Beschreibung:
This book systematically develops some methods for proving the non-vanishing of certain L-functions at points in the critical strip. Researchers in number theory, graduate students who wish to enter into the area and non-specialists who wish to acquire an introduction to the subject will benefit by a study of this book. One of the most attractive features of the monograph is that it begins at a very basic level and quickly develops enough aspects of the theory to bring the reader to a point where the latest discoveries as are presented in the final chapters can be fully appreciated.
1 The Prime Number Theorem and Generalizations.- 2 Artin L-Functions.- 3 Equidistribution and L-Functions.- 4 Modular Forms and Dirichlet Series.- 5 Dirichlet L-Functions.- 6 Non-Vanishing of Quadratic Twists of Modular L-Functions.- 7 Selberg's Conjectures.- 8 Suggestions for Further Reading.