ s by − r η / ν = M ℓ − 1 ( − e d η / 2 ) -r\eta/\nu=M_{\ell}^{-1}(-e_{d}\eta/2) − r η / ν = M ℓ − 1 ( − e d η /2 ) . By Lemma 2.6 , the corresponding factor in a single theta series is ε ( − 1 2 ν tr ( x T e d η ) ) \varepsilon\left(-\frac{1}{2\nu}\operatorname{tr}(x^{T}e_{d}\eta)\right) ε ( − 2 ν 1 tr ( x T e d η ) ) , whose ν \nu ν -th power is one. Changing an integral lift of x x x shifts the first characteristic by an integral matrix. Changing an integral lift of s s s by ν k \nu k ν k , with k ∈ Z d , n k\in\mathbb{Z}^{d,n} k ∈ Z d , n , changes γ s \gamma_{s} γ s by − L k -Lk − L k . By Lemma 2.6 , the latter change multiplies a single theta series by
ζ − tr ( x T M ℓ L k ) , \zeta^{-\operatorname{tr}(x^{T}M_{\ell}Lk)}, ζ − tr ( x T M ℓ L k ) ,
whose ν \nu ν -th power is one. Thus F x , s F_{x,s} F x , s is independent of all choices.
We apply Theorem 2.7 with
m = d , μ = ν , M 1 = M 2 = M ℓ , A = I d ν + 1 ν J ν ⊗ ( R − I d ) , m=d,\qquad\mu=\nu,\qquad M_{1}=M_{2}=M_{\ell},\qquad A=I_{d\nu}+\frac{1}{\nu}J_{\nu}\otimes(R-I_{d}), m = d , μ = ν , M 1 = M 2 = M ℓ , A = I d ν + ν 1 J ν ⊗ ( R − I d ) ,
where J ν J_{\nu} J ν is the ν × ν \nu\times\nu ν × ν all-ones matrix. A direct calculation gives A T M ℓ ( ν ) A = M ℓ ( ν ) A^{T}M_{\ell}^{(\nu)}A=M_{\ell}^{(\nu)} A T M ℓ ( ν ) A = M ℓ ( ν ) , as in the proof of Theorem 5.3 . The integral matrix A ~ \widetilde{A} A is defined by
A ~ ⋅ ( x 1 , … , x ν ) T = ( x 1 − x ν , … , x ν − 1 − x ν , x ν E ν T ) T , \widetilde{A}\cdot(x_{1},\ldots,x_{\nu})^{T}=(x_{1}-x_{\nu},\ldots,x_{\nu-1}-x_{\nu},x_{\nu}E_{\nu}^{T})^{T}, A ⋅ ( x 1 , … , x ν ) T = ( x 1 − x ν , … , x ν − 1 − x ν , x ν E ν T ) T ,
for all x 1 , … , x ν ∈ Z 1 , d . x_{1},\ldots,x_{\nu}\in\mathbb{Z}^{1,d}. x 1 , … , x ν ∈ Z 1 , d . For h = [ h 1 , … , h ν ] ∈ Z d ν , n h=[h_1,\ldots,h_\nu]\in\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n} h = [ h 1 , … , h ν ] ∈ Z d ν , n , we have
A h − h = [ ( R − I d ) u ν , … , ( R − I d ) u ν ] , u = h 1 + ⋯ + h ν , Ah-h=\left[\frac{(R-I_d)u}{\nu},\ldots,\frac{(R-I_d)u}{\nu}\right],\qquad u=h_1+\cdots+h_\nu, A h − h = [ ν ( R − I d ) u , … , ν ( R − I d ) u ] , u = h 1 + ⋯ + h ν ,
and every u ∈ Z d , n u\in\mathbb{Z}^{d,n} u ∈ Z d , n occurs in this way. On the other hand, A ~ v \widetilde{A}v A v is integral precisely when all blocks of v v v are congruent modulo Z d , n \mathbb{Z}^{d,n} Z d , n and their common class belongs to E ν − 1 Z d , n = ν − 1 ( R − I d ) Z d , n E_\nu^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{d,n}=\nu^{-1}(R-I_d)\mathbb{Z}^{d,n} E ν − 1 Z d , n = ν − 1 ( R − I d ) Z d , n . Consequently,
Z d ν , n + A Z d ν , n = A ~ − 1 Z d ν , n = Z d ν , n + { [ ( R − I d ) u ν , … , ( R − I d ) u ν ] : u ∈ Z d , n } . \mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}+A\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}=\widetilde{A}^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}=\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}+\left\{\left[\frac{(R-I_d)u}{\nu},\ldots,\frac{(R-I_d)u}{\nu}\right]:u\in\mathbb{Z}^{d,n}\right\}. Z d ν , n + A Z d ν , n = A − 1 Z d ν , n = Z d ν , n + { [ ν ( R − I d ) u , … , ν ( R − I d ) u ] : u ∈ Z d , n } .
