Nonvanishing discriminant of a complex lattice

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The three nonzero half-period classes make the odd derivative of the Weierstrass elliptic function vanish. Their values are distinct: two equal values would force at least four zeros for a function with only one double pole. Thus they are three distinct roots of , whose monic discriminant gives the displayed factor. This lattice discriminant differs by from the normalized modular discriminant for the lattice .

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