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We discuss methods, based on the theory of vector-valued modular forms, to determine all modular differential equations satisfied by the conformal characters of RCFT; these modular equations are related to the null vector relations of the operator algebra. Besides describing effective algorithmic procedures, we illustrate our methods on an explicit example.
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Bantay, P. Modular differential equations for characters of RCFT. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 21 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2010)021
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