Type: Article
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
Citations: 15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1112/jlms.12174
We prove new upper bounds for a spectral exponential sum by refining the process by which one evaluates mean values of L-functions multiplied by an oscillating function. In particular, we introduce a method which is capable of taking into consideration the oscillatory behaviour of the function. This gives an improvement of the result of Luo and Sarnak when T ⩾ X 1 / 6 + 2 θ / 3 + ε . Furthermore, this proves the conjecture of Petridis and Risager in some ranges. Finally, this allows obtaining a new proof of the Soundararajan–Young error estimate in the prime geodesic theorem.