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Affine lie algebras and modular forms

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Séminaire Bourbaki vol. 1980/81 Exposés 561–578

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    Macdonald, I.G. (1981). Affine lie algebras and modular forms. In: Séminaire Bourbaki vol. 1980/81 Exposés 561–578. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 901. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0097202

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