Effective bounds on differences of singular moduli that are S-units

Abstract

Given a singular modulus $j_0$ and a set of rational primes S, we study the problem of effectively determining the set of singular moduli j such that $j-j_0$ is an S-unit. For every $j_0 \neq 0$ , we provide an effective way of finding this set for infinitely many choices of S. The same is true if $j_0=0$ and we assume the Generalised Riemann Hypothesis. Certain numerical experiments will also lead to the formulation of a “uniformity conjecture” for singular S-units.