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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

Automorphic Function, Langlands Program, Modular Form

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References

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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