ON THE LOWEST ZERO OF THE DEDEKIND ZETA FUNCTION

Abstract

Abstract Let $\zeta _K(s)$ denote the Dedekind zeta-function associated to a number field K. We give an effective upper bound for the height of the first nontrivial zero other than $1/2$ of $\zeta _K(s)$ under the generalised Riemann hypothesis. This is a refinement of the earlier bound obtained by Sami [‘Majoration du premier zéro de la fonction zêta de Dedekind’, Acta Arith.99(1) (2000), 61–65].