Explicit mean value theorems for toric periods and automorphic $L$-functions
Miyu Suzuki, Satoshi Wakatsuki
Abstract
Let $F$ be a number field and $D$ a quaternion algebra over $F$. Take a cuspidal automorphic representation $π$ of $D_{\mathbb{A}}^\times$ with trivial central character and a cusp form $φ$ in $π$. Using the prehomogeneous zeta function, we find an explicit mean value of the toric periods of $φ$ with respect to quadratic algebras over $F$. The result can also be written as a mean value formula for the central values of automorphic $L$-functions twisted by quadratic characters.
