Hamburger's theorem on \(\zeta(s)\) and the abundance principle for Dirichlet series with functional equations (Q4517786)

In 1921 Hamburger proved that the Riemann zeta-function \(\zeta(s)\) is, in a certain sense, determined by its functional equation. Later Siegel, Hecke and Bochner generalized Hamburger's theorem. On the contrary, it was shown by the author [Invent. Math. 117, 361-372 (1994; Zbl 0816.11032)], that there exist infinitely many linearly independent functions \(\varphi(s)\) satisfying the (relaxed) conditions (i) with a suitable polynomial \(P(s)\) the function \(\varphi(s)P(s)\) is entire of finite genus, (ii) \(\pi^{-s}\Gamma(s)\varphi(s)=\pi^{s-1/2} \Gamma(\frac 12-s)\varphi(\frac 12-s)\), and (iii) \(\varphi(s)\) has somewhere a Dirichlet series expansion. In the paper under review this \textit{abundance principle} is shown to be equivalent to the existence of infinitely many linearly independent entire modular integrals on the Hecke theta-group with \(\log\)-polynomial period (generalizations of modular forms). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0935.00033].