Questions tagged [elliptic-functions]

Questions on doubly periodic functions on the complex plane such as Jacobi and Weierstrass elliptic functions.

If $f:\mathbb{C} \to \mathbb{C}$ is elliptic, then there exists nonequal $t_0,t_1 \in \mathbb{C}$ such that $$ f(z) = f(z + t_0), f(z) = f(z + t_1) $$ the parallelogram $0,t_0,t_0+t_1,t_1$ is called the fundamental parallelogram of $f$. $f$'s value is entirely determined by its values on the fundamental parallelogram. By Liouville's theorem, any holomorphic elliptic function must be constant, so the usual elliptic functions are meromorphic. In fact, they must have at least two poles (with multiplicity) on the fundamental parallelogram.

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Proof of $\frac{1}{e^{\pi}+1}+\frac{3}{e^{3\pi}+1}+\frac{5}{e^{5\pi}+1}+\ldots=\frac{1}{24}$

I would like to prove that $\displaystyle\sum_{\substack{n=1\\n\text{ odd}}}^{\infty}\frac{n}{e^{n\pi}+1}=\frac1{24}$. I found a solution by myself 10 hours after I posted it, here it is: $$f(x)=\sum_{\substack{n=1\\n\text{…
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How to solve fifth-degree equations by elliptic functions?

From F. Klein's books, It seems that one can find the roots of a quintic equation $$z^5+az^4+bz^3+cz^2+dz+e=0$$ (where $a,b,c,d,e\in\Bbb C$) by elliptic functions. How to get that? Update: How to transform a general higher degree five or higher…
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elliptic functions on the 17 wallpaper groups

In doubly periodic functions as tessellations (other than parallelograms), we learned about the Dixonian elliptic functions. There are 17 wallpaper groups -- are there elliptic function analogues for the other 15 cases (not covered immediately by…
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The importance of modular forms

I'm studying modular forms and my professor started the course talking about elliptic functions. These particular functions form a field (once that the lattice $\Lambda$ is fixed) called $E(\Lambda)=\mathbb C(\wp,\wp')$ and they "represent" all…
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Inverse of elliptic integral of second kind

The Wikipedia articles on elliptic integral and elliptic functions state that “elliptic functions were discovered as inverse functions of elliptic integrals.” Some elliptic functions have names and are thus well-known special functions, and the same…
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How to transform a general higher degree five or higher equation to normal form?

This is a continuation of How to solve fifth-degree equations by elliptic functions? How to transform a general higher degree five or higher equation to normal form? For example, a quintic equation to Bring-Jerrard form?
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Conjecture: $\int_0^1\frac{3x^3-2x}{(1+x)\sqrt{1-x}}K\big(\!\frac{2x}{1+x}\!\big)\,dx\stackrel ?=\frac\pi{5\sqrt2}$

$$\int_0^1\frac{3x^3-2x}{(1+x)\sqrt{1-x}}K\left(\frac{2x}{1+x}\right)\,dx\stackrel ?=\frac\pi{5\sqrt2}$$ The integral above comes from the evaluation of the integral $A=\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{f(\theta)}\pi d\theta$,…
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doubly periodic functions as tessellations (other than parallelograms)

I think of a snapshot of a single period of a doubly periodic function as one parallelogram-shaped tile in a tessellation. Could a function have a period that repeats like a honeycomb or some other not rectangular tessellation?
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Convexity of $\theta(q)$

Define Jacobi's (fourth) theta function with argument zero and nome $q$: $$\theta(q) = 1+2\sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n q^{n^2}$$ plot of the function via Wolfram|Alpha plot of the function via Sage I am looking for a simple/standard/illuminating proof…
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Can you recommend some books on elliptic function?

I plan to study elliptic function. Can you recommend some books? What is the relationship between elliptic function and elliptic curve?Many thanks in advance!
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Addition theorems for elliptic functions: is there a painless way?

The Weierstrass $\wp$ function satisfies the addition formula $$\wp(z+Z)+\wp(z)+\wp(Z) = \left(\frac{\wp'(z)-\wp'(Z)}{\wp(z)-\wp(Z)}\right)^2.$$ Of course, this is just the $x$-coordinate of the sum of the points $(\wp'(z), \wp(z))$ and $(\wp'(Z),…
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Functional equations satisfied by both sine and tangent functions.

The functional equation identity, (assuming ALSO $\,f(-x)=-f(x)\,$ for all $\,x$), $$ f(a)f(b)f(a\!-\!b)+f(b)f(c)f(b\!-\!c)+f(c)f(a)f(c\!-\!a)+ f(a\!-\!b)f(b\!-\!c)f(c\!-\!a) = 0 \tag{1}$$ for all $\,a,b,c\,$ has solutions $f(x)=k_1\sin(k_2\,x)$…
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What even *are* elliptic functions?

I am just beginning to learn about elliptic functions. Wikipedia defines an elliptic function as a function which is meromorphic on $\Bbb C$, and for which there exist two non-zero complex numbers $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$, with…
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An intriguing pattern in Ramanujan's theory of elliptic functions that stops?

I. Define the ff integrals, $$K(k)=K_2(k)=\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-k^2 \sin^2 x}}dx=\large{\tfrac{\pi}{2}\,_2F_1\left(\tfrac12,\tfrac12,1,\,k^2\right)}$$ $$K_3(k)=\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{\cos\left(\frac13\,\arcsin\big(k\sin…
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