Thus all the hypotheses of Theorem 2.7 are satisfied. Moreover, ∣ det A ~ ∣ = ∣ det E ν ∣ = 2 ℓ d ℓ − 1 = 2 ν d ν − 1 |\det\widetilde{A}|=|\det E_\nu|=2^{\ell}d^{\ell-1}=2^\nu d^{\nu-1} ∣ det A ∣ = ∣ det E ν ∣ = 2 ℓ d ℓ − 1 = 2 ν d ν − 1 .
The two quotient groups in Theorem 2.7 are parametrized by X n † \mathcal{X}_n^\dagger X n † and Y n † \mathcal{Y}_n^\dagger Y n † , respectively. More precisely, the first parametrization is the group isomorphism
X n † ⟶ ( A ~ A ) − 1 Z d ν , n Z d ν , n , v ⟼ [ v ν , … , v ν ] + Z d ν , n , \mathcal{X}_n^\dagger\longrightarrow\frac{(\widetilde{A}A)^{-1}\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}}{\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}},\qquad v\longmapsto\left[\frac{v}{\nu},\ldots,\frac{v}{\nu}\right]+\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}, X n † ⟶ Z d ν , n ( A A ) − 1 Z d ν , n , v ⟼ [ ν v , … , ν v ] + Z d ν , n ,
and the second parametrization is
Y n † ⟶ A − 1 M ℓ ( ν ) − 1 Z d ν , n A − 1 M ℓ ( ν ) − 1 A ~ T Z d ν , n , u ⟼ β ( u ) + A − 1 M ℓ ( ν ) − 1 A ~ T Z d ν , n , \mathcal{Y}_n^\dagger\longrightarrow\frac{A^{-1}M_\ell^{(\nu)-1}\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}}{A^{-1}M_\ell^{(\nu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}},\qquad u\longmapsto\beta(u)+A^{-1}M_\ell^{(\nu)-1}\widetilde{A}^{T}\mathbb{Z}^{d\nu,n}, Y n † ⟶ A − 1 M ℓ ( ν ) − 1 A T Z d ν , n A − 1 M ℓ ( ν ) − 1 Z d ν , n , u ⟼ β ( u ) + A − 1 M ℓ ( ν ) − 1 A T Z d ν , n ,
where
β ( u ) = [ γ u , … , γ u , γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ] . \beta(u)=[\gamma_u,\ldots,\gamma_u,\gamma_u+M_\ell^{-1}u]. β ( u ) = [ γ u , … , γ u , γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ] .
The proof that these maps are group isomorphisms is analogous to the proof for the maps from X n \mathcal{X}_n X n and Y n \mathcal{Y}_n Y n in Theorem 5.3 .
For fixed x ∈ X n † x\in\mathcal{X}_n^\dagger x ∈ X n † and t ∈ Y n † t\in\mathcal{Y}_n^\dagger t ∈ Y n † , we specialize the parameters in Theorem 2.7 to
a i = x ν , b i = R γ t , z i = R z ( 1 ≤ i ≤ ν ) . a_i=\frac{x}{\nu},\qquad b_i=R\gamma_t,\qquad z_i=Rz\qquad(1\leq i\leq\nu). a i = ν x , b i = R γ t , z i = R z ( 1 ≤ i ≤ ν ) .
