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The Weil bound for generalized Kloosterman sums of half-integral weight

Number Theory 2023-09-18 v1

Abstract

Let LL be an even lattice of odd rank with discriminant group L/LL'/L, and let α,βL/L\alpha,\beta \in L'/L. We prove the Weil bound for the Kloosterman sums Sα,β(m,n,c)S_{\alpha,\beta}(m,n,c) of half-integral weight for the Weil Representation attached to LL. We obtain this bound by proving an identity that relates a divisor sum of Kloosterman sums to a sparse exponential sum. This identity generalizes Kohnen's identity for plus space Kloosterman sums with the theta multiplier system.

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@article{arxiv.2309.08528,
  title  = {The Weil bound for generalized Kloosterman sums of half-integral weight},
  author = {Nickolas Andersen and Gradin Anderson and Amy Woodall},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.08528},
  year   = {2023}
}

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22 pages