Principal Dirichlet character

ID: principal-dirichlet-character

Principal Dirichlet character by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-11-05
The principal Dirichlet character modulo is one on integers coprime to and zero on all other integers. Its Dirichlet L-function is , so it has a simple pole at one. For it is induced from the character of modulus one and is not a primitive Dirichlet character.

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