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The Error Term in the Sato-Tate Conjecture

Number Theory 2020-04-13 v2

Abstract

Let f(z)=n=1a(n)e2πinzSknew(Γ0(N))f(z)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty a(n)e^{2\pi i nz}\in S_k^{new}(\Gamma_0(N)) be a newform of even weight k2k\geq2 that does not have complex multiplication. Then a(n)Ra(n)\in\mathbb{R} for all nn, so for any prime pp, there exists θp[0,π]\theta_p\in[0,\pi] such that a(p)=2p(k1)/2cos(θp)a(p)=2p^{(k-1)/2}\cos(\theta_p). Let π(x)=#{px}\pi(x)=\#\{p\leq x\}. For a given subinterval I[0,π]I\subset[0,\pi], the now-proven Sato-Tate Conjecture tells us that as xx\to\infty, #{px:θpI}μST(I)π(x),μST(I)=I2πsin2(θ) dθ. \#\{p\leq x:\theta_p\in I\}\sim \mu_{ST}(I)\pi(x),\quad \mu_{ST}(I)=\int_{I} \frac{2}{\pi}\sin^2(\theta)~d\theta. Let ϵ>0\epsilon>0. Assuming that the symmetric power LL-functions of ff are automorphic, we prove that as xx\to\infty, #{px:θpI}=μST(I)π(x)+O(x(logx)9/8ϵ), \#\{p\leq x:\theta_p\in I\}=\mu_{ST}(I)\pi(x)+O\left(\frac{x}{(\log x)^{9/8-\epsilon}}\right), where the implied constant is effectively computable and depends only on k,N,k,N, and ϵ\epsilon.

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@article{arxiv.1407.2656,
  title  = {The Error Term in the Sato-Tate Conjecture},
  author = {Jesse Thorner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.2656},
  year   = {2020}
}

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