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On an unconditional $\rm GL_3$ analog of Selberg's result

Number Theory 2025-12-01 v2

Abstract

Let FF be a Hecke--Maass cusp form for SL3(Z)\mathrm{SL}_3(\mathbb{Z}) with the Langlands parameter μF=(μF,1,μF,2,μF,3)\mu_{F}=\big(\mu_{F,1},\mu_{F,2},\mu_{F,3}\big) and the associated LL-function L(s,F)L(s, F). Define SF(t)=π1argL(1/2+it,F)S_F(t)=\pi^{-1}\arg L(1/2+\mathrm{i}t, F). When μF\mu_{F} is in generic position, we establish an unconditional asymptotic formula for the moments of SF(t)S_F(t). Previously, such a formula was only known to hold under the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis. The key ingredient is a weighted zero-density estimate in the spectral aspect for L(s,F)L(s, F), which has recently been proved by Sun and Wang in arXiv:2412.02416.

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@article{arxiv.2502.01288,
  title  = {On an unconditional $\rm GL_3$ analog of Selberg's result},
  author = {Qingfeng Sun and Hui Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.01288},
  year   = {2025}
}

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22 pages, incorporates the referees' comments; to appear in SCIENCE CHINA Mathematics. Comments welcome!