English

The Lerch zeta function as a fractional derivative

Complex Variables 2021-05-03 v1 Classical Analysis and ODEs Number Theory

Abstract

We derive and prove a new formulation of the Lerch zeta function as a fractional derivative of an elementary function. We demonstrate how this formulation interacts very naturally with basic known properties of Lerch zeta, and use the functional equation to obtain a second formulation in terms of fractional derivatives.

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@article{arxiv.1804.07936,
  title  = {The Lerch zeta function as a fractional derivative},
  author = {Arran Fernandez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.07936},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

10 pages; peer-reviewed and accepted in Banach Center Publications as part of proceedings of Number Theory Week 2017

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