Dirichlet L-function for the Legendre symbol

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Definition

Suppose p is a prime number. The Dirichlet L-function for the Legendred symbol mod p is defined as the Dirichlet L-function for the Legendre symbol mod p. In other words, it is the function given by the following L-series:

nN(np)ns.

The numerator here is the Legendre symbol, which is 0 if p divides n, 1 if n is a quadratic residue modulo p, and 1 if n is a quadratic nonresidue modulo p.