Since A A A acts as R R R on the diagonal subspace, the transformed parameters are
a i ′ = R − 1 x ν , b i ′ = γ t , w i = z ( 1 ≤ i ≤ ν ) . a_i'=\frac{R^{-1}x}{\nu},\qquad b_i'=\gamma_t,\qquad w_i=z\qquad(1\leq i\leq\nu). a i ′ = ν R − 1 x , b i ′ = γ t , w i = z ( 1 ≤ i ≤ ν ) .
Because R − 1 x ∈ X n † R^{-1}x\in\mathcal{X}_n^\dagger R − 1 x ∈ X n † , taking v = y − R − 1 x v=y-R^{-1}x v = y − R − 1 x in the first parametrization gives the representatives
[ y − R − 1 x ν , … , y − R − 1 x ν ] , y ∈ X n † . \left[\frac{y-R^{-1}x}{\nu},\ldots,\frac{y-R^{-1}x}{\nu}\right],\qquad y\in\mathcal{X}_n^\dagger. [ ν y − R − 1 x , … , ν y − R − 1 x ] , y ∈ X n † .
For the representative indexed by u u u , write s = t + u s=t+u s = t + u , or equivalently u = s − t u=s-t u = s − t , in Y n † \mathcal{Y}_n^\dagger Y n † . The identity I d − M ℓ L = R T I_d-M_\ell L=R^T I d − M ℓ L = R T gives
M ℓ ( ν γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ) = R T u . M_\ell(\nu\gamma_u+M_\ell^{-1}u)=R^T u. M ℓ ( ν γ u + M ℓ − 1 u ) = R T u .
The exterior factor in (14) is therefore ζ − tr ( x T u ) \zeta^{-\operatorname{tr}(x^Tu)} ζ − tr ( x T u ) . Removing M ℓ − 1 u M_\ell^{-1}u M ℓ − 1 u from the second characteristic in the last theta factor contributes ζ tr ( y T u ) \zeta^{\operatorname{tr}(y^Tu)} ζ tr ( y T u ) . Their product is ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ ν \langle y-x,s-t\rangle_\nu ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ ν . The left-hand side is 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t 2^{n\nu}(d-1)^nF_{R^{-1}x,t} 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t , since
Θ M ℓ , n [ v , R w ] ( τ , R z ) = Θ M ℓ , n [ R − 1 v , w ] ( τ , z ) . \Theta_{M_\ell,n}[v,Rw](\tau,Rz)=\Theta_{M_\ell,n}[R^{-1}v,w](\tau,z). Θ M ℓ , n [ v , R w ] ( τ , R z ) = Θ M ℓ , n [ R − 1 v , w ] ( τ , z ) .
Thus Theorem 2.7 yields
2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = ∑ y ∈ X n † , s ∈ Y n † ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ ν F y , s . (93) 2^{n\nu}(d-1)^nF_{R^{-1}x,t}=\sum_{\substack{y\in\mathcal{X}_n^\dagger,\,s\in\mathcal{Y}_n^\dagger}}\langle y-x,s-t\rangle_\nu F_{y,s}. \tag*{(93)} 2 n ν ( d − 1 ) n F R − 1 x , t = y ∈ X n † , s ∈ Y n † ∑ ⟨ y − x , s − t ⟩ ν F y , s . (93)
which is precisely the relation in (90) . Lemma 6.3 therefore gives (91) for the F x , s F_{x,s} F x , s defined in (92) .
