Title: Effective Brauer-Siegel theorems for Artin L-functions
Abstract: Given a number field K (other than Q), in a now classic work, Stark pinpointed the possible source of a so-called Landau--Siegel zero of the Dedekind zeta function ζ_K(s) and used this to give effective upper and lower bounds on the residue of ζ_K(s) at s=1. I will discuss an extension of Stark's work to give effective upper and lower bounds for the leading term of the Laurent expansion of general Artin L-functions at s=1 that are, up to the value of implied constants, as strong as could reasonably be expected given current progress toward the generalized Riemann hypothesis. The bounds are completely unconditional, and rely on no unproven hypotheses about Artin L-functions. This is joint work with Peter Cho and Robert Lemke Oliver.