- Research Article
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- 10.4171/pm/1779
Euler constants for the ring of $S$-integers of a function field
- Jun 30, 2007
- Portugaliae Mathematica
- Mireille Car
The Euler constant \gamma may be defined as the limit for n tending to +\infty , of the difference \sum\limits_{j=1}^n\frac1{j}-\log n . Alternatively, it may be defined as the limit at 1 of the difference \sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac1{j^s}-\frac 1{s-1} , s being a complex number in the half-plane \Re(s)>1 . Mertens theorem states that for x real number tending to + \infty , \prod\limits_{p\leq x}(1-\frac{1}p)\sim \frac{e^{-\gamma}}{\log x} , the product being over prime numbers \leq x . We prove analog results for the ring of S -integers of a function field. However, in the function field case, the three approaches lead to different constants.
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