Logarithmic derivatives of theta functions

Hershel M. Farkas; Yves Godin

doi:10.1007/BF02775438

Logarithmic derivatives of theta functions

Hershel M. Farkas^*, Yves Godin

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Einstein Institute of Mathematics

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We provide two new proofs of the identity ∑_n=0 ^∞δ(3n + 1)xⁿ = ∏_n=1∞ (1-x³ⁿ)³/(1-xⁿ) where δ(n) = d ₁(n) - d₂(n) and d_i(n) is the number of divisors of n congruent to i mod 3. Furthermore, we express the number of solutions of the Diophantine equation x² + 3y² = N in terms of δ(N).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	253-265
Number of pages	13
Journal	Israel Journal of Mathematics
Volume	148
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02775438
State	Published - 2005

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