The signs of the Stieltjes constants associated with the Dedekind zeta function

Abstract

The Stieltjes constants $\gamma_{n}(K)$ of a number field $K$ are the coefficients of the Laurent expansion of the Dedekind zeta function $\zeta_{K}(s)$ at its pole $s=1$. In this paper, we establish a similar expression of $\gamma_{n}(K)$ as Stieltjes obtained in 1885 for $\gamma_{n}(\mathbf{Q})$. We also study the signs of $\gamma_{n}(K)$.