Archimedean distinguished representations and exceptional poles (Q6593258)

Let \(F\) be \(\mathbb{R}\) or \(\mathbb{C}\) and \(E = F \times F\) or a quadratic extension of \(F\). The natural inclusion of \(F\) in \(E\) induces an embedding of \(\mathrm{GL}_n(F)\) into \(\mathrm{GL}_n(E)\). An irreducible smooth representation \(\pi\) of \(\mathrm{GL}_n(E)\) is called \(\mathrm{GL}_n(F)\)-distinguished if \(\Hom_{\mathrm{GL}_n(F)}(\pi, 1) \neq 0\). When \(E = F \times F\) and \(\pi = \pi_1 \boxtimes \pi_2\) is a generic irreducible representation of \(\mathrm{GL}_n(F) \times \mathrm{GL}_n(F)\), the author proved that \(\pi\) is \(\mathrm{GL}_n(F)\)-distinguished if and only if the Rankin-Selberg \(L\)-function \(L(s, \pi_1 \times \pi_2)\) has an exceptional pole of level zero at \(s = 0\). When \(E/F = \mathbb{C}/\mathbb{R}\) and \(\pi\) is a nearly tempered irreducible representation of \(\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{C})\) (\(\pi\) is necessarily generic in this case), the author proved that \(\pi\) is \(\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{R})\)-distinguished if and only if the Asai \(L\)-function \(L(s, \pi, As)\) has an exceptional pole of level zero at \(s = 0\). These results are archimedean analogue of [\textit{N. Matringe}, Manuscr. Math. 131, No. 3--4, 415--426 (2010; Zbl 1218.11051)].