Anharmonic Solutions to the Riccati equation and elliptic modular functions

We study algebraic solutions of the Riccati equation over the field of rational functions $\mathbb C(t)$, and over the elliptic function field $\mathbb C(\wp,\wp^\prime)$

Elliptic Zeta functions and equivariant functions,

In this paper we establish a close connection between three notions at- tached to a modular subgroup. Namely the set of weight two meromorphic modular forms, the set of equivariant functions on the upper half-plane commuting with the action of the modular subgroup and the set of elliptic zeta functions generalizing the Weierstrass zeta functions. In particular, we show that the equivariant functions can be parameterized by modular objects as well as by elliptic objects.Comment: To appear in Can. Math. Bulleti

Le silence de la langue de mon père, l’arabe

Le silence de la langue de mon père, l’arab

Non-commutative ADE geometries as holomorphic wave equations

Borrowing ideas from the relation between classical and quantum mechanics, we study a non-commutative elevation of the ADE geometries involved in building Calabi-Yau manifolds. We derive the corresponding geometric hamiltonians and the holomorphic wave equations representing these non-commutative geometries. The spectrum of the holomorphic waves is interpreted as the quantum moduli space. Quantum A_1 geometry is analyzed in some details and is found to be linked to the Whittaker differential equation.Comment: 17 pages, v2: version to be publishe

On ADE Quiver Models and F-Theory Compactification

Based on mirror symmetry, we discuss geometric engineering of N=1 ADE quiver models from F-theory compactifications on elliptic K3 surfaces fibered over certain four-dimensional base spaces. The latter are constructed as intersecting 4-cycles according to ADE Dynkin diagrams, thereby mimicking the construction of Calabi-Yau threefolds used in geometric engineering in type II superstring theory. Matter is incorporated by considering D7-branes wrapping these 4-cycles. Using a geometric procedure referred to as folding, we discuss how the corresponding physics can be converted into a scenario with D5-branes wrapping 2-cycles of ALE spaces.Comment: 21 pages, Latex, minor change

Eisenstein series and modular differential equations

The purpose of this paper is to solve various differential equations having Eisenstein series as coefficients using various tools and techniques. The solutions are given in terms of modular forms, modular functions and equivariant forms.Comment: Accepted for publication in Can. Math. Bul