On a Class Number Formula for Real Quadratic Number Fields
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For an even Dirichlet character , we obtain a formula for L(1;) in terms of a sum of Dirichlet L-series evaluated at s = 2 and s = 3 and a rapidly convergent numerical series involving the central binomial coeecients. We then derive a class number formula for real quadratic number elds by taking L(s;) to be the quadratic L-series associated with these elds.
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