MATH Seminar

Title: The field of Fourier coefficients of a modular form
Seminar: Algebra and Number Theory
Speaker: V. Kumar Murty of University of Toronto
Contact: R. Parimala, parimala@mathcs.emory.edu
Date: 2011-01-26 at 4:00PM
Venue: W306
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Abstract:
Let $f$ be a holomorphic cusp form of level $N$ which is a normalized Hecke eigenform. The Fourier coefficients of $f$ generate a number field. If $N$ is squarefree, we show that in fact, this field is generated by a single Fourier coefficient. The result is effective.

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