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Mertens products in arithmetic progressions over function fields

Number Theory 2026-02-06 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We establish a function field analogue of Mertens' formula for Euler products restricted to primes in arithmetic progressions over the polynomial ring F_q[t]. Our results are in direct correspondence with those of Languasco and Zaccagnini for arithmetic progressions in the integers. Over function fields, Weil's Riemann hypothesis for Dirichlet L-functions holds unconditionally, and consequently the analogue of the GRH-strength asymptotic is obtained without any exceptional zero correction term.

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@article{arxiv.2602.05788,
  title  = {Mertens products in arithmetic progressions over function fields},
  author = {Hwanyup Jung},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.05788},
  year   = {2026}
}