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A converse theorem without root numbers

Number Theory 2019-05-22 v2

Abstract

We answer a challenge posed in (Math. Ann. 363 (2015), no. 1-2, 423-454) by proving a version of Weil's converse theorem that assumes a functional equation for character twists but allows their root numbers to vary arbitrarily.

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@article{arxiv.1703.01834,
  title  = {A converse theorem without root numbers},
  author = {Andrew R. Booker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.01834},
  year   = {2019}
}

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10 pages, to appear in Mathematika

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