Geometric epsilon-factor conjecture for Shalika periods

Let FF be non-archimedean, let E/FE/F be quadratic, and let G\mathbf{G} and H\mathbf{H} be the groups in the twisted linear-period setting. Let πIrrdisc(G(F))\pi'\in\operatorname{Irr}_\mathrm{disc}(\mathbf{G}(F)) have central character ω=(χNE/F)n/2\omega=(\chi\circ\operatorname{N}_{E/F})^{n/2}, satisfy ππc\pi'\cong\pi'^c, and have Langlands parameter valued in GSpn(C)\mathrm{GSp}_n(\mathbb{C}) with similitude factor χNE/F\chi\circ\operatorname{N}_{E/F}. Define

ε(π,χ)=ε(12,πχ1,ψE)χ(1)n2.\varepsilon(\pi',\chi)=\varepsilon\left(\frac12,\pi'\otimes\chi^{-1},\psi_E\right)\chi(-1)^{\frac n2}.

Geometric epsilon-factor conjecture. Under these hypotheses,

εgeom(π,χ)=ε(π,χ).\varepsilon_\mathrm{geom}(\pi',\chi)=\varepsilon(\pi',\chi).

The conjecture identifies a geometric expression from twisted character germs with the standard epsilon factor; no resolution status is supplied in the text.

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Miyu Suzuki, “A reformulation of the conjecture of Prasad and Takloo-Bighash”, arXiv:2312.16393 (2025).

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