A converse theorem for split \(\mathrm{SO}_{2l}\) over finite fields (Q6151780)

Let \(G\) be a connected reductive group. In the representation theory of \(G\) over local fields \(F\), converse theorems seek to uniquely identify a representation from its invariants. Among others, local gamma factors are important arithmetic invariants which play an important role in the theory of Langlands program. More precisely, let \(F\) be a nonarchimedean local field, and let \(\pi\) be an irreducible generic representation of \(\mathsf{GL}_{n}(F)\). The family of local twisted gamma factors \(\gamma(s, \pi \times \tau, \psi)\), for \(\tau\) any irreducible generic representation of \(\mathsf{GL}_{r}(F)\), \(\psi\) an additive character of \(F\) and \(s \in \mathbb{C}\), can be defined using the Rankin-Selberg convolution (see [\textit{H. Jacquet} et al., Am. J. Math. 105, 367--464 (1983; Zbl 0525.22018)] or the Langlands-Shahidi method (see [\textit{F. Shahidi}, Am. J. Math. 106, 67--111 (1984; Zbl 0567.22008)]). The local converse problem is to determine which family of local twisted gamma factors will uniquely determine \(\pi\). A local converse theorem for \(\mathsf{GL}_{n}\) has been proved by \textit{J. Chai}, in [J. Eur. Math. Soc. (JEMS) 21, No. 6, 1703--1728 (2019; Zbl 1476.11082)], and, independently, by \textit{H. Jacquet} and the second author, in [Am. J. Math. 140, No. 5, 1399--1422 (2018; Zbl 1451.11042)]. Local converse theorems for other classical groups also have been proved by various authors. The case left for the local converse problems of classical groups over non-Archimedean local fields and finite fields is \(\mathsf{SO}_{2n}\). The difficulty is due to existence of the outer automorphism. In the paper under review (and in [``On the local converse theorem for split \(\mathsf{SO}_{2n}\)'', Preprint, \url{arXiv:2301.13847}]), the authors develop new ideas and overcome this difficulty. With their result, they complete the program of proving the local converse theorem for all classical groups.