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Subconvexity for $L$-functions on ${\rm U}(n) \times {\rm U}(n+1)$ in the depth aspect

Number Theory 2023-09-29 v1

Abstract

Let E/FE/F be a CM extension of number fields, and let H<GH < G be a unitary Gan--Gross--Prasad pair defined with respect to E/FE/F that is compact at infinity. We consider a family F\mathcal{F} of automorphic representations of G×HG \times H that is varying at a finite place ww that splits in E/FE/F. We assume that the representations in F\mathcal{F} satisfy certain conditions, including being tempered and distinguished by the GGP period. For a representation π×πHF\pi \times \pi_H \in \mathcal{F} with base change Π×ΠH\Pi \times \Pi_H to GLn+1(E)×GLn(E){\rm GL}_{n+1}(E) \times {\rm GL}_n(E), we prove a subconvex bound L(1/2,Π×ΠH)C(Π×ΠH)1/4δ L(1/2, \Pi \times \Pi_H^\vee) \ll C(\Pi \times \Pi_H^\vee)^{1/4 - \delta} for any δ<14n(n+1)(2n2+3n+3)\delta < \tfrac{1}{4n(n+1)(2n^2 + 3n + 3)}. Our proof uses the unitary Ichino--Ikeda period formula to relate the central LL-value to an automorphic period, before bounding that period using the amplification method of Iwaniec--Sarnak.

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@article{arxiv.2309.16667,
  title  = {Subconvexity for $L$-functions on ${\rm U}(n) \times {\rm U}(n+1)$ in the depth aspect},
  author = {Simon Marshall},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.16667},
  year   = {2023}
}