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On Kronecker limit formulas for real quadratic fields

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let ζ(s,C)\zeta(s,C) be the partial zeta function attached to a ray class C of a real quadratic field. We study this zeta function at s=1 and s=0, combining some ideas and methods due to Zagier and Shintani. The main results are (1) a generalization of Zagier's formula for the constant term of the Laurent expansion at s=1, (2) some expressions for the value and the first derivative at s=0, related to the theory of continued fractions, and (3) a simple description of the behavior of Shintani's invariant X(C), which is related to ζ(0,C)\zeta'(0,C), when we change the signature of C.

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@article{arxiv.math/0602615,
  title  = {On Kronecker limit formulas for real quadratic fields},
  author = {Shuji Yamamoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602615},
  year   = {2007}
}

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