Ramanujan’s mock theta functions – letter to Hardy 1920

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Srinivasa Ramanujan’s final letter to G. H. Hardy in 1920, explaining his discovery of what he called “mock theta” functions [ image :  Ken Ono ].

see also Quanta magazine article on Umbral Moonshine Conjecture