On Gauss' formula for \(\psi\) and finite expressions for the \(L\)-series at 1 (Q2478649)

The paper under review is motivated by the work of \textit{D. H. Lehmer} [``Euler constants for arithmetic progressions'', Acta Arith. 27, 125--142 (1975; Zbl 0302.12003)], where he reproves a remarkable expression for \(\psi(p/q)=\frac{d}{dx}\log(\Gamma(x))|_{x=p/q}\) with \(1\leq p<q\), due to Gauss. Authors prove that Gauss' formula for \(\psi(p/q)\) is equivalent to well-known finite expressions for \(L(1,\chi)\), and meanwhile, they give some expressions for the Lehmer's number-theoretic function \(N(q)\) defined by \(\log N(q)=-q\sum_{d|q}(\mu(d)\log d)/d\).