Algebraic formulas for the coefficients of half-integral weight harmonic weak Maass forms

Abstract

Abstract. We prove that the coefficients of certain weight −1/2 harmonic Maass forms are "traces" of singular moduli for weak Maass forms. To prove this theorem, we construct a theta lift from spaces of weight −2 harmonic weak Maass forms to spaces of weight −1/2 vectorvalued harmonic weak Maass forms on Mp 2 (Z), a result which is of independent interest. We then prove a general theorem which guarantees (with bounded denominator) when such Maass singular moduli are algebraic. As an example of these results, we derive a formula for the partition function p(n) as a finite sum of algebraic numbers which lie in the usual discriminant −24n + 1 ring class field. We indicate how these results extend to general weights. In particular, we illustrate how one can compute theta lifts for general weights by making use of the Kudla-Millson kernel and Maass differential operators.

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