The Euler-product defect of the Davenport-Heilbronn function and its zeros: an exact identity, tested

The Davenport-Heilbronn function f = c L(s, chi) + conj(c) L(s, conj(chi)) (chi the odd quartic character mod 5) has a functional equation and no Euler product. Its von Mangoldt coefficients are split as Lambda_f = Lambda Re chi + D, where Lambda Re chi is the von Mangoldt function of the Euler product sqrt(L(s, chi) L(s, conj(chi))), and the defect is shown to have the closed form sum D(n) n^(-s) = P'(s) tan(P(s) - arctan kappa), P = Im log L(s, chi); hence D lives on the integers all of whose prime factors are congruent to 2 or 3 mod 5, and at two prime factors it is exactly the multiplicativity defect a(pq) - a(p)a(q) weighted by log pq. Subtracting the explicit formula of L(s, chi) from that of f gives an exact identity with no archimedean term: the zeros of f minus the zeros of L(s, chi), tested against h, equal -2 sum D(n) n^(-1/2) g(log n). The identity is tested with Gaussian h at 18 heights, in Arb, using the certified census of the 1,268 off-line pairs of f below height 20,000 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23676415), the 25,078 on-line zeros, and 55,382 zeros of L(s, chi), L(s, conj(chi)) computed here; the two sides agree within their enclosures at all 36 (centre, width) combinations (differences <= 2e-9). At pair heights the defect sum is positive in 95-99.8% of cases against about 50% at control heights, but the off-line displacement itself explains only 14-20% of it; the rest is the local excess of zeros of f over zeros of L(s, chi) L(s, conj(chi)) at the pair. Nothing assumes RH or GRH. This version (4 November 2026) updates the citations to published records and corrects one label: 1.3951 is a zero-free half-plane from the Weil lemma, not the supremum of the real parts of the zeros (which is Bombieri-Ghosh's 1.120362). Written jointly with Claude (Anthropic); the human author is responsible for the content.

Authors

Publication Details

Journal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-04
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23963780
Citations
2
Primary Topic
Analytic Number Theory Research
Type
preprint
Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
preprint

The Euler-product defect of the Davenport-Heilbronn function and its zeros: an exact identity, tested

Nathan Berzai
2 citations
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Analytic Number Theory Research
preprint

The Euler-product defect of the Davenport-Heilbronn function and its zeros: an exact identity, tested

Nathan Berzai
preprint en
2 citations

Abstract

The Davenport-Heilbronn function f = c L(s, chi) + conj(c) L(s, conj(chi)) (chi the odd quartic character mod 5) has a functional equation and no Euler product. Its von Mangoldt coefficients are split as Lambda_f = Lambda Re chi + D, where Lambda Re chi is the von Mangoldt function of the Euler product sqrt(L(s, chi) L(s, conj(chi))), and the defect is shown to have the closed form sum D(n) n^(-s) = P'(s) tan(P(s) - arctan kappa), P = Im log L(s, chi); hence D lives on the integers all of whose prime factors are congruent to 2 or 3 mod 5, and at two prime factors it is exactly the multiplicativity defect a(pq) - a(p)a(q) weighted by log pq. Subtracting the explicit formula of L(s, chi) from that of f gives an exact identity with no archimedean term: the zeros of f minus the zeros of L(s, chi), tested against h, equal -2 sum D(n) n^(-1/2) g(log n). The identity is tested with Gaussian h at 18 heights, in Arb, using the certified census of the 1,268 off-line pairs of f below height 20,000 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23676415), the 25,078 on-line zeros, and 55,382 zeros of L(s, chi), L(s, conj(chi)) computed here; the two sides agree within their enclosures at all 36 (centre, width) combinations (differences <= 2e-9). At pair heights the defect sum is positive in 95-99.8% of cases against about 50% at control heights, but the off-line displacement itself explains only 14-20% of it; the rest is the local excess of zeros of f over zeros of L(s, chi) L(s, conj(chi)) at the pair. Nothing assumes RH or GRH. This version (4 November 2026) updates the citations to published records and corrects one label: 1.3951 is a zero-free half-plane from the Weil lemma, not the supremum of the real parts of the zeros (which is Bombieri-Ghosh's 1.120362). Written jointly with Claude (Anthropic); the human author is responsible for the content.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Analytic Number Theory Research
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.

Laika access coming soon