Definition:Dirichlet L-function

Definition
Let $\chi : \left({\Z / q \Z}\right)^\times \to \C^\times$ be a Dirichlet character.

A Dirichlet $L$-function (associated to $\chi$) is a Dirichlet series:


 * $\displaystyle L \left({s, \chi}\right) = \sum_{n \mathop \ge 1} \chi \left({n}\right) n^{-s}$

for all $s \in \C$ such that the sum converges.

Also see
This is extended to the complex plane by Analytic Continuation of Dirichlet L-functions.