On special values of certain Dirichlet L-functions

Let r _k (n) denote the number of ways n can be expressed as a sum of k squares. Recently, S. Cooper (Ramanujan J. 6:469–490, [2002]), conjectured a formula for r ₉(t), t≡5 (mod 8), r ₁₁(t), t≡7 (mod 8), where t is a square-free positive integer. In this note we observe that these conjectures follow from the works of Lomadze (Akad. Nauk Gruz. Tr. Tbil. Mat. Inst. Razmadze 17:281–314, [1949]; Acta Arith. 68(3):245–253, [1994]). Further we express r ₉(t), r ₁₁(t) in terms of certain special values of Dirichlet L-functions. Combining these two results we get expressions for these special values of Dirichlet L-functions involving Jacobi symbols.