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Non-vanishing of Poincar\'e Series on Average

Number Theory 2026-01-01 v2

Abstract

We study when Poincar\'e series for congruence subgroups do not vanish identically. We show that almost all Poincar\'e series with suitable parameters do not vanish when either the weight kk or the index mm varies in a dyadic interval. Crucially, analyzing the problem `on average' over these weights or indices allows us to prove non-vanishing in ranges where the index mm is significantly larger than k2k^2 - a range in which proving non-vanishing for individual Poincar\'e series remains out of reach of current methods.

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@article{arxiv.2508.17242,
  title  = {Non-vanishing of Poincar\'e Series on Average},
  author = {Ned Carmichael and Noam Kimmel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.17242},
  year   = {2026}
}

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