On the residue method for period integrals (Q2037862)

The authors prove an identity between period integrals of cuspidal automorphic representations and period integrals of residual representations for seven spherical varieties. Using Langlands-Shahidi theory, assuming non-vanishing of the relevant period integral, they deduce consequences for the attending automorphic \(L\)-functions such as non-vanishing at the central point \(s=1/2\) and having a pole at \(s=1\). The authors also discuss their results in light of the conjectural picture, due to Sakellaridis-Venkatesh, relating period integrals and \(L\)-functions for general spherical varieties, [\textit{Y. Sakellaridis} and \textit{A. Venkatesh}, Periods and harmonic analysis on spherical varieties. Paris: Société Mathématique de France (SMF) (2017; Zbl 1479.22016)].