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We first define the Riemann surface obtained by taking the quotient of the upper half plane by a subgroup Г of SL 2(Z), of finite index, and we show how to complete it to a compact Riemann surface X Г . We then define modular forms and cusp forms for such subgroups. In a sense, these generalize the notion of differential form of the first kind on the Riemann surface defined above. Just as one can define a scalar product for differentials of the first kind on X Г , one can extend the definition of this product to arbitrary cusp forms. The Hecke operators act essentially as a trace mapping, from one level to another. They act as Hermitian operators with respect to this scalar product.
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Lang, S. (1976). The Petersson Scalar Product. In: Introduction to Modular Forms. Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, vol 222. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51447-0_3
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