The Riemann hypothesis for period polynomials of Hilbert modular forms (Q2004932)

\(f (\tau) = f(\tau_1, \ldots, \tau_n)\) be a parallel weight \(k\) Hilbert modular eigenform for a number field \(K\) of degree \(n\) on the full Hilbert modular group. Then the associated period polynomial is given by \[ r_f (X) = \int^{i\infty}_0 \cdots \; \int^{i\infty}_0 f(\tau) (N(\tau) -X)^{k-2} d\tau \] with \(N(\tau) = \tau_1 \cdots \tau_n\) and \(d\tau = d\tau_1 \cdots d\tau_n\). The authors prove that all the roots of \(r_f (X)\) lie on the unit circle and that the zeros of \(r_f (X)\) become equidistributed on the unit circle as \(k \to \infty\).