The Harris–Venkatesh conjecture for weight-one newforms

Let f=nanqnf=\sum_n a_nq^n be a newform of weight 11 and level Γ1(N)\Gamma_1(N). Let ρf\rho_f be its Deligne–Serre representation, let Ad(ρf){\mathrm{Ad}}(\rho_f) be the trace-free adjoint representation, and let

U(Ad(ρf))=HomGal(E/Q)(Ad(ρf),OE×Z[f])\mathcal{U}({\mathrm{Ad}}(\rho_f))={\mathrm{Hom}}_{{\mathrm{Gal}}(E/\mathbb{Q})}({\mathrm{Ad}}(\rho_f),\mathcal{O}_E^\times\otimes\mathbb{Z}[f])

be its associated dual space of units. For each prime p6Np\nmid 6N, write Reg(Z/pZ)×{\mathrm{Reg}}_{(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})^\times} for the (Z/pZ)×(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})^\times-regulator and f(Z/pZ)×2\lVert f\rVert^2_{(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})^\times} for the Harris–Venkatesh norm. The Harris–Venkatesh conjecture. There exist uU(Ad(ρf))Qu\in\mathcal{U}({\mathrm{Ad}}(\rho_f))\otimes\mathbb{Q} and a prime p0p_0 such that, for all primes pp0p\geq p_0,

f(Z/pZ)×2=Reg(Z/pZ)×(u).\lVert f\rVert^2_{(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})^\times}={\mathrm{Reg}}_{(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})^\times}(u).

Equivalently, the Serre-duality pairing with the derived Hecke operator satisfies

f,TZp,N(f)SD=Reg(Z/pZ)×(u).\left\langle f^*,T_{\mathbb{Z}_p,N}(f)\right\rangle_{\mathrm{SD}}={\mathrm{Reg}}_{(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})^\times}(u).

This conjecture relates the modulo-pp derived Hecke action on weight-one forms to Stark-type units and regulators; the supplied text gives no evidence that it has been resolved.

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Primary source

Robin Zhang, “Towards the p-adic derived Hecke algebra for weight one forms”, arXiv:2506.09139 (2025).

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