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Speaker:
J. Manschot
Date:
Tue, 2010-05-11 11:15 - 12:05
Location:
MPIM Lecture Hall
Parent event:
Automorphic forms, Kac-Moody Lie algebras and Strings Given an indefinite lattice with signature $(1,n-1)$, two kinds of non-holomorphic theta functions with nice modular transformation properties can be defined. The first one is the Siegel-Narain theta function which has modular weight $(1,n-1)/2$. The second one is the indefinite theta function defined by Zwegers, which has weight $(0,n)/2$. This talk will discuss a theta function for a lattice with signature $(2,2n-2)$, which combines the properties of the two previously mentioned theta functions. This mock Siegel-Narain theta function appears in the context of wall-crossing for $N=2$ black holes.
