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Reciprocity formulas for generalized Dedekind character sums

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In this paper, we apply the Fourier series technique to establish a new formula for the product of the generalized Bernoulli function and the Bernoulli function. As applications, we derive some reciprocity formulas for generalized Dedekind character sums. In particular, we show that the reciprocity formulas of Berndt, Can, and others follow as special cases.

Introduction

Let N\mathbb{N} be the set of positive integers, N0\mathbb{N}_0 the set of non-negative integers, Z\mathbb{Z} the set of integers, R\mathbb{R} the set of real numbers, and C\mathbb{C} the set of complex numbers. Denote by (a,b)(a,b) the greatest common divisor of a,b∈Za,b \in\mathbb{Z}; by {x}\{x\} the fractional part of x∈Rx \in\mathbb{R}; by [x][x] the integer part of x∈Rx \in\mathbb{R}, satisfying [x]=x−{x}[x] = x - \{x\}; by δl,k\delta_{l,k} the Kronecker delta-function, defined for l,k∈N0l,k \in\mathbb{N}_0 by δl,k=1\delta_{l,k} = 1 if l=kl = k and 00 otherwise; and by δZ(x)\delta_{\mathbb{Z}}(x) the indicator function of Z\mathbb{Z}, defined by δZ(x)=1\delta_{\mathbb{Z}}(x) = 1 if x∈Zx \in\mathbb{Z} and 00 otherwise. Let B‾n(x)\overline{B}_n(x) denote the nn-th Bernoulli function, defined for n∈N0n \in\mathbb{N}_0 and x∈Rx \in\mathbb{R} by

B‾n(x)=Bn({x})+12δ1,nδZ(x).\overline{B}_n(x) = B_n(\{x\}) + \frac{1}{2}\delta_{1,n}\delta_{\mathbb{Z}}(x).

where Bn(x)B_n(x) is the Bernoulli polynomial of degree nn, defined by the generating function

textet−1=∑n=0∞Bn(x)tnn!(∣t∣<2π).\frac{t e^{xt}}{e^t - 1} = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} B_n(x) \frac{t^n}{n!} \qquad(|t| < 2\pi).

For a∈Za \in\mathbb{Z} and b∈Nb \in\mathbb{N}, the classical Dedekind sums s(a,b)s(a,b) are defined by

s(a,b)=∑r=1bB‾1(arb)B‾1(rb).(1)s(a,b) = \sum_{r=1}^{b} \overline{B}_1\left(\frac{ar}{b}\right)\overline{B}_1\left(\frac{r}{b}\right). \tag*{(1)}

In the 1880s, Dedekind [12] introduced (1) in connection with the transformation formulas of the Dedekind eta-function. From this, he deduced his reciprocity theorem: if a,b∈Na,b \in\mathbb{N} with (a,b)=1(a,b) = 1, then

s(a,b)+s(b,a)=−14+112(ab+ba+1ab).(2)s(a,b) + s(b,a) = -\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{12}\left(\frac{a}{b} + \frac{b}{a} + \frac{1}{ab}\right). \tag*{(2)}

Since the early 20th century, many mathematicians have studied these sums and their generalizations, and have established the corresponding reciprocity formulas; see, e.g., [2, 3, 7, 16] and the references therein.

This paper is concerned with Dedekind character sums introduced by Berndt [4, 6], together with their generalizations. In 1973, while studying the transformation formulas of a generalized Eisenstein series, Berndt [4] was led to define the sums s(a,b;χ,χ‾)s(a,b;\chi,\overline{\chi}) by

s(a,b;χ,χ‾)=∑r=1bqχ(r)B‾1(arb,χ‾)B‾1(rbq),(3)s(a,b;\chi,\overline{\chi})=\sum_{r=1}^{bq}\chi(r)\overline{B}_{1}\left(\frac{ar}{b},\overline{\chi}\right)\overline{B}_{1}\left(\frac{r}{bq}\right), \tag*{(3)}

where a,b∈Za,b\in\mathbb{Z} with b≥1b\geq1, χ\chi is a Dirichlet character modulo qq (q∈Nq\in\mathbb{N}), χ‾\overline{\chi} denotes the complex conjugation of χ\chi, and B‾n(x,χ)\overline{B}_{n}(x,\chi) is the nn-th generalized Bernoulli function, defined for n∈N0n\in\mathbb{N}_{0} and x∈Rx\in\mathbb{R} by

B‾n(x,χ)=qn−1∑r=1qχ(r)B‾n(r+xq).\overline{B}_{n}(x,\chi)=q^{n-1}\sum_{r=1}^{q}\chi(r)\overline{B}_{n}\left(\frac{r+x}{q}\right).

Meanwhile, Berndt [4 Theorem 4] used his transformation formulas to derive the following reciprocity theorem. Let q∈Nq\in\mathbb{N} with q≥2q\geq2, and let χ\chi be a non-principal primitive character modulo qq. Then, for a,b∈Na,b\in\mathbb{N} with (a,b)=1(a,b)=1 and either a≡0a\equiv0 or b≡0(modq)b\equiv0\pmod q,

s(a,b;χ,χ‾)+s(b,a;χ‾,χ)=B1(χ)B1(χ‾),(4)s(a,b;\chi,\overline{\chi})+s(b,a;\overline{\chi},\chi)=B_{1}(\chi)B_{1}(\overline{\chi}), \tag*{(4)}

where Bn(χ)=B‾n(0,χ)B_{n}(\chi)=\overline{B}_{n}(0,\chi). Later, in 1975, Berndt [6] introduced the sums s1(a,b;χ)s_{1}(a,b;\chi) and s2(a,b;χ)s_{2}(a,b;\chi), defined for a Dirichlet character χ\chi modulo qq (q∈Nq\in\mathbb{N}), and for a,b∈Za,b\in\mathbb{Z} with b≥1b\geq1, by

s1(a,b;χ)=∑r=1bqχ(r)B‾1(arb)B‾1(rbq),(5)s_{1}(a,b;\chi)=\sum_{r=1}^{bq}\chi(r)\overline{B}_{1}\left(\frac{ar}{b}\right)\overline{B}_{1}\left(\frac{r}{bq}\right), \tag*{(5)}

and

s2(a,b;χ)=∑r=1bqB‾1(arb,χ)B‾1(rbq).(6)s_{2}(a,b;\chi)=\sum_{r=1}^{bq}\overline{B}_{1}\left(\frac{ar}{b},\chi\right)\overline{B}_{1}\left(\frac{r}{bq}\right). \tag*{(6)}

Moreover, by applying his transformation formulas for another generalized Eisenstein series, Berndt [6 Theorem 7] showed that for a,b,q∈Na,b,q\in\mathbb{N} with (a,b)=1(a,b)=1 and q≥2q\geq2, and for an even, non-principal primitive character χ\chi modulo qq, if (b,q)=1(b,q)=1, then

s1(a,b;χ)+s2(b,a;χ)=a2bB2(χ);(7)s_{1}(a,b;\chi)+s_{2}(b,a;\chi)=\frac{a}{2b}B_{2}(\chi); \tag*{(7)}

and if b≡0(modq)b\equiv0\pmod q, then

s1(a,b;χ)+s2(b,a;χ)=a2bB2(χ)+χ‾(a)2abB2(χ).(8)s_{1}(a,b;\chi)+s_{2}(b,a;\chi)=\frac{a}{2b}B_{2}(\chi)+\frac{\overline{\chi}(a)}{2ab}B_{2}(\chi). \tag*{(8)}

In 1977, Berndt [7] provided an alternative proof of (4), (7) and (8) by applying the (periodic) Poisson summation formula. In 2007, Cenkci, Can and Kurt [9] studied some generalizations of (3) and found the corresponding reciprocity formulas. In 2017, Dağlı and Can [11] explored similar generalizations by applying Berndt’s character analogue of the Euler–Maclaurin summation formula [5]. Furthermore, in 2020, Can [8] investigated the sums sm,n(a,b,c;χ1,χ2;x,y,z)s_{m,n}(a,b,c;\chi_{1},\chi_{2};x,y,z) and sm,n∗(a,b,c;χ1,χ2;x,y,z)s^{*}_{m,n}(a,b,c;\chi_{1},\chi_{2};x,y,z), defined for Dirichlet characters χ1\chi_{1} and χ2\chi_{2} modulo qq (q∈Nq\in\mathbb{N}), and for m,n∈N0m,n\in\mathbb{N}_{0}, a,b,c∈Za,b,c\in\mathbb{Z} with c≥1c\geq1, and x,y,z∈Rx,y,z\in\mathbb{R}, by

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