A correspondence for the generalized Hecke algebra of the metaplectic cover \(\overline{SL(2,F)}\), \(F\) \(p\)-adic (Q1272303)

This publication asserts that the Hecke algebra of (compactly supported, complex valued) functions on \(SL(2,F)\), \(F\) a \(p\)-adic field, which are invariant under a standard congruence subgroup, is naturally isomorphic to its analogue of genuine functions on its topological \(n\)-fold covering group (with some standard conditions on \(n\) and \(p\)). Except for obvious comments, the proof consists of remarks such as ``the proof of this part is sketched in [H]'' [\textit{R. Howe}, Reg. Conf. Ser. Math. 59, 76 p. (1985; Zbl 0593.22014)], ``The proof \(\dots\) in [H] \(\dots\) works in this case almost verbatim and we omit the details'', and ``The proof of this identity is analogous to the proof in the non-metaplectic case and is omitted''. Nevertheless the author asserts that his (main) Prop. 8 ``has an analogue for'' (his \(SL(2,F)=\)) ``\(G\) replaced by \(GL(n)\) [H]''; just saying that his work is an analogue of the simplest case of [H] could suffice. In any case, either the result is trivial, and can be kept as a preprint on the author's desk, or it is interesting, and the author's task is to explain why. For example, the metaplectic correspondence of \textit{J.-L. Waldspurger} [J. Math. Pures Appl., IX. Sér. 59, 1-132 (1980; Zbl 0422.10016)] relates \(PGL(2)\) and the (two-fold) cover of \(SL(2)\), and the metaplectic correspondence of \textit{Y. Flicker} [Invent. Math. 57, 119-182 (1980; Zbl 0431.10014)] relates \(GL(2)\) and an (\(n\)-fold) cover of \(GL(2)\). It is well-known that the two-fold covers of \(SL(2)\) and \(GL(2)\) are related. But the reviewed paper replaces the non-metaplectic \(GL(2)\) of both Flicker and Waldspurger by \(SL(2)\), and Langlands clarified that \(GL(2)\) and \(SL(2)\) are very different, representation theoretically. The author ends his introduction with expressing his hope that this publication be used to reprove the multiplicity one theorem for \(SL(2)\) of \textit{Y. Flicker} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 330, 125-152 (1992; Zbl 0761.11027); J. Funct. Anal. 122, 255-278 (1994; Zbl 0815.11030); Pac. J. Math. 175, 507-526 (1996; Zbl 0865.11045)], of which he does not seem to be aware. Before making such a use, it would be wise to first carefully check the present publication, to see whether an extremely complicated (and possibly circuitous) proof of the well-known multiplicity one for \(GL(2)\), rather than for \(SL(2)\), is claimed.