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taking the logarithm of the euler product

 
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Dec18-03, 05:56 AM   #1
 

taking the logarithm of the euler product


can some one explain to me how is taking the logarithm of euler product gives you -sum(p)[log(1-p^s)]+log(s-1)=log[(s-1)z(s)]?

my question is coming after encoutering this equation in this text in page number 2: http://claymath.org/Millennium_Prize...escription.pdf

btw, does taking a logarithm out of a product gives you the summation or what?

thanks in advance.
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Dec18-03, 08:32 AM   #2
 
btw, does taking a logarithm out of a product gives you the summation or what?
I don't know if this is of any use to you... But the logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of the factors. That is, log(ab) = log(a) + log(b).
Dec18-03, 12:28 PM   #3
 
yes, i know this but how can you interpret the euler product like this.
lets see it as an example the product of p is 1*2*3...*n so you take the logarithm and you get log1*2*3=log1+log2+log3 which is the summation on this i understand but why adding the term log(s-1)?
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