Is there a general theorem relating the Dedekind eta function to polynomial roots?

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use the Dedekind eta function to express roots of a polynomial. Is there a theorem or a (specific) field of mathematics where one can learn how to express roots in terms of Dedekind eta functions and which roots are expressible in this manner ?