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Siegel Theta Function

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The Siegel theta function is a Gamma_n-invariant meromorphic function on the space of all p×p symmetric complex matrices Z=X+iY with positive definite imaginary part. It is defined by

Theta(Z,s)=sum_(t)e^(piit^(T)Zt+2piit^(T)s),

where s is a complex p-vector, t is an integer p-vector that ranges over the entire p-D lattice of integers, and A^(T) denotes a matrix (or vector) transpose.

The Siegel theta function is implemented in the Wolfram Language as SiegelTheta[Omega, s].

This function was investigated by many of the luminaries of nineteenth century mathematics, Riemann, Weierstrass, Frobenius, Poincaré. Umemura has expressed the roots of an arbitrary polynomial in terms of Siegel theta functions (Mumford 1984).

See also

Riemann Theta Function

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References

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Siegel Theta Function." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SiegelThetaFunction.html

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