Number Theory seminar
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 2.30 pm
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Venue: Google meet: Link: https://meet.google.com/jtv-udzf-bbx
Host: Kummari Mallesham
Speaker: Keshav Aggarwal
Affliation: Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Title: Analytic study of L-functions: Subconvexity bound problem
Abstract: Much of modern number theory revolves around the study of L-functions. The L-functions associated with arithmetic objects called automorphic forms are of great interest and many conjectures have been made about their properties. The best known is the Riemann hypothesis (RH) which has many well-known consequences. One such is the Lindelof hypothesis (LH) which is a conjecture about the growth rate of automorphic L-functions on the critical line. Results achieving partial progress towards LH are known as Subconvexity Bound results and have rich arithmetic applications, like equidistribution of points on certain surfaces, and Quantum Unique Ergodicity. Recent years have seen much activity in this area by combining powerful tools like the Delta method, Motohashi-type formulas, and estimates on moments of L-functions. In this talk, we give an introduction to the subconvexity bound problem and a recent result on bounding a short second moment of GL(3) L-functions. This is joint work with Joseph Leung and Ritabrata Munshi and yields the yet best-known subconvexity bound for GL(3) L-functions in the t-aspect.