For even weight , complete the additive twist of a cusp-form L-function as . Split its Mellin transform at and use rational-cusp inversion of a level-one cusp form in the lower integral. The resulting two integrals over converge locally uniformly for every complex , giving an entire continuation and the displayed functional equation. The relation identifies the opposite cusp.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2003 iii Paper 24 3 iii Solution 2026-10-14
The rational translate has Fourier coefficients , with the same polynomial bound as . Thus the preceding Mellin transform gives, initially for large, the completion of the additive twist of a cusp-form L-functionWrite . Nonzero level-one forms have even weight, so . Split the integral at . In its lower part substitute , and use rational-cusp inversion of a level-one cusp form with :The bounds reverse from to , so
Both cusp values in this integral are as . On any compact set of -values, the remaining powers of are bounded by fixed positive powers of ; differentiation in merely introduces powers of . The integral and its differentiated integrals therefore converge uniformly on compact sets. It defines an entire function of , agreeing with the original completion in its half-plane of convergence, and hence supplies the required analytic continuation to .
For the opposite rational cusp, has inverse modulo . Denote the two individual upper integrals by and . The representation givesReplacing by in the first equality and using proves the functional equation of an additive cusp-form twist:For this specializes to the entire completion and functional equation of the ordinary L-function of a cusp form.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2003 iii Paper 24 3 ii Solution 2026-10-14
Choose , and take the matrixAt its denominator is , while its numerator is . ConsequentlyApplying the weight- transformation law of the cusp form at proves the rational-cusp inversion of a level-one cusp form: