For , logarithmic expansion of the Euler product reduces positivity to . At primes dividing the modulus the zeta contribution is positive by itself. If the last factor is bounded at the line-one point, a zero of the middle factor would outweigh the zeta pole and force this product to zero. This proves the relevant nonvanishing of Dirichlet L-functions on the line one.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2013 iii Paper 23 2 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-07
Let be the conductor of a Dirichlet character and the inducing primitive even character. Removing the Euler factors absent from gives the imprimitive Dirichlet L-function Euler correctionThe primitive functional equation therefore givesEquivalently, replace the final primitive function by , interpreted as a meromorphic identity with removable values handled by continuation. It is the conductor of a Dirichlet character , rather than the possibly inflated modulus , that enters the gamma factor and root number. The complex conjugation bar in the original PDF is lost in the converted TeX.
The zeros are those of together with the zeros of the finite Euler product, and multiplicities add. Since at each extra prime, an extra factor vanishes at the imaginary points determined byEach extra prime creates infinitely many such points. Its nonzero-imaginary points are not zeros of the primitive function: the functional equation and nonvanishing of Dirichlet L-functions on the line one exclude them. Thus the zero sets are identical precisely when every prime dividing already divides , making . Increasing prime-power exponents alone can make a character imprimitive without changing its L-function. If , the primitive function is zeta; the same Euler correction applies, with its pole at one retained.