Derivatives of \(L\)-series of weakly holomorphic cusp forms (Q2093061)

Let \(k\) be an even natural number and \(m \in \mathbb{N}\). In the paper under review, the authors derive explicit formulas for central values of derivatives of \(L\)-series as integrals with limits inside the upper half-plane. More precisely, for each weakly holomorphic cusp form of weight \(k\) for \(\Gamma_0(N)\) such that \(f\mid_k W_n=f\), then in the paper under review the authors prove that \[ \Lambda^{(m)}(f, k/2)=i^{2m-\frac{k}{2}} N^{k/4} \sum_{j=0}^{m} \binom{m}{j} \log^j \left( \frac{i}{\sqrt{N}} \right) \int_{\frac{i}{\sqrt{N}}}^{\frac{i}{\sqrt{N}}+1} f(z) \zeta^{(m-j)} \left( 1-\frac{k}{2},z \right) dz, \], where \(\zeta(s, z)\) stands for the classical Hurwitz zeta functions and \(\zeta^{(r)}(s,z)=\frac{\partial^r}{\partial s^r} \zeta(s, z)\). Define \(L_f^*(s):=\left( \frac{\sqrt{N}}{2\pi} \right)^s \Gamma(s)L_f(s)\). As a second main result, the authors prove that for each weight \(2\) cusp form \(f\) of level \(N\), such that \(f \mid_2 W_N=f\) then \[ (L_f^*)'(1)=2 \sqrt{N}i \int_{\frac{i}{\sqrt{N}}}^{\frac{i}{\sqrt{N}}+1} f(z) \left( \log(\Gamma(z))+(\log(\sqrt{N})-\pi i(2)z \right) dz. \] In particular, this formula interprets the central value of the first derivative as an integral with limits inside the upper half-plane. The proofs are based on the theory of \(L\)-series associated with weakly holomorphic modular forms. The results of the paper under review provide computational advantages, already in the case of classical holomorphic cusp forms. The paper under review concludes with computational aspects and explicit examples.