Ramanujan tau function

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:defines Fourier coefficients of the discriminant modular form Δ(z)
gptkbp:domain positive integers
gptkbp:field number theory
gptkbp:firstValue τ(1) = 1
gptkbp:form Δ(z) = q ∏_{n=1}^∞ (1 - q^n)^{24} = ∑_{n=1}^∞ τ(n)q^n, where q = e^{2πiz}
gptkbp:growthBound |τ(p)| ≤ 2p^{11/2} for prime p (Deligne's proof)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ramanujan tau function
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Srinivasa_Ramanujan
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Srinivasa_Ramanujan
gptkbp:property τ(p^{k+1}) = τ(p)τ(p^k) - p^{11}τ(p^{k-1}) for prime p, k ≥ 1
τ(mn) = τ(m)τ(n) for coprime m, n
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ramanujan's_Delta_function
gptkb:modular_discriminant
Hecke operators
modular forms
gptkbp:satisfies gptkb:Ramanujan_conjectures
multiplicative property
gptkbp:sequence gptkb:A000594_(OEIS)
gptkbp:symbol τ(n)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ramanujan_tau_Dirichlet_series
gptkb:Srinivasa_Ramanujan
gptkb:modular_group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5