Hecke eigenvalues and relations for degree 2 Siegel Eisenstein series

Abstract

We evaluate the action of Hecke operators on Siegel Eisenstein series of degree 2, square-free level and arbitrary character, without using knowledge of their Fourier coefficients. From this we construct a basis of simultaneous eigenforms for the full Hecke algebra, and we compute their eigenvalues. As well, we obtain Hecke relations among the Eisenstein series. Using these Hecke relations in the case that $\stufe$ is square-free and the character is trivial, we generate a basis for the space of Eisenstein series.