Computing L-Functions of Quadratic Characters at Negative Integers
Number Theory
2021-01-27 v1
Abstract
We survey a number of different methods for computing for a Dirichlet character , with particular emphasis on quadratic characters. The main conclusion is that when is not too large (for instance ) the best method comes from the use of Eisenstein series of half-integral weight, while when is large the best method is the use of the complete functional equation, unless the conductor of is really large, in which case the previous method again prevails.
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@article{arxiv.2101.10432,
title = {Computing L-Functions of Quadratic Characters at Negative Integers},
author = {Henri Cohen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.10432},
year = {2021}
}