It remains to choose coordinates on Y n † \mathcal{Y}_{n}^{\dagger} Y n † . The unimodularity of L L L identifies a lift of t t t with B = − L t B=-Lt B = − L t modulo ν \nu ν . Replacing t t t by t + 1 η t+\mathbf{1}\eta t + 1 η replaces B B B by B − r η B-r\eta B − r η . Since d = ℓ − 1 d=\ell-1 d = ℓ − 1 is invertible modulo ℓ \ell ℓ , every class has a unique representative for which the last row of B B B belongs to { 0 , 1 } n \{0,1\}^{n} { 0 , 1 } n . The remaining d − 1 d-1 d − 1 rows range independently over ( Z / ν Z ) n (\mathbb{Z}/\nu\mathbb{Z})^{n} ( Z / ν Z ) n ; hence these representatives have the form
B = [ b 1 , … , b d − 1 , c ] B=[b_{1},\ldots,b_{d-1},c] B = [ b 1 , … , b d − 1 , c ]
used in the statement. Finally, − r T L − 1 = ( 1 , … , 1 , − d ) ≡ 1 T ( m o d ℓ ) -r^{T}L^{-1}=(1,\ldots,1,-d)\equiv\mathbf{1}^{T}\pmod{\ell} − r T L − 1 = ( 1 , … , 1 , − d ) ≡ 1 T ( mod ℓ ) , and therefore ⟨ 2 r κ , t ⟩ ν = ξ κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 + c ) \langle2r\kappa,t\rangle_{\nu}=\xi^{\kappa\cdot(b_{1}+\cdots+b_{d-1}+c)} ⟨ 2 r κ , t ⟩ ν = ξ κ ⋅ ( b 1 + ⋯ + b d − 1 + c ) . Combining this equation with (91) and (92) yields (86) . □
Quartic identities
We now specialize to ℓ = 2 \ell=2 ℓ = 2 , so that d = 1 d=1 d = 1 and M 2 = ( 2 ) M_{2}=(2) M 2 = ( 2 ) . Let F 2 = Z / 2 Z \mathbb{F}_{2}=\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z} F 2 = Z /2 Z . For p , q ∈ F 2 n p,q\in\mathbb{F}_{2}^{n} p , q ∈ F 2 n , we define
Φ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) : = Θ ( 2 ) , n [ p / 2 q / 4 ] ( τ , z ) , φ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) : = Φ p , q ( n ) ( τ , 0 ) . (94) \Phi_{p,q}^{(n)}(\tau,z):=\Theta_{(2),n}\left[\begin{matrix}p/2\\q/4\end{matrix}\right](\tau,z),\qquad\varphi_{p,q}^{(n)}(\tau):=\Phi_{p,q}^{(n)}(\tau,0). \tag*{(94)} Φ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) := Θ ( 2 ) , n [ p /2 q /4 ] ( τ , z ) , φ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) := Φ p , q ( n ) ( τ , 0 ) . (94)
Changing the lift of p p p has no effect, whereas changing the lift of q q q to q + 2 k q+2k q + 2 k , with k ∈ Z n k\in\mathbb{Z}^{n} k ∈ Z n , multiplies the series by ( − 1 ) p ⋅ k (-1)^{p\cdot k} ( − 1 ) p ⋅ k , by Lemma 2.6. Thus the fourth powers are independent of the choice of representatives.
Corollary 6.4. Let n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 , τ ∈ H n \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_{n} τ ∈ H n , and z ∈ C 1 , n z\in\mathbb{C}^{1,n} z ∈ C 1 , n . If λ , κ ∈ F 2 n \lambda,\kappa\in\mathbb{F}_{2}^{n} λ , κ ∈ F 2 n satisfy λ ⋅ κ = 1 \lambda\cdot\kappa=1 λ ⋅ κ = 1 , then
∑ p , q ∈ F 2 n ( − 1 ) λ ⋅ p + κ ⋅ q Φ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 4 = 0. (95) \sum_{p,q\in\mathbb{F}_{2}^{n}}(-1)^{\lambda\cdot p+\kappa\cdot q}\Phi_{p,q}^{(n)}(\tau,z)^{4}=0. \tag*{(95)} p , q ∈ F 2 n ∑ ( − 1 ) λ ⋅ p + κ ⋅ q Φ p , q ( n ) ( τ , z ) 4 = 0. (95) Moreover,
p ⋅ q = 1 ⟹ φ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) = 0. (96) p\cdot q=1\quad\Longrightarrow\quad\varphi_{p,q}^{(n)}(\tau)=0. \tag*{(96)} p ⋅ q = 1 ⟹ φ p , q ( n ) ( τ ) = 0. (96)
Proof. Equation (95) follows from Theorem 6.1 upon specializing to ℓ = 2 \ell=2 ℓ = 2 , with a = p a=p a = p and c = q c=q c = q . For (96) , the involution g ↦ − g − p g\mapsto-g-p g ↦ − g − p on the defining series has no fixed point. Indeed, p ⋅ q = 1 p\cdot q=1 p ⋅ q = 1 implies p i = 1 p_i=1 p i = 1 for some i i i , whereas a fixed point would satisfy 2 g i = − 1 2g_i=-1 2 g i = − 1 . The ratio of the two terms in each pair is ( − 1 ) p ⋅ q = − 1 (-1)^{p\cdot q}=-1 ( − 1 ) p ⋅ q = − 1 , so the paired terms cancel. □
In degree one, (95) gives an elliptic-variable form of Jacobi’s quartic identity.
