Mean values of products of \(L\)-functions and Bernoulli polynomials (Q2337305)

Summary: Let \(m_1, \cdots, m_r\) be nonnegative integers, and set \[ M_r = m_1 + \ldots + m_r. \] In this paper, first we establish an explicit linear decomposition of: \[ \prod_{i = 1}^r \frac{B_{m_i}(x)}{m_i!} \] in terms of Bernoulli polynomials \(B_k(x)\) with \(0 \leq k \leq M_r\). Second, for any integer \(q \geq 2\), we study the mean values of the Dirichlet \(L\)-functions at negative integers \[ \sum_{\substack{\chi_1, \ldots, \chi_r\pmod q\\ \chi_1 \cdots \chi_r = 1}} \prod_{i = 1}^r L(- m_i, \chi_i) \] where the summation is over Dirichlet characters \(\chi_i\) modulo \(q\). Incidentally, a part of our work recovers Nielsen's theorem, Nörlund's formula, and its generalization by \textit{S. Hu} et al. [Ramanujan J. 33, No. 2, 281--293 (2014; Zbl 1378.11032)].