SPECIAL VALUES OF DIRICHLET SERIES AND ZETA INTEGRALS

Abstract

For f and g polynomials in p variables, we relate the special value at a non-positive integer s = -N, obtained by analytic continuation of the Dirichlet series [Formula: see text], to special values of zeta integrals Z(s;f,g) = ∫x∊[0, ∞)p g(x)f(x)-s dx ( Re (s) ≫ 0). We prove a simple relation between ζ(-N;f,g) and Z(-N;fa, ga), where for a ∈ ℂp, fa(x) is the shifted polynomial fa(x) = f(a + x). By direct calculation we prove the product rule for zeta integrals at s = 0, degree (fh) ⋅ Z(0;fh, g) = degree (f) ⋅ Z(0;f, g) + degree (h) ⋅ Z(0;h, g), and deduce the corresponding rule for Dirichlet series at s = 0, degree (fh) ⋅ ζ(0;fh, g) = degree (f) ⋅ ζ(0;f, g)+ degree (h)⋅ζ(0;h, g). This last formula generalizes work of Shintani and Chen–Eie.