Bogomolny–Schmit nodal domain conjecture for even Maass cusp forms

Let Γ=SL2(Z)\Gamma=SL_2(\mathbb{Z}) be the full modular group, let X=Γ\H\mathbb{X}=\Gamma\backslash\mathbb{H} be the modular surface, and let ϕ\phi be an even Hecke–Maass cusp form with eigenvalue λϕ=tϕ2+14\lambda_{\phi}=t_{\phi}^2+\frac{1}{4}. If kϕk_{\phi} denotes its position in the ordering by eigenvalue and N(ϕ)N(\phi) the number of connected components of XZϕ\mathbb{X}\setminus Z_{\phi}, where Zϕ=zX:ϕ(z)=0Z_{\phi}=\\{z\in\mathbb{X}:\phi(z)=0\\}, then Bogomolny–Schmit's conjecture.

N(ϕ)2π(335)kϕ,kϕ.N(\phi)\sim\frac{2}{\pi}\left(3\sqrt{3}-5\right)k_{\phi},\qquad k_{\phi}\to\infty.

This predicts the asymptotic number of nodal domains for high-energy even Maass cusp forms, refining the expected linear growth suggested by random-wave models. The source presents it as a suggestion of Bogomolny and