Residual spectrum of \(\mathrm{GL}_{2n}\) distinguished by the symplectic group (Q2501347)

From the introduction: Let \(F\) be a number field and let \(\mathbb A\) be the ring of adèles of \(F\). For any positive integer \(r\) we denote by \(G_r\) the group \(\mathrm{GL}_r\) viewed as an algebraic group over \(F\). We fix an integer \(n\) and denote \(G = G_{2n}\). Let \(K\) be the standard maximal compact of \(G(\mathbb A)\). For any algebraic group \(Q\) defined over \(F\), denote \(Q(\mathbb A)^1=\cap_\chi\text{ker}\,|\chi|\) where \(\chi\) ranges over the algebraic characters of \(Q\). There is a direct sum decomposition \[ L^2\left(G(F)\backslash G(\mathbb A)^1\right) = L^2_{\text{disc}}(G)\oplus L^2_{\text{cont}}(G) \] to a discrete and a continuous part. The discrete part \(L^2_{\text{disc}}(G)\) decomposes into a direct sum of irreducible representations. By an irreducible, discrete spectrum representation of \(G(\mathbb A)^1\) we mean an irreducible summand of \(L^2_{\text{disc}}(G)\). In this work we determine the irreducible, discrete spectrum representations of \(G(\mathbb A)^1\), that have a nonvanishing symplectic period. This completes the work of \textit{H. Jacquet} and \textit{S. Rallis} [J. Reine Angew. Math. 423, 175--197 (1991; Zbl 0734.11035)].