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Table of contents: Definitions - Character evaluation - Principal characters - Character group - Primitive decomposition - Conrey numbering - Orthogonality - Tables - Bounds and inequalities - L-series

Definitions

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Symbol: DirichletCharacter χq.\chi_{q \, . \, \ell} Dirichlet character
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Symbol: DirichletGroup GqG_{q} Dirichlet characters with given modulus
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Symbol: PrimitiveDirichletCharacters GqPrimitiveG^{\text{Primitive}}_{q} Primitive Dirichlet characters with given modulus

Character evaluation

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χ(n)=χq. ⁣(n)   where χ=χq.\chi(n) = \chi_{q \, . \, \ell}\!\left(n\right)\; \text{ where } \chi = \chi_{q \, . \, \ell}
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χ(n){e2πik/r:kZ}{0}   where r=φ(q)\chi(n) \in \left\{ {e}^{2 \pi i k / r} : k \in \mathbb{Z} \right\} \cup \left\{0\right\}\; \text{ where } r = \varphi(q)
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χ ⁣(n+q)=χ(n)\chi\!\left(n + q\right) = \chi(n)
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χ ⁣(mn)=χ(m)χ(n)\chi\!\left(m n\right) = \chi(m) \chi(n)
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(χ(n)=0)    (gcd ⁣(n,q)1)\left(\chi(n) = 0\right) \iff \left(\gcd\!\left(n, q\right) \ne 1\right)
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χ(1)=1\chi(1) = 1
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χ(1){1,1}\chi(-1) \in \left\{1, -1\right\}
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χ(0)={1,q=10,q1\chi(0) = \begin{cases} 1, & q = 1\\0, & q \ne 1\\ \end{cases}

Principal characters

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χq.1 ⁣(n)={1,gcd ⁣(n,q)=10,otherwise\chi_{q \, . \, 1}\!\left(n\right) = \begin{cases} 1, & \gcd\!\left(n, q\right) = 1\\0, & \text{otherwise}\\ \end{cases}

Character group

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Gq={χq.:{1,2,,max ⁣(q,2)1}  and  gcd ⁣(,q)=1}G_{q} = \left\{ \chi_{q \, . \, \ell} : \ell \in \{1, 2, \ldots, \max\!\left(q, 2\right) - 1\} \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; \gcd\!\left(\ell, q\right) = 1 \right\}
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GqPrimitive={χ:χGq  and  [a1(modd)  and  gcd ⁣(a,q)=1  and  χ(a)1   for some a{0,1,,q1}   for all d{1,2,,q1} with dq]}G^{\text{Primitive}}_{q} = \left\{ \chi : \chi \in G_{q} \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; \left[a \equiv 1 \pmod {d} \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; \gcd\!\left(a, q\right) = 1 \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; \chi(a) \ne 1 \;\text{ for some } a \in \{0, 1, \ldots, q - 1\} \;\text{ for all } d \in \{1, 2, \ldots, q - 1\} \text{ with } d \mid q\right] \right\}
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#Gq=φ(q)\# G_{q} = \varphi(q)
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#GqPrimitive=dqφ(d)μ ⁣(qd)\# G^{\text{Primitive}}_{q} = \sum_{d \mid q} \varphi(d) \mu\!\left(\frac{q}{d}\right)
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limNq=1N#Gq12N2=6π2\lim_{N \to \infty} \frac{\sum_{q=1}^{N} \# G_{q}}{\frac{1}{2} {N}^{2}} = \frac{6}{{\pi}^{2}}
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limNq=1N#GqPrimitiveq=1N#Gq=6π2\lim_{N \to \infty} \frac{\sum_{q=1}^{N} \# G^{\text{Primitive}}_{q}}{\sum_{q=1}^{N} \# G_{q}} = \frac{6}{{\pi}^{2}}

Primitive decomposition

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χ=χ0χ1   for some (d,χ0) with d{1,2,,q}  and  dq  and  χ0GdPrimitive   where χ1=χq.1\chi = {\chi}_{0} {\chi}_{1} \;\text{ for some } \left(d, {\chi}_{0}\right) \text{ with } d \in \{1, 2, \ldots, q\} \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; d \mid q \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; {\chi}_{0} \in G^{\text{Primitive}}_{d}\; \text{ where } {\chi}_{1} = \chi_{q \, . \, 1}

Conrey numbering

Multiplicativity

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χq1q2.=χq1.modq1χq2.modq2\chi_{{q}_{1} {q}_{2} \, . \, \ell} = \chi_{{q}_{1} \, . \, \ell \bmod {q}_{1}} \chi_{{q}_{2} \, . \, \ell \bmod {q}_{2}}

