Computing L-Functions of Quadratic Characters at Negative Integers

MaRDI QIDQ6359021zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Henri Cohen

Publication date 25 January 2021

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Holomorphic modular forms of integral weight (11F11) Forms of half-integer weight; nonholomorphic modular forms (11F37) Automorphic forms on (mbox{GL}(2)); Hilbert and Hilbert-Siegel modular groups and their modular and automorphic forms; Hilbert modular surfaces (11F41) (zeta (s)) and (L(s, chi)) (11M06) Computational number theory (11Y99)

Abstract: We survey a number of different methods for computing $L(chi,1-k)$ for a Dirichlet character $chi$, with particular emphasis on quadratic characters. The main conclusion is that when $k$ is not too large (for instance $kle100$) the best method comes from the use of Eisenstein series of half-integral weight, while when $k$ is large the best method is the use of the complete functional equation, unless the conductor of $chi$ is really large, in which case the previous method again prevails.

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