Corollary 6.5. For τ ∈ H 1 \tau\in\mathfrak{H}_{1} τ ∈ H 1 and z ∈ C z\in\mathbb{C} z ∈ C ,
Φ 0 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 + Φ 1 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 = Φ 1 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 + Φ 0 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 . (97) \Phi_{0,0}^{(1)}(\tau,z)^{4}+\Phi_{1,1}^{(1)}(\tau,z)^{4}=\Phi_{1,0}^{(1)}(\tau,z)^{4}+\Phi_{0,1}^{(1)}(\tau,z)^{4}. \tag*{(97)} Φ 0 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 + Φ 1 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 = Φ 1 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 + Φ 0 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 . (97) At z = 0 z=0 z = 0 , this becomes
φ 0 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ ) 4 = φ 1 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ ) 4 + φ 0 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ ) 4 . (98) \varphi_{0,0}^{(1)}(\tau)^{4}=\varphi_{1,0}^{(1)}(\tau)^{4}+\varphi_{0,1}^{(1)}(\tau)^{4}. \tag*{(98)} φ 0 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ ) 4 = φ 1 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ ) 4 + φ 0 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ ) 4 . (98)
Proof. For n = 1 n=1 n = 1 and λ = κ = 1 \lambda=\kappa=1 λ = κ = 1 , the four terms in (95) are
Φ 0 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 − Φ 0 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 − Φ 1 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 + Φ 1 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 = 0. \Phi_{0,0}^{(1)}(\tau,z)^{4}-\Phi_{0,1}^{(1)}(\tau,z)^{4}-\Phi_{1,0}^{(1)}(\tau,z)^{4}+\Phi_{1,1}^{(1)}(\tau,z)^{4}=0. Φ 0 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 − Φ 0 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 − Φ 1 , 0 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 + Φ 1 , 1 ( 1 ) ( τ , z ) 4 = 0.
Rearrangement gives (97) . At z = 0 z=0 z = 0 , (96) gives φ 1 , 1 ( 1 ) = 0 \varphi_{1,1}^{(1)}=0 φ 1 , 1 ( 1 ) = 0 , and hence (98) . □
For an explicit q q q -series normalization, write q = e ( τ ) q=e(\tau) q = e ( τ ) and u = e ( 2 z ) u=e(2z) u = e ( 2 z ) , with u α = e ( 2 α z ) u^{\alpha}=e(2\alpha z) u α = e ( 2 α z ) . Then (97) is
( ∑ k ∈ Z q k 2 u k ) 4 + ( ∑ k ∈ Z ( − 1 ) k q ( k + 1 / 2 ) 2 u k + 1 / 2 ) 4 = ( ∑ k ∈ Z q ( k + 1 / 2 ) 2 u k + 1 / 2 ) 4 + ( ∑ k ∈ Z ( − 1 ) k q k 2 u k ) 4 . (99) \left(\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{k^{2}}u^{k}\right)^{4}
+\left(\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}(-1)^{k}q^{(k+1/2)^{2}}u^{k+1/2}\right)^{4}
=
\left(\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{(k+1/2)^{2}}u^{k+1/2}\right)^{4}
+\left(\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}(-1)^{k}q^{k^{2}}u^{k}\right)^{4}. \tag*{(99)} ( k ∈ Z ∑ q k 2 u k ) 4 + ( k ∈ Z ∑ ( − 1 ) k q ( k + 1/2 ) 2 u k + 1/2 ) 4 = ( k ∈ Z ∑ q ( k + 1/2 ) 2 u k + 1/2 ) 4 + ( k ∈ Z ∑ ( − 1 ) k q k 2 u k ) 4 . (99)
Here Φ 1 , 1 ( 1 ) \Phi^{(1)}_{1,1} Φ 1 , 1 ( 1 ) is i times the corresponding displayed series, and i 4 = 1 i^4=1 i 4 = 1 . Chan, Chan, Liu, and Zudilin [4 Theorem 1.2] proved an identity whose specialization x = y = u x=y=u x = y = u gives (99) . Jacobi [12 p. 90, Eq. (14)] gives the classical theta-constant identity (98) . In q q q -series notation, this is
( ∑ k ∈ Z q k 2 ) 4 = ( ∑ k ∈ Z q ( k + 1 / 2 ) 2 ) 4 + ( ∑ k ∈ Z ( − 1 ) k q k 2 ) 4 . \left(\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{k^2}\right)^4=\left(\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}q^{(k+1/2)^2}\right)^4+\left(\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}(-1)^kq^{k^2}\right)^4. ( k ∈ Z ∑ q k 2 ) 4 = ( k ∈ Z ∑ q ( k + 1/2 ) 2 ) 4 + ( k ∈ Z ∑ ( − 1 ) k q k 2 ) 4 .
