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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 iii Paper 29 4 c Solution by
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For a nonzero Hecke eigenform that is a cusp form, : otherwise part (b) would make all its positive Fourier coefficients zero, and cuspidality already gives , forcing . Since , . Part (b) gives multiplicativity at coprime integers and the prime-power recurrenceMultiply its generating series by the corresponding quadratic to obtainUnique prime factorization and multiplicativity giveFor a normalized eigenform , the prefactor disappears. It must be retained for an arbitrary scalar multiple of that eigenform.
This product identity holds analytically in an absolute-convergence half-plane. The invariant norm of a positive-weight cusp form is bounded, as proved in Question 6. For a period-one Fourier expansion of a modular form,Choosing gives , so suffices. Absolute convergence then justifies expansion and rearrangement of the Euler product of a Hecke eigenform; no sharper coefficient estimate is needed here.
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