Extreme values of zeta and L-functions

Extreme Values of Zeta and L-functions

On the Distribution of Extreme Values of Zeta and L-functions in the Strip

Abstract. We study the distribution of large (and small) values of several families of L-functions on a line Re(s) = σ where 1/2 < σ < 1. We consider the Riemann zeta function ζ(s) in the t-aspect, Dirichlet L-functions in the q-aspect, and L-functions attached to primitive holomorphic cusp forms of weight 2 in the level aspect. For each family we show that the L-values can be very well modeled...

Extreme values of Artin L-functions and class numbers

Assuming the GRH and Artin conjecture for Artin L-functions, we prove that there exists a totally real number field of any fixed degree (> 1) with an arbitrarily large discriminant whose normal closure has the full symmetric group as Galois group and whose class number is essentially as large as possible. One ingredient is an unconditional construction of totally real fields with small regulato...

Rational values of Weierstrass zeta functions

We answer a question of Masser by showing that for the Weierstrass zeta function ζ corresponding to a given lattice Λ, the density of algebraic points of absolute multiplicative height bounded by T and degree bounded by k lying on the graph of ζ, restricted to an appropriate domain, does not exceed c(log T ), for an effective constant c > 0 depending on k and on Λ. Using different methods, we a...

Computing Special Values of Partial Zeta Functions

We discuss computation of the special values of partial zeta functions associated to totally real number fields. The main tool is the Eisenstein cocycle Ψ , a group cocycle for GLn(Z); the special values are computed as periods of Ψ , and are expressed in terms of generalized Dedekind sums. We conclude with some numerical examples for cubic and quartic fields of small discriminant.