Let be the reduction mod 2 of the 螖 series. A modular form
f modulo 2 of level 1 is a polynomial in 螖. If
p is an odd prime, then the Hecke operator transforms
f in a modular form which is a polynomial in 螖 whose degree is smaller than the degree of
f, so that is nilpotent.
The order of nilpotence of f is defined as the smallest integer such that, for every family of g odd primes , the relation holds. We show how one can compute explicitly ; if f is a polynomial of degree d in 螖, one finds that .