Hello,

i have a problem with sage and modular symbols for Gamma1(4) and odd
weight k, where the cusp 1/2 is irregular.

According to Merel, there is (for k>2) an exact sequence:

0-> S_k -> M_k -> B_k -> 0

Here B_k is the boundary space and S_k is the cuspidal subspace.

Let the weight k be 7.

If I compute the appropriate dimensions with SAGE,  I get 4,6 and 3
which can't be.  Furthermore, computing the boundary map, gives a
matrix which is definitely _not_ surjective.

On the other hand, Merel explicitely states that the dimension of B_k
is the number of cusps, i.e. 3, so the failure must already be in
Merel's paper, or am I missing something?

I assume that 4 and 6 are correct, as a comparison with the usual
dimension tables for modular forms suggest.

What is even more confusing is that Merel states that the isomorphism
between the boundary space and the space B_k(Gamma) is an
_isomorphism_, whereas in the SAGE sourcecode and in William Stein's
book it is only stated that it's injective.

Thanks in advance,
Kilian.

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