modular j-invariant

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The modular j-invariant is a fundamental modular function that classifies complex elliptic curves up to isomorphism and plays a central role in number theory, complex analysis, and the theory of modular forms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hauptmodul ⓘ
classical modular function ⓘ
complex analytic function ⓘ
invariant of elliptic curves ⓘ
modular function ⓘ
appearsIn Hilbert class polynomial ⓘ
associatedWith elliptic curves ⓘ
lattices in the complex plane ⓘ
characterizes isomorphism classes of complex elliptic curves ⓘ
classifies complex elliptic curves up to isomorphism ⓘ
codomain complex numbers ⓘ
definedOn upper half-plane ⓘ
domain complex upper half-plane ⓘ
hasFormula j(τ) = 1728 E4(τ)^3 / (E4(τ)^3 - E6(τ)^2) ⓘ
j(τ) = 1728 g_2(τ)^3 / (g_2(τ)^3 - 27 g_3(τ)^2) ⓘ
hasFourierExpansion j(τ) = q^{-1} + 744 + 196884 q + 21493760 q^2 + … ⓘ
hasGrowth |j(τ)| → ∞ as Im(τ) → ∞ ⓘ
hasPoleAt i∞ ⓘ
hasPoleOrder 1 at i∞ ⓘ
hasProperty two complex elliptic curves are isomorphic iff they have the same j-invariant ⓘ
holomorphicOn upper half-plane ⓘ
inducesBijectionBetween SL(2,Z)\H and C ⓘ
invariantUnder SL(2,Z) ⓘ
linked to: SL(2,ℤ)

modular group ⓘ
isAlgebraicFunctionOf lambda modular function on appropriate covers ⓘ
isHauptmodulFor SL(2,Z) ⓘ
linked to: SL(2,ℤ)
meromorphicOn extended upper half-plane ⓘ
normalization constant term 744 in its q-expansion ⓘ
q^{-1} term has coefficient 1 in its q-expansion ⓘ
relatedTo Eisenstein series E4 ⓘ
linked to: Eisenstein series

Eisenstein series E6 ⓘ
linked to: Eisenstein series

Monster group via monstrous moonshine ⓘ
Weierstrass ℘-function ⓘ
modular discriminant Δ ⓘ
satisfies j(τ) = j(γτ) for all γ in SL(2,Z) ⓘ
takesAlgebraicValuesAt CM points ⓘ
usedIn arithmetic geometry ⓘ
class field theory ⓘ
complex analysis ⓘ
complex multiplication theory of elliptic curves ⓘ
monstrous moonshine ⓘ
number theory ⓘ
theory of modular forms ⓘ
usedToDefine singular moduli ⓘ
usedToDistinguish non-isomorphic elliptic curves over C ⓘ
usedToParametrize moduli space of elliptic curves over C ⓘ
usesVariable τ in the upper half-plane ⓘ
valuesGenerate class fields of imaginary quadratic fields ⓘ

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Monster group → relatedTo → modular j-invariant ⓘ
moonshine theory → notableObject → modular j-invariant ⓘ
Monstrous Moonshine conjecture → involves → modular j-invariant ⓘ
Tate curve → hasProperty → j-invariant is a rigid analytic function of q ⓘ
linked to: modular j-invariant