Subconvexity bounds for triple \(L\)-functions and representation theory (Q624919)

The subconvexity problem is in the core of modern analytic number theory [\textit{H. Iwaniec} and \textit{P. Sarnak}, Perspectives on the analytic theory of \(L\)-functions. GAFA 2000. Visions in mathematics -- Towards 2000. Proceedings of a meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel, August 25-September 3, 1999. Part II. Basel: Birkhäuser, 705--741 (2000; Zbl 0996.11036)]. In the paper under review the authors study the subconvexity problems for triple \(L\)--functions for \(\text{PGL}_2(\mathbb R)\) using their new method of estimating the trilinear period of automorphic representations of \(\text{PGL}_2(\mathbb R)\). Their method is based on the study of analytic structure of the corresponding unique trilinear functional on unitary representations of \(\text{PGL}_2(\mathbb R)\). Their work is based on earlier works of \textit{A. Ichino} [``Trilinear forms and the central values of triple product \(L\)-functions.'' Duke Math. J. 145, No. 2, 281--307 (2008; Zbl 1222.11065)], \textit{M. Harris} and \textit{S. S. Kudla}, [``The central critical value of a triple product \(L\)-function,'' Ann. Math. (2) 133, No. 3, 605--672 (1991; Zbl 0731.11031)], and \textit{Watson} [``Rankin triple products and quantum chaos,'' Ann. Math. (2) (to appear)].