For $k\ge 2$ even, let $d_{k,N}$ denote the dimension of the largest simple Hecke submodule of $S_{k}(\Gamma_0(N); \mathbb{Q})$. We show, using a simple analytic method, that $d_{k,N} \gg_k \log\log N / \log(2p)$ with $p$ the smallest prime co-prime to $N$. Previously, bounds of this quality were only known for prime $N \equiv 7 \pmod{8}$ and $k=2$, using an algebraic method based on congruences. We also establish similar (and sometimes stronger) results concerning $S_{k}(\Gamma_0(N), \chi)$, with $k \geq 2$ an integer and $\chi$ an arbitrary nebentypus. 查看全文>>