On a Li-type criterion for zero-free regions of certain Dirichlet series with real coefficients

Abstract

The Li coefficients $\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}_{F}(n)$ of a zeta or $L$-function $F$ provide an equivalent criterion for the (generalized) Riemann hypothesis. In this paper we define these coefficients, and their generalizations, the $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}$-Li coefficients, for a subclass of the extended Selberg class which is known to contain functions violating the Riemann hypothesis such as the Davenport–Heilbronn zeta function. The behavior of the $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}$-Li coefficients varies depending on whether the function in question has any zeros in the half-plane $\text{Re}(z)>\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}/2.$ We investigate analytically and numerically the behavior of these coefficients for such functions in both the $n$ and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}$ aspects.