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We establish upper bounds for shifted moments of cubic and quartic Dirichlet $L$-functions under the generalized Riemann hypothesis. As an application, we prove bounds for moments of cubic and quartic Dirichlet character sums.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-21 Peng Gao , Liangyi Zhao

We show that for a positive proportion of fundamental discriminants d, L(1/2,chi_d) != 0. Here chi_d is the primitive quadratic Dirichlet character of conductor d.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2009-09-25 K. Soundararajan

It is shown that any number of distinct primitive $\mathrm{GL}(1)$ and $\mathrm{GL}(2)$ $L$-functions can simultaneously attain large values on the critical line. This is an unconditional improvement of a general result due to Heap and Li…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Athanasios Sourmelidis

We apply the method of multiple Dirichlet series to develop $L$-functions ratios conjecture with one shift in both the numerator and denominator in certain ranges for the family of quartic Hecke $L$-functions of prime moduli over the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-03 Peng Gao , Liangyi Zhao

We apply the resonance method to obtain large values of general exponential sums with positive coefficients. As applications, we show improved $\Omega$-bounds for Dirichlet and Piltz divisor problems, Gauss circle Problem, and error term…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-04 Kamalakshya Mahatab

In this article, we investigate conditional large values of quadratic Dirichlet character sums with multiplicative coefficients. We prove some Omega results under the assumption of the generalized Riemann hypothesis.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-25 Zikang Dong , Yutong Song , Weijia Wang , Hao Zhang , Shengbo Zhao

Assuming the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis, we provide uniform upper bounds with explicit main terms for moduli of $\left(\cL'/\cL\right)(s)$ and $\log{\cL(s)}$ for $1/2+\delta\leq\sigma<1$, fixed $\delta\in(0,1/2)$ and for functions in…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-08-15 Neea Palojärvi , Aleksander Simonič

We evaluate asymptotically the smoothed first moment of central values of families of quadratic, cubic, quartic and sextic Hecke $L$-functions over various imaginary quadratic number fields of class number one, using the method of double…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-03 Peng Gao , Liangyi Zhao

In this paper, we investigate the distribution of the imaginary parts of zeros near the real axis of Dirichlet $L$-functions associated to the quadratic characters $\chi_{p}(\cdot)=(\cdot |p)$ with $p$ a prime number. Assuming the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-02-13 Julio Andrade , Siegfred Baluyot

We prove an explicit upper bound of the function $S(t,\chi)$, defined by the argument of Dirichlet $L$-functions. An explicit upper bound of the function $S_1(t)$, defined by the integral of the argument of the Riemann zeta-function, have…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-07-28 Takahiro Wakasa

In this article, we investigate the conditional large values of quadratic Dirichlet character sums. We prove an Omega result for quadratic character sums under the assumption of the generalized Riemann hypothesis.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-13 Zikang Dong , Yutong Song , Ruihua Wang , Shengbo Zhao

We study the first moment of primitive quadratic Dirichlet $L$-functions. Assuming the Riemann hypothesis and the generalized Lindel\"of hypothesis, we obtain an asymptotic formula at the central point with error $O(X^{1/4+\epsilon})$, and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-09 Martin Čech

Assuming the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis, we provide explicit upper bounds for moduli of $\log{\mathcal{L}(s)}$ and $\mathcal{L}'(s)/\mathcal{L}(s)$ in the neighbourhood of the 1-line when $\mathcal{L}(s)$ are the Riemann, Dirichlet and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-01-27 Aleksander Simonič

In this paper, we exhibit upper and lower bounds with explicit constants for some objects related to entire $L$-functions in the critical strip, under the generalized Riemann hypothesis. The examples include the entire Dirichlet…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-05-04 Andrés Chirre

We obtain (conditional and unconditional) results on large values of $L$-functions $L(s,\chi)$ in the critical strip $1/2 \leq \Re s \leq 1$ when the character $\chi$ runs through a thin subgroup of all characters modulo an integer $q$.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-06 Pranendu Darbar , Bryce Kerr , Marc Munsch , Igor Shparlinski

The suggested approach is based on a known representation of Dirichlet $L$-functions via the incomplete gamma functions. Some properties of the Taylor coefficients of the lower incomplete gamma function at infinity seem to be new.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-06 Yuri Matiyasevich

We establish sharp upper bounds on shifted moments of quadratic Dirichlet $L$-functions over function fields. As an application, we prove some bounds for moments of quadratic Dirichlet character sums over function fields.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-04-10 Peng Gao , Liangyi Zhao

Let $K$ be an imaginary quadratic number field and let $L(s,\xi_{\ell})$ denote the Hecke $L$-function to an angular character $\xi_{\ell}$ with frequency $\ell$. We detect values of $\log |L(\tfrac12,\xi_{\ell})|$ with size at least…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-08-05 Daniel White

We prove a result on the large deviations of the central values of even primitive Dirichlet $L$-functions with a given modulus. For $V\sim \alpha\log\log q$ with $0<\alpha<1$, we show that \begin{equation}\nonumber\frac{1}{\varphi(q)} \#…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-06-03 Louis-Pierre Arguin , Nathan Creighton

We derive Lieb-Thirring inequalities for the Riesz means of eigenvalues of order gamma >= 3/4 for fourth order Schr\"odinger operators in arbitrary dimensions. We also consider some extensions to polyharmonic operators, and to systems of…

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