Odd powers

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Symbol: ConreyGenerator gpg_{p} Conrey generator
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Symbol: DiscreteLog logb ⁣(x)modq\log_{b}\!\left(x\right) \bmod q Discrete logarithm
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gp=min{a:aZ1  and  #{akmodp:kZ0}=p1  and  #{akmodp2:kZ0}=p(p1)}g_{p} = \min \left\{ a : a \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 1} \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; \# \left\{ {a}^{k} \bmod p : k \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0} \right\} = p - 1 \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; \# \left\{ {a}^{k} \bmod {p}^{2} : k \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0} \right\} = p \left(p - 1\right) \right\}
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gp={10,p=404877,p=6692367337min(A),otherwise   where A={a:aZ1  and  #{akmodp:kZ0}=p1}g_{p} = \begin{cases} 10, & p = 40487\\7, & p = 6692367337\\\min\left(A\right), & \text{otherwise}\\ \end{cases}\; \text{ where } A = \left\{ a : a \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 1} \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; \# \left\{ {a}^{k} \bmod p : k \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0} \right\} = p - 1 \right\}
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χq. ⁣(n)=exp ⁣(2πiabφ(q))   where q=pe,  g=gp,  a=logg ⁣()modq,  b=logg ⁣(n)modq\chi_{q \, . \, \ell}\!\left(n\right) = \exp\!\left(\frac{2 \pi i a b}{\varphi(q)}\right)\; \text{ where } q = {p}^{e},\;g = g_{p},\;a = \log_{g}\!\left(\ell\right) \bmod q,\;b = \log_{g}\!\left(n\right) \bmod q

Even powers

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χ4.3 ⁣(n)={1,n1(mod4)1,n3(mod4)0,otherwise\chi_{4 \, . \, 3}\!\left(n\right) = \begin{cases} 1, & n \equiv 1 \pmod {4}\\-1, & n \equiv 3 \pmod {4}\\0, & \text{otherwise}\\ \end{cases}
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χq. ⁣(n)=exp ⁣(2πi((1x)(1y)8+ab2e2))   where q=2e,  L(k)={(1,log5 ⁣(k)modq),k{5imodq:iZ1}(1,log5 ⁣(k)modq),k{5imodq:iZ1},  (x,a)=L(),  (y,b)=L(n)\chi_{q \, . \, \ell}\!\left(n\right) = \exp\!\left(2 \pi i \left(\frac{\left(1 - x\right) \left(1 - y\right)}{8} + \frac{a b}{{2}^{e - 2}}\right)\right)\; \text{ where } q = {2}^{e},\;L(k) = \begin{cases} \left(1, \log_{5}\!\left(k\right) \bmod q\right), & k \in \left\{ {5}^{i} \bmod q : i \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 1} \right\}\\\left(-1, \log_{5}\!\left(-k\right) \bmod q\right), & k \in \left\{ -{5}^{i} \bmod q : i \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 1} \right\}\\ \end{cases},\;\left(x, a\right) = L(\ell),\;\left(y, b\right) = L(n)

Orthogonality

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n=0q1χ(n)={φ(q),χ=χq.10,otherwise\sum_{n=0}^{q - 1} \chi(n) = \begin{cases} \varphi(q), & \chi = \chi_{q \, . \, 1}\\0, & \text{otherwise}\\ \end{cases}
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χGqχ(n)={φ(q),n1(modq)0,otherwise\sum_{\chi \in G_{q}} \chi(n) = \begin{cases} \varphi(q), & n \equiv 1 \pmod {q}\\0, & \text{otherwise}\\ \end{cases}
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n=0q1χ1(n)χ2(n)={φ(q),χ1=χ20,otherwise\sum_{n=0}^{q - 1} {\chi}_{1}(n) \overline{{\chi}_{2}(n)} = \begin{cases} \varphi(q), & {\chi}_{1} = {\chi}_{2}\\0, & \text{otherwise}\\ \end{cases}
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χGqχ(m)χ(n)={φ(q),nm(modq)  and  gcd ⁣(m,q)=10,otherwise\sum_{\chi \in G_{q}} \chi(m) \overline{\chi(n)} = \begin{cases} \varphi(q), & n \equiv m \pmod {q} \;\mathbin{\operatorname{and}}\; \gcd\!\left(m, q\right) = 1\\0, & \text{otherwise}\\ \end{cases}

Tables

Primitive and non-primitive characters

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Table of GqPrimitiveG^{\text{Primitive}}_{q} and GqGqPrimitiveG_{q} \setminus G^{\text{Primitive}}_{q} for 1q301 \le q \le 30

Character values

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Table of χ1.\chi_{1 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ2.\chi_{2 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ3.\chi_{3 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ4.\chi_{4 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ5.\chi_{5 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ6.\chi_{6 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ7.\chi_{7 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ8.\chi_{8 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ9.\chi_{9 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ10.\chi_{10 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ11.\chi_{11 \, . \, \ell}
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Table of χ12.\chi_{12 \, . \, \ell}

Bounds and inequalities

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n=0Nχ(n)φ(q)\left|\sum_{n=0}^{N} \chi(n)\right| \le \varphi(q)
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n=MNχ(n)qlog(q)2log(2)+3q\left|\sum_{n=M}^{N} \chi(n)\right| \le \frac{\sqrt{q} \log(q)}{2 \log(2)} + 3 \sqrt{q}

L-series

Related topics: Dirichlet L-functions

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L ⁣(s,χ)=n=1χ(n)nsL\!\left(s, \chi\right) = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\chi(n)}{{n}^{s}}

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