In algebraic number theory, an equivariant Artin L-function is a function associated to a finite

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Artin L-function In mathematics, an Artin ''L''-function is a type of Dirichlet series associated to a linear representation ρ of a Galois group ''G''. These functions were introduced in 1923 by Emil Artin, in connection with his research into class field theory. ...

s associated with the extension. Each extension has many traditional Artin L-functions associated with it, corresponding to the

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of the Galois group. By contrast, each extension has a unique corresponding equivariant L-function. Equivariant L-functions have become increasingly important as a wide range of conjectures and theorems in number theory have been developed around them. Among these are the Brumer–Stark conjecture, the Coates-Sinnott conjecture, and a recently developed equivariant version of the main conjecture in

Iwasawa theory In number theory, Iwasawa theory is the study of objects of arithmetic interest over infinite towers of number fields. It began as a Galois module theory of ideal class groups, initiated by (), as part of the theory of cyclotomic fields. In the ...

References

* Algebraic number theory Zeta and L-functions {{numtheory-stub