Low-lying zeros in families of Maass form L-functions: an extended density theorem

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Main Authors: Čech, Martin, Devin, Lucile, Fiorilli, Daniel, Matomäki, Kaisa, Södergren, Anders
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author Čech, Martin
Devin, Lucile
Fiorilli, Daniel
Matomäki, Kaisa
Södergren, Anders
author_facet Čech, Martin
Devin, Lucile
Fiorilli, Daniel
Matomäki, Kaisa
Södergren, Anders
contents We study the one-level density of low-lying zeros in the family of Maass form $L$-functions of prime level $N$ tending to infinity. Generalizing the influential work of Iwaniec, Luo and Sarnak to this context, Alpoge et al. have proven the Katz-Sarnak prediction for test functions whose Fourier transform is supported in $(-\frac32,\frac32)$. In this paper, we extend the unconditional admissible support to $(-\frac{15}8,\frac{15}8)$. The key tools in our approach are analytic estimates for integrals appearing in the Kutznetsov trace formula, as well as a reduction to bounds on Dirichlet polynomials, which eventually are obtained from the large sieve and the fourth moment bound for Dirichlet $L$-functions. Assuming the Grand Density Conjecture, we extend the admissible support to $(-2,2)$. In addition, we show that the same techniques also allow for an unconditional improvement of the admissible support in the corresponding family of $L$-functions attached to holomorphic forms.
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spellingShingle Low-lying zeros in families of Maass form L-functions: an extended density theorem
Čech, Martin
Devin, Lucile
Fiorilli, Daniel
Matomäki, Kaisa
Södergren, Anders
Number Theory
11F11, 11F12, 11M41 (primary), 11M50 (secondary)
We study the one-level density of low-lying zeros in the family of Maass form $L$-functions of prime level $N$ tending to infinity. Generalizing the influential work of Iwaniec, Luo and Sarnak to this context, Alpoge et al. have proven the Katz-Sarnak prediction for test functions whose Fourier transform is supported in $(-\frac32,\frac32)$. In this paper, we extend the unconditional admissible support to $(-\frac{15}8,\frac{15}8)$. The key tools in our approach are analytic estimates for integrals appearing in the Kutznetsov trace formula, as well as a reduction to bounds on Dirichlet polynomials, which eventually are obtained from the large sieve and the fourth moment bound for Dirichlet $L$-functions. Assuming the Grand Density Conjecture, we extend the admissible support to $(-2,2)$. In addition, we show that the same techniques also allow for an unconditional improvement of the admissible support in the corresponding family of $L$-functions attached to holomorphic forms.
title Low-lying zeros in families of Maass form L-functions: an extended density theorem
topic Number Theory
11F11, 11F12, 11M41 (primary), 11M50 (secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.18712