A formula for the derivative of the p-adic L-function of the symmetric square of a finite slope modular form

Abstract

Let f be a modular form of weight k and Nebentypus $\psi$. By generalizing a construction of Dabrowski and Delbourgo, we construct a p-adic L-function interpolating the special values of the L-function $L(s,\mathrm{Sym}^2(f)\otimes \xi)$, where $\xi$ is a Dirichlet character. When s=k-1 and $\xi=\psi^{-1}$, this p-adic L-function vanishes due to the presence of a so-called trivial zero. We give a formula for the derivative at s=k-1 of this p-adic L-function when the form f is Steinberg at p. If the weight of f is even, the conductor is even and squarefree, and the Nebentypus is trivial this formula implies a conjecture of Benois.