Chowla–Selberg Formula
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Chowla–Selberg Formula
In mathematics, the Chowla–Selberg formula is the evaluation of a certain product of values of the gamma function at rational values in terms of values of the Dedekind eta function at imaginary quadratic irrational numbers. The result was essentially found by and rediscovered by . Statement In logarithmic form, the Chowla–Selberg formula states that in certain cases the sum : \frac\sum_r \chi(r)\log \Gamma\left( \frac \right) = \frac\log(4\pi\sqrt) +\sum_\tau\log\left(\sqrt, \eta(\tau), ^2\right) can be evaluated using the Kronecker limit formula. Here χ is the quadratic residue symbol modulo ''D'', where ''−D'' is the discriminant of an imaginary quadratic field. The sum is taken over 0 < ''r'' < ''D'', with the usual convention χ(''r'') = 0 if ''r'' and ''D'' have a common factor. The function η is the Dedekind eta function, and ''h'' is the class number, and ''w'' is the number of roots of unity.


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