Eigensymbol

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The symbol for an eigenvector.

    "Since this method allows to generate a Jacobi eigenform directly from a given modular eigensymbol without reference to the whole ambient space of Jacobi forms it makes it possible to compute Jacobi Hecke eigenforms of large index."

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"Since this method allows to generate a Jacobi eigenform directly from a given modular eigensymbol without reference to the whole ambient space of Jacobi forms it makes it possible to compute Jacobi Hecke eigenforms of large index."

Etymology

From eigen- + symbol.

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