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Non-Concentration of Primes in $\Gamma \backslash PSL_2(\mathbb{R})$

Number Theory 2023-03-15 v1 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

This paper generalizes the result of Sarnak and Ubis \cite{sarnak-ubis} about non-concentration of primes in horocycle orbits on PSL2(Z)\PSL2(R)PSL_2(\mathbb{Z}) \backslash PSL_2(\mathbb{R}) to any lattice in PSL2(R)PSL_2(\mathbb{R}). The proof combines the asymptotic result of Str\"ombergsson \parencite{strombergsson} and Venkatesh's method \parencite{venkatesh} with the approach of Sarnak and Ubis of approximating horocycle pieces with periodic horocycles. The key step is to establish a dichotomy between {ξh(t),t[0,T]}\{\xi h(t), t \in [0, T] \} having good equidistribution in Γ\PSL2(R)\Gamma \backslash PSL_2(\mathbb{R}) and it being approximable by closed horocycle pieces with small period. In a follow-up paper, a similar approach will be used to show equidistribution of ξh(n1+γ)\xi h(n^{1+\gamma}) for small γ>0\gamma>0, generalizing Venkatesh's result \parencite{venkatesh} to non-compact Γ\Gamma.

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@article{arxiv.2303.07781,
  title  = {Non-Concentration of Primes in $\Gamma \backslash PSL_2(\mathbb{R})$},
  author = {Lauritz Streck},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.07781},
  year   = {2023}
}

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26 pages and 4 figures. To appear in Israel Journal of Mathematics