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Sums of infinite series involving the Dirichlet lambda function

Number Theory 2025-07-15 v3 Mathematical Physics Classical Analysis and ODEs math.MP

Abstract

The Dirichlet lambda function λ(s)\lambda(s) is defined for Re(s)>1\mathrm{Re}(s) > 1 by λ(s)=n=01(2n+1)s. \lambda(s) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{(2n+1)^s}. This function was initially studied by Euler on the real line, where he denoted it by N(s)N(s). In this paper, by applying the partial fraction decomposition of πtan(πx)\pi \tan(\pi x) and explicit evaluations of the integrals 012x2m1cos(2lπx)dxand012xm1logcos(πx)dx, \int_0^{\frac{1}{2}} x^{2m-1} \cos(2l\pi x) dx \quad \text{and} \quad \int_0^{\frac{1}{2}} x^{m-1} \log \cos(\pi x) dx, for positive integers ll and mm, we derive closed-form expressions for several classes of infinite series involving λ(s)\lambda(s). We also demonstrate that the values λ(k)\lambda(k) for even integers k2k \geq 2 arise as constant terms in the Fourier expansions of Eisenstein series associated with the congruence subgroup Γ0(2):={(abcd)SL2(Z):c0(mod2)}. \Gamma_0(2) := \left\{ \begin{pmatrix} a & b c & d \end{pmatrix} \in \operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}) : c \equiv 0 \pmod{2} \right\}.

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@article{arxiv.2504.08347,
  title  = {Sums of infinite series involving the Dirichlet lambda function},
  author = {Su Hu and Min-Soo Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.08347},
  year   = {2025}
}

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25 pages

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