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Automorphic Form


An automorphic form is a function on a Lie group, symmetric domain, or upper half-plane that transforms according to a specified factor under a discrete group and satisfies suitable regularity and growth conditions. For example, a modular form of weight k obeys

 f((az+b)/(cz+d))=(cz+d)^kf(z)

for matrices in its modular group. Automorphic forms generalize modular forms and occur as vectors in representations of adelic groups.


See also

Arthur Parameter, Automorphic Function, Cuspidal Automorphic Representation, Langlands Program, Modular Form, Tempered Representation

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References

Bruggeman, R. W. Families of Automorphic Forms. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhäuser, 1994. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0346-0336-2.Bump, D. Automorphic Forms and Representations. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Automorphic Form." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AutomorphicForm.html

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