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A lemma about the Epstein zeta-function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

Veikko Ennola
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University of TurkuFinland
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Let h (m, n) = αm2 + 2δmn + βn2 be a positive definite quadratic form with determinant αβ–δ2 = 1. It may be put in the shape

with y > 0. We write (for s > 1)

The function Zn(s) may be analytically continued over the whole s-plane. Its only singularity is a simple pole with residue π at s = 1.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1964

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