Computing $L'(1,chi)/L(1,chi)$ using special functions, their reflection formulae and the Fast Fourier Transform

We will show how to combine the Fast Fourier Transform algorithm with the reflection formulae of the special functions involved in the computation of the values of $L(1,chi)$ and $L'(1,chi)$, where $chi$ runs over the Dirichlet characters modulo an odd prime number $q$. In this way, we will be able to reduce the memory requirements and to improve the computational cost of the whole procedure. Several applications to number-theoretic problems will be mentioned, like the study of the distribution of the Euler-Kronecker constants for the cyclotomic field and its subfields, the behaviour of $min_{chie chi_0} | L'(1,chi)/L(1,chi) |$, the study of the Kummer ratio for the first factor of the class number of the cyclotomic field and the ``Landau vs. Ramanujan`` problem for divisor sums and coefficients of cusp forms. Towards the end of the seminar we will tackle open problems both of theoretical and implementative nature.