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In [[mathematics]], a '''theta function''' is an analytic function which satisfies a particular kind of [[functional equation]].
In [[mathematics]], a '''theta function''' is an analytic function which satisfies a particular kind of [[functional equation]]. Theta functions occur as [[generating function]]s associated to [[quadratic form]]s.  They are [[modular form]]s of half-integer [[weight of a modular form|weight]].
 
Jacobi's theta function is a [[power series]] in <math>\exp(\pi i z)</math> (traditionally referred to as the ''nome'')
 
:<math>\vartheta(z) = \sum_{n \in \mathbf{Z}} \mathrm{e}^{\pi i n^2 z} .\,</math>
 
==References==
* {{cite book | author=Tom M. Apostol | title=Introduction to Analytic Number Theory | series=Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics | year=1976 | publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]] | isbn=0-387-90163-9 }}
* {{cite book | author=Tom M. Apostol | title=Modular functions and Dirichlet Series in Number Theory  | edition=2nd ed | series=[[Graduate Texts in Mathematics]] | volume=41 | publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]] | year=1990 | isbn=0-387-97127-0 }}

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In mathematics, a theta function is an analytic function which satisfies a particular kind of functional equation. Theta functions occur as generating functions associated to quadratic forms. They are modular forms of half-integer weight.

Jacobi's theta function is a power series in (traditionally referred to as the nome)

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