We finally specialize to degree two. We write
τ = ( τ 1 τ 0 τ 0 τ 2 ) ∈ H 2 , Q = e ( τ 1 ) , S = e ( τ 0 ) , T = e ( τ 2 ) . \tau=\begin{pmatrix}\tau_1&\tau_0\\\tau_0&\tau_2\end{pmatrix}\in\mathcal{H}_2,\qquad Q=e(\tau_1),\qquad S=e(\tau_0),\qquad T=e(\tau_2). τ = ( τ 1 τ 0 τ 0 τ 2 ) ∈ H 2 , Q = e ( τ 1 ) , S = e ( τ 0 ) , T = e ( τ 2 ) .
For binary representatives p = ( p 1 , p 2 ) \mathbf{p}=(p_1,p_2) p = ( p 1 , p 2 ) and q = ( q 1 , q 2 ) \mathbf{q}=(q_1,q_2) q = ( q 1 , q 2 ) , the definition (94) gives
ϕ p , q ( 2 ) ( τ ) = i p 1 q 1 + p 2 q 2 ∑ j , k ∈ Z ( − 1 ) q 1 j + q 2 k Q ( j + p 1 / 2 ) 2 S 2 ( j + p 1 / 2 ) ( k + p 2 / 2 ) T ( k + p 2 / 2 ) 2 . (100) \phi^{(2)}_{\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q}}(\tau)=i^{p_1q_1+p_2q_2}\sum_{j,k\in\mathbb{Z}}(-1)^{q_1j+q_2k}Q^{(j+p_1/2)^2}S^{2(j+p_1/2)(k+p_2/2)}T^{(k+p_2/2)^2}. \tag*{(100)} ϕ p , q ( 2 ) ( τ ) = i p 1 q 1 + p 2 q 2 j , k ∈ Z ∑ ( − 1 ) q 1 j + q 2 k Q ( j + p 1 /2 ) 2 S 2 ( j + p 1 /2 ) ( k + p 2 /2 ) T ( k + p 2 /2 ) 2 . (100)
We use the abbreviations
0 = ( 0 , 0 ) , e 1 = ( 1 , 0 ) , e 2 = ( 0 , 1 ) , e = ( 1 , 1 ) in F 2 2 . \mathbf{0}=(0,0),\qquad\mathbf{e}_1=(1,0),\qquad\mathbf{e}_2=(0,1),\qquad\mathbf{e}=(1,1)\quad\text{in }\mathbb{F}_2^2. 0 = ( 0 , 0 ) , e 1 = ( 1 , 0 ) , e 2 = ( 0 , 1 ) , e = ( 1 , 1 ) in F 2 2 .
The ten pairs with p ⋅ q = 0 \mathbf{p}\cdot\mathbf{q}=0 p ⋅ q = 0 are
( p , q ) = ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , e 1 ) , ( 0 , e 2 ) , ( 0 , e ) , ( e 1 , 0 ) , ( e 1 , e 2 ) , ( e 2 , 0 ) , ( e 2 , e 1 ) , ( e , 0 ) , ( e , e ) . (101) (\mathbf{p},\mathbf{q})=(\mathbf{0},\mathbf{0}),(\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}_1),(\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}_2),(\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}),(\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{0}),(\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{e}_2),(\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{0}),(\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{e}_1),(\mathbf{e},\mathbf{0}),(\mathbf{e},\mathbf{e}). \tag*{(101)} ( p , q ) = ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , e 1 ) , ( 0 , e 2 ) , ( 0 , e ) , ( e 1 , 0 ) , ( e 1 , e 2 ) , ( e 2 , 0 ) , ( e 2 , e 1 ) , ( e , 0 ) , ( e , e ) . (101)
The relations in the following theorem are the classical genus-two quartic relations; see Cléry, van der Geer, and Grushevsky [5 ] .
Theorem 6.6. The fourth powers of the theta series defined by (100) and indexed by (101) satisfy the following five independent relations:
ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 2 4 + ϕ e 2 , 0 4 + ϕ e , e 4 , \phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{0}}=\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}_2}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{0}}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e},\mathbf{e}}, ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 2 4 + ϕ e 2 , 0 4 + ϕ e , e 4 , ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 2 4 + ϕ e 2 , e 1 4 + ϕ e , 0 4 , \phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{0}}=\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}_2}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{e}_1}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e},\mathbf{0}}, ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 2 4 + ϕ e 2 , e 1 4 + ϕ e , 0 4 , ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 1 4 + ϕ e 1 , 0 4 + ϕ e , e 4 , \phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{0}}=\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}_1}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{0}}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e},\mathbf{e}}, ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 1 4 + ϕ e 1 , 0 4 + ϕ e , e 4 , ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 1 4 + ϕ e 1 , e 2 4 + ϕ e 2 , 0 4 , \phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{0}}=\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}_1}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{e}_2}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{0}}, ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 1 4 + ϕ e 1 , e 2 4 + ϕ e 2 , 0 4 , ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 4 + ϕ e 2 , e 1 4 + ϕ e 1 , 0 4 . \phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{0}}=\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{e}_1}+\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{0}}. ϕ 0 , 0 4 = ϕ 0 , e 4 + ϕ e 2 , e 1 4 + ϕ e 1 , 0 4 . (We suppress the superscript ( 2 ) (2) ( 2 ) and the argument τ \tau τ in this display.) These relations form a basis of all linear relations among the ten fourth powers.
Proof. We order the ten fourth powers according to the lexicographic list of even characteristics used by Cléry, van der Geer, and Grushevsky [5 Section 3] :
( x 1 , … , x 10 ) = ( ϕ 0 , 0 4 , ϕ 0 , e 2 4 , ϕ 0 , e 1 4 , ϕ 0 , e 4 , ϕ e 2 , 0 4 , ϕ e 2 , e 1 4 , ϕ e 1 , 0 4 , ϕ e 1 , e 2 4 , ϕ e , 0 4 , ϕ e , e 4 ) . (x_1,\ldots,x_{10})=(\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{0}},\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}_2},\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}_1},\phi^4_{\mathbf{0},\mathbf{e}},\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{0}},\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{e}_1},\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{0}},\phi^4_{\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{e}_2},\phi^4_{\mathbf{e},\mathbf{0}},\phi^4_{\mathbf{e},\mathbf{e}}). ( x 1 , … , x 10 ) = ( ϕ 0 , 0 4 , ϕ 0 , e 2 4 , ϕ 0 , e 1 4 , ϕ 0 , e 4 , ϕ e 2 , 0 4 , ϕ e 2 , e 1 4 , ϕ e 1 , 0 4 , ϕ e 1 , e 2 4 , ϕ e , 0 4 , ϕ e , e 4 ) .
The six admissible pairs ( λ , κ ) (\lambda,\kappa) ( λ , κ ) are, in the order used below,
( e 2 , e 2 ) , ( e 2 , e ) , ( e 1 , e 1 ) , ( e 1 , e ) , ( e , e 2 ) , ( e , e 1 ) . (\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{e}_2),\quad(\mathbf{e}_2,\mathbf{e}),\quad(\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{e}_1),\quad(\mathbf{e}_1,\mathbf{e}),\quad(\mathbf{e},\mathbf{e}_2),\quad(\mathbf{e},\mathbf{e}_1). ( e 2 , e 2 ) , ( e 2 , e ) , ( e 1 , e 1 ) , ( e 1 , e ) , ( e , e 2 ) , ( e , e 1 ) .
After the six odd theta constants are removed by (96) , the corresponding six instances of (95) have coefficient matrix
( 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 ) . \begin{pmatrix}
1&-1&1&-1&-1&-1&1&-1&-1&1\\
1&-1&-1&1&-1&1&1&-1&-1&-1\\
1&1&-1&-1&1&-1&-1&-1&-1&1\\
1&-1&-1&1&1&-1&-1&1&-1&-1\\
1&-1&1&-1&-1&-1&-1&1&1&-1\\
1&1&-1&-1&-1&1&-1&-1&1&-1
\end{pmatrix}. 1 1 1 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 1 1 1 − 1 1 − 1 − 1 − 1 .
If its rows are denoted by ρ 1 , … , ρ 6 \rho_1,\ldots,\rho_6 ρ 1 , … , ρ 6 , the coefficient vectors of the five displayed relations are, respectively,
ρ 2 + ρ 5 2 , ρ 1 + ρ 4 2 , ρ 4 + ρ 6 2 , ρ 2 + ρ 3 2 , ρ 3 + ρ 5 2 . \frac{\rho_2+\rho_5}{2},\qquad\frac{\rho_1+\rho_4}{2},\qquad\frac{\rho_4+\rho_6}{2},\qquad\frac{\rho_2+\rho_3}{2},\qquad\frac{\rho_3+\rho_5}{2}. 2 ρ 2 + ρ 5 , 2 ρ 1 + ρ 4 , 2 ρ 4 + ρ 6 , 2 ρ 2 + ρ 3 , 2 ρ 3 + ρ 5 .
This proves all five relations. Their coefficient vectors are independent: the coefficients of x 5 , x 8 , x 4 , x 3 , x 2 x_5,x_8,x_4,x_3,x_2 x 5 , x 8 , x 4 , x 3 , x 2 , in this order, successively force all five coefficients in a linear dependence to vanish.
For comparison with the standard theta constants, we use the normalization
ϑ [ p q ] ( Ω , 0 ) : = ∑ g ∈ Z 2 exp ( π i ( ( g + p / 2 ) T Ω ( g + p / 2 ) + ( g + p / 2 ) T q ) ) . \vartheta\begin{bmatrix}p\\q\end{bmatrix}(\Omega,0):=\sum_{g\in\mathbb{Z}^2}\exp\left(\pi i\left((g+p/2)^{T}\Omega(g+p/2)+(g+p/2)^{T}q\right)\right). ϑ [ p q ] ( Ω , 0 ) := g ∈ Z 2 ∑ exp ( π i ( ( g + p /2 ) T Ω ( g + p /2 ) + ( g + p /2 ) T q ) ) .
Definition (94) then gives the exact equality
ϕ p , q ( 2 ) ( τ ) = ϑ [ p q ] ( 2 τ , 0 ) . \phi_{p,q}^{(2)}(\tau)=\vartheta\begin{bmatrix}p\\q\end{bmatrix}(2\tau,0). ϕ p , q ( 2 ) ( τ ) = ϑ [ p q ] ( 2 τ , 0 ) .
Under the ordering above, the fourth powers of these quantities are precisely the forms x i = ϑ ν i 4 x_i=\vartheta_{\nu_i}^{4} x i = ϑ ν i 4 in the notation of Cléry, van der Geer, and Grushevsky [5 Notation 6.1] , evaluated at 2 τ 2\tau 2 τ , with no additional scalar factor. The same authors [5 Section 6, Eq. (6.1)] show that these ten forms span a five-dimensional space. Hence their space of linear relations has dimension five, and the five independent relations displayed in the theorem form a basis. □
References
Department of Mathematics, Shanghai Normal University
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School of Mathematical Sciences, Tongji University
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School of Mathematical Sciences, Key Laboratory of MEA (Ministry of Education) & Shanghai Key Laboratory of PMMP, East China Normal University
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