English

A lower bound for classical Kloosterman sums and an application

Number Theory 2026-01-06 v4

Abstract

We present a lower bound for the classical Kloosterman sum S(a,b;c)S(a,b;c) where (ab,c)=1(ab,c)=1 and cc is an odd integer. We apply this lower bound for Kloosterman sums to derive an explicit lower bound in Petersson's trace formula, subject to a given condition. Consequently, we achieve a modified version of a theorem by Jung and Sardari, where weight kk and level NN are permitted to vary independently. Using this modified version, we get a lower bound for a weighted trace of the Hecke operator TnT_n acting on the space Sk(N)S_k(N), of cusp forms of weight kk and level NN with (n,N)=1(n,N)=1.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2406.13013,
  title  = {A lower bound for classical Kloosterman sums and an application},
  author = {Stephan Baier and Jishu Das and Jewel Mahajan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.13013},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

11 pages, Accepted version in IJNT

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