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In this paper, we introduce a new way of studying derivatives of L-functions of cusp forms by associating to them cocycles analogous, in function, to the period polynomial. The main result gives a description of the effect of Hecke operators on these cocycles.
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Diamantis, N. Hecke Operators and Derivatives of L-Functions. Compositio Mathematica 125, 39–54 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002648306247
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002648306247