Modular Forms: A Textbook for University Physics Students

In summary, The conversation is about the topic of modular forms and the request for recommendations on textbooks about it. The person mentions being a physics student and their interest in this subject. They ask for an "accessible" textbook and inquire about the quality of a specific book. The other person recommends a more modern book, but also mentions a well-written and readable older book. They also mention that modular forms have applications in physics.
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I'm studying physics at university, but there has always been one subject in pure maths which always interested me- that is modular forms.
Is there an 'accessible' textbook on this topic? Can anyone recommend one? Is the GTM Springer 'A first course in modular forms' any good?
 
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I found the last chapter of Serre's a course in arithemtic very well written and readable.
 
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jqmhelios said:
I'm studying physics at university, but there has always been one subject in pure maths which always interested me- that is modular forms.
Perhaps you would like to know that modular forms have applications in physics, see e.g. https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.07242
 
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