Twisted moments of GL(3) ×GL(2) L-functions

We compute an asymptotic formula for the twisted moment of [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text]-functions and their derivatives. As an application, we prove that symmetric-square lifts of [Formula: see text] Maass forms are uniquely determined by the central values of the derivatives of [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text]-functions.

MOMENTS AND HYBRID SUBCONVEXITY FOR SYMMETRIC-SQUARE L-FUNCTIONS

We establish sharp bounds for the second moment of symmetric-square L-functions attached to Hecke Maass cusp forms $u_j$ with spectral parameter $t_j$ , where the second moment is a sum over $t_j$ in a short interval. At the central point $s=1/2$ of the L-function, our interval is smaller than previous known results. More specifically, for $\left \lvert t_j\right \rvert $ of size T, our interval is of size $T^{1/5}$ , whereas the previous best was $T^{1/3}$ , from work of Lam. A little higher up on the critical line, our second moment yields a subconvexity bound for the symmetric-square L-function. More specifically, we get subconvexity at $s=1/2+it$ provided $\left \lvert t_j\right \rvert ^{6/7+\delta }\le \lvert t\rvert \le (2-\delta )\left \lvert t_j\right \rvert $ for any fixed $\delta>0$ . Since $\lvert t\rvert $ can be taken significantly smaller than $\left \lvert t_j\right \rvert $ , this may be viewed as an approximation to the notorious subconvexity problem for the symmetric-square L-function in the spectral aspect at $s=1/2$ .

On Fourier Coefficients of the Symmetric Square L-Function at Piatetski-Shapiro Prime Twins

Let Pc(x)={p≤x|p,[pc]areprimes},c∈R+∖N and λsym2f(n) be the n-th Fourier coefficient associated with the symmetric square L-function L(s,sym2f). For any A>0, we prove that the mean value of λsym2f(n) over Pc(x) is ≪xlog−A−2x for almost all c∈ε,(5+3)/8−ε in the sense of Lebesgue measure. Furthermore, it holds for all c∈(0,1) under the Riemann Hypothesis. Furthermore, we obtain that asymptotic formula for λf2(n) over Pc(x) is ∑p,qprimep≤x,q=[pc]λf2(p)=xclog2x(1+o(1)), for almost all c∈ε,(5+3)/8−ε, where λf(n) is the normalized n-th Fourier coefficient associated with a holomorphic cusp form f for the full modular group.

The second moment of symmetric square L-functions over Gaussian integers

We prove a new upper bound on the second moment of Maass form symmetric square L-functions defined over Gaussian integers. Combining this estimate with the recent result of Balog–Biro–Cherubini–Laaksonen, we improve the error term in the prime geodesic theorem for the Picard manifold.

Power Moments of the Riesz Mean Error Term of Symmetric Square L-Function in Short Intervals

Let f(z) be a holomorphic Hecke eigenform of weight k with respect to SL(2,Z) and let L(s,sym2f)=∑n=1∞cnn−s,ℜs>1 denote the symmetric square L-function of f. In this paper, we consider the Riesz mean of the form Dρ(x;sym2f)=L(0,sym2f)Γ(ρ+1)xρ+Δρ(x;sym2f) and derive the asymptotic formulas for ∫T−HT+HΔρk(x;sym2f)dx, when k≥3.

Counting Clues in Crosswords

We consider different ways to count the number of clues in American-style crossword puzzle grids. One yields a basic parity result for symmetric square grids. Another works efficiently even for non-symmetric grids that are already numbered. We further discuss the upper limit on the number of clues in a crossword puzzle with no 2-letter answers, and open questions are given. As a bonus, a mathematically-themed crossword puzzle is included!