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 or the index 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 is significantly larger than - a range in which proving non-vanishing for individual Poincar\'e series remains out of reach of current methods.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
minor corrections