Fundamental pair of periodsIn mathematics, a fundamental pair of periods is an ordered pair of complex numbers that defines a lattice in the complex plane. This type of lattice is the underlying object with which elliptic functions and modular forms are defined. A fundamental pair of periods is a pair of complex numbers such that their ratio is not real. If considered as vectors in , the two are not collinear. The lattice generated by and is This lattice is also sometimes denoted as to make clear that it depends on and It is also sometimes denoted by or or simply by The two generators and are called the lattice basis.
Fonction elliptiquevignette|Fonctions elliptiques lemniscates et ellipse. En mathématiques, et plus particulièrement en analyse complexe, une fonction elliptique est, grossièrement parlant, une fonction définie sur le plan complexe qui est doublement périodique (périodique dans deux directions). Elle peut être vue comme analogue à une fonction trigonométrique (qui a une seule période).
