A theta expression of the Hilbert modular functions for $\sqrt{5}$ via the periods of $K3$ surfaces

Abstract

In this paper, we give an extension of the classical story of the elliptic modular function to the Hilbert modular case for $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{5})$. We construct the period mapping for a family $\mathcal{F}=\{S(X,Y)\}$ of $K3 $ surfaces with $2$ complex parameters $X$ and $Y$. The inverse correspondence of the period mapping gives a system of generators of Hilbert modular functions for $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{5})$. Moreover, we show an explicit expression of this inverse correspondence by theta constants.