Subconvexity for \(\mathrm{GL}_3(\mathbb{R})L\)-functions: the key identity via integral representations (Q2071705)

The author studies the subconvexity problem for standard automorphic \(L\)-functions on \(\mathrm{GL}_3(\mathbb{R})\) from an automorphic perspective. More precisely, the estimate \[ L\left( \pi, \frac{1}{2} + iT \right) \ll T^{\frac{3}{4} - \frac{1}{36} + \varepsilon} \] is obtained, which reproves the bound in [\textit{Y. Lin}, J. Eur. Math. Soc. 23, No. 6, 1899--1924 (2021; Zbl 1506.11077)]. To this end, one employs integral representations of Rankin-Selberg type for \(\mathrm{GL}_3\) to reduce the problem into estimates of global and local zeta integrals \(Z(\varphi, \frac{1}{2} + iT)\) and \(Z(W_\varphi, \frac{1}{2} + iT)\), where \(W_\varphi\) means the Whittaker function; see Theorem 1 in this paper. The work offers a new explanation of the key identity (1) from Lin's work and put it on an automorphic foundation. It also combines the ideas from \textit{P. Michel} and \textit{A. Venkatesh} [Publ. Math., Inst. Hautes Étud. Sci. 111, 171--271 (2010; Zbl 1376.11040)] for \(\mathrm{GL}_2\) and those from the earlier works for \(\mathrm{GL}_3\) by Lin et al.