Completed Riemann zeta function 2026-10-06
The completed zeta function satisfies and has poles at zero and one. It is also sometimes denoted ; this differs from the entire xi function obtained by multiplying by . The distinction matters in the constant term of a nonholomorphic Eisenstein series.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2016 iii Paper 126 5 ii Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-06
The constant Fourier coefficient is . The terms give . For fixed , unfolding the sum over givesIndeed, the substitution introduces a factor , while the translated intervals of length cover the real line exactly times, cancelling that factor. Now scale . The beta function integral yieldswhich can be checked by inserting and evaluating the inner Gaussian integral. Thus the fixed- contribution is . Summing over positive and negative proves the constant term of a nonholomorphic Eisenstein seriesWith the printed normalization of the completed Riemann zeta function, this is exactlyBoth the unfolding and the original series calculation are justified for . Beyond this region the identities are understood meromorphically: is the Epstein zeta function of the unit-covolume lattice , so question 4 supplies its continuation. The symbol here has the completed-zeta normalization displayed above, which has poles at zero and one; it does not include the extra polynomial factor sometimes used to define an entire xi function.