English

Indefinite zeta functions

Number Theory 2021-02-09 v3 Complex Variables

Abstract

We define generalised zeta functions associated to indefinite quadratic forms of signature (g-1,1) -- and more generally, to complex symmetric matrices whose imaginary part has signature (g-1,1) -- and we investigate their properties. These indefinite zeta functions are defined as Mellin transforms of indefinite theta functions in the sense of Zwegers, which are in turn generalised to the Siegel modular setting. We prove an analytic continuation and functional equation for indefinite zeta functions. We also show that indefinite zeta functions in dimension 2 specialise to differences of ray class zeta functions of real quadratic fields, whose leading Taylor coefficients at s=0 are predicted to be logarithms of algebraic units by the Stark conjectures.

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@article{arxiv.1912.12364,
  title  = {Indefinite zeta functions},
  author = {Gene S. Kopp},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.12364},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

35 pages, accepted for publication in Research in the Mathematical Sciences

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