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Equations of hyperelliptic modular curves

Josep Gonzalez Rovira (1991)

Annales de l'institut Fourier

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We compute, in a unified way, the equations of all hyperelliptic modular curves. The main tool is provided by a class of modular functions introduced by Newman in 1957. The method uses the action of the hyperelliptic involution on the cusps.

Arithmetic of the modular function j 1 , 4

Chang Heon Kim, Ja Kyung Koo (1998)

Acta Arithmetica

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We find a generator j 1 , 4 of the function field on the modular curve X₁(4) by means of classical theta functions θ₂ and θ₃, and estimate the normalized generator N ( j 1 , 4 ) which becomes the Thompson series of type 4C. With these modular functions we investigate some number theoretic properties.