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In this paper we address the problem of computing asymptotic formulae for the expected values and second moments of central values of primitive Dirichlet $L$-functions $L(1/2,\chi_{8d}\otimes\psi)$ when $\psi$ is a fixed even primitive…

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We obtain an asymptotic formula for the fourth moment of central values of a family of quadratic Hecke $L$-functions in the Gaussian field under the generalized Riemann hypothesis (GRH). We also establish lower bounds unconditionally and…

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We evaluate the twisted four moment on the critical line of the family of Dirichlet $L$-functions to a fixed prime power modulus, obtaining an asymptotic formula with a power saving error term.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-25 Peng Gao , Liangyi Zhao

Fix a Hecke cusp form $f$, and consider the $L$-function of $f$ twisted by a primitive Dirichlet character. As we range over all primitive characters of a large modulus $q$, what is the average behavior of the square of the central value of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-05-13 Peng Gao , Rizwanur Khan , Guillaume Ricotta

We evaluate the twisted first moment of central values of the family of primitive quadratic Dirichlet $L$-functions using the method of double Dirichlet series together with a recursive argument. Our main result is an asymptotic formula…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-06-04 Peng Gao , Liangyi Zhao

We prove the asymptotic formula for the fourth moment of automorphic $L$-functions of level $p^{\nu}$, where $p$ is a fixed prime number and $\nu \rightarrow \infty$. This paper is a continuation of work by Rouymi, who computed asymptotics…

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In this article, we study the second moment of cubic Dirichlet L-functions at the central point $s=1/2$ over the rational function field $\mathbb{F}_q(T)$, where $q$ is a power of an odd prime satisfying $q \equiv 2 \pmod{3}$. Our result…

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We propose a refined version of the existing conjectural asymptotic formula for the moments of the family of quadratic Dirichlet L-functions over rational function fields. Our prediction is motivated by two natural conjectures that provide…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-09-01 Adrian Diaconu , Henry Twiss

We extend the work of Fouvry, Kowalski and Michel on correlation between Hecke eigenvalues of modular forms and algebraic trace functions in order to establish an asymptotic formula for a generalized cubic moment of modular L-functions at…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-07-05 Raphael Zacharias

We establish a smoothed asymptotic formula for the third moment of quadratic {D}irichlet $L$-functions at the central value. In addition to the main term, which is known, we prove the existence of a secondary term of size $x^{\frac{3}{4}}$.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-04-04 Adrian Diaconu , Ian Whitehead

We establish sharp upper bounds for shifted moments of quadratic Dirichlet $L$-function under the generalized Riemann hypothesis. Our result is then used to prove bounds for moments of quadratic Dirichlet character sums.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Peng Gao , Liangyi Zhao

We obtain asymptotic formulas for the second and third moment of quadratic Dirichlet $L$--functions at the critical point, in the function field setting. We fix the ground field $\mathbb{F}_q$, and assume for simplicity that $q$ is a prime…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-07-10 Alexandra Florea

We prove an asymptotic formula for the second moment of central values of Dirichlet $L$-functions restricted to a coset. More specifically, consider a coset of the subgroup of characters modulo $d$ inside the full group of characters modulo…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Bradford Garcia , Matthew P. Young

We evaluate asymptotically the smoothed first moment of central values of families of primitive cubic, quartic and sextic Dirichlet $L$-functions, using the method of double Dirichlet series. Quantitative non-vanishing result for these…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-04-01 Peng Gao , Liangyi Zhao

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

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

In this paper, we study moments of the central values of quartic Dirichlet $L$-functions and establish quantitative non-vanishing result for these $L$-values.

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We prove an analogue of Heath-Brown's bound on the twelfth moment of the Riemann zeta function for Dirichlet L-functions with smooth moduli.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-02-15 Ramon M. Nunes

Let $\chi$ a primitive character$\pmod q$ and consider the Dirichlet $L$-function $$L(s,\chi)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{\chi(n)}{n^s}.$$ We give a new proof of an upper bound of Heath-Brown for $|L(s,\chi)|$ on the critical line $s=1/2+it$

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