Selberg zeta function
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The Selberg zeta function is an analytic function associated with the lengths of closed geodesics on a Riemannian manifold, playing a central role in spectral theory and the study of automorphic forms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
analytic function
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object in analytic number theory ⓘ object of spectral theory ⓘ zeta function ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Selberg’s work on harmonic analysis on locally symmetric spaces
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theory of rank-one locally symmetric spaces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fuchsian groups
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Laplace–Beltrami operator NERFINISHED ⓘ Riemannian manifold NERFINISHED ⓘ closed geodesics ⓘ cocompact Fuchsian groups ⓘ cofinite Fuchsian groups ⓘ discrete groups of isometries ⓘ hyperbolic surfaces ⓘ spectrum of the Laplacian ⓘ |
| definedFor | Re(s) sufficiently large ⓘ |
| definedOn |
compact hyperbolic surfaces
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finite-area hyperbolic surfaces ⓘ quotients of hyperbolic plane by Fuchsian groups ⓘ |
| encodes |
length spectrum of closed geodesics
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multiplicities of closed geodesics ⓘ primitive closed geodesics ⓘ |
| field |
analytic number theory
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automorphic forms ⓘ differential geometry ⓘ spectral theory ⓘ |
| generalizationOf | Riemann zeta function in geometric setting ⓘ |
| hasDomain | complex plane ⓘ |
| hasEulerProduct | over primitive closed geodesics ⓘ |
| hasVariable | complex variable s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Atle Selberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| property |
admits meromorphic continuation to the complex plane
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logarithmic derivative appears in Selberg trace formula ⓘ satisfies functional equation ⓘ zeros encode spectral data of Laplacian ⓘ zeros related to eigenvalues of Laplace–Beltrami operator ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eisenstein series
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Maass forms NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruelle zeta function NERFINISHED ⓘ Selberg trace formula NERFINISHED ⓘ automorphic Laplacian ⓘ automorphic representations ⓘ dynamical zeta function ⓘ prime geodesic theorem ⓘ |
| usedIn |
inverse spectral problems
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proofs of prime geodesic theorem ⓘ quantum chaos on hyperbolic surfaces ⓘ study of automorphic spectra ⓘ study of resonances on hyperbolic manifolds ⓘ |
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L-function