Abstract:
We prove the universality theorem for $L$-functions of new parabolic forms. It concerns the uniform approximation of analytic functions by shifts of these $L$-functions. This theorem together with the Shimura–Taniyama conjecture (now proved) yields the universality of $L$-functions of non-singular elliptic curves over the field of rational numbers. The universality of $L$-functions implies that they are functionally independent.