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Let $\chi$ be a non-principal Dirichlet character and $L(s, \chi)$ be the associated Dirichlet $L$-function. Let us use $\mathcal{L}(s,\chi)$ to denote its logarithmic derivative $L'(s, \chi)/L(s, \chi)$. We first prove some arithmetic…

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Using the theory of exponential Riordan arrays, we show that the Eulerian-Dowling polynomials are moments for a paramaterized family of orthogonal polynomials. In addition, we show that the related Dowling and the Tanny-Dowling polynomials…

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