On the local zeta function of quaternionic Shimura varieties with bad reduction (Q1821833)

The Shimura variety associated to an indefinite quaternion algebra over a totally real field is considered. It is assumed that there is a prime number p which stays prime in the extension field and where the quaternion algebra ramifies. The level structure is such that it does not involve the prime p. Using some of the results of \textit{T. Zink} [Compos. Math. 45, 15-107 (1981; Zbl 0483.14006)] on the structure of the bad reduction of these varieties at p the semi-simple local zeta function is expressed in terms of automorphic L-functions. The semi-simple zeta function is not the correct factor for the functional equation of the Hasse-Weil zeta function. It is shown, however, that assuming Deligne's conjecture on the purity of the monodromy filtration the correct local factor may be deduced from this result. The results in this paper generalize the results pertaining to quaternionic Shimura varieties in the paper by the author and \textit{T. Zink} [Invent. Math. 68, 21-101 (1982; Zbl 0498.14010)]. - In addition, the conjecture of \textit{R. P. Langlands} and the author on the reduction modulo p of a Shimura variety [J. Reine Angew. Math. 378, 113-220 (1987; Zbl 0615.14014)] is verified in this special case.