On a generalized identity connecting theta series associated with discriminants $\varDelta $ and $\varDelta p^2$
Tom 176 / 2016
                    
                    
                        Acta Arithmetica 176 (2016), 343-364                    
                                        
                        MSC: 11E16, 11E25, 11F27, 11H55, 11R29.                    
                                        
                        DOI: 10.4064/aa8383-6-2016                    
                                            
                            Opublikowany online: 28 October 2016                        
                                    
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When the discriminants $\varDelta $ and $\varDelta p^2$ have one form per genus, Patane (2015) proves a theorem which connects the theta series associated to binary quadratic forms of each discriminant. This paper generalizes the main theorem of Patane (2015) by allowing $\varDelta $ and $\varDelta p^2$ to have multiple forms per genus. In particular, we state and prove an identity which connects the theta series associated to a single binary quadratic form of discriminant $\varDelta $ to a theta series associated to a subset of binary quadratic forms of discriminant $\varDelta p^2$. Here and everywhere $p$ is a prime.
 
             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                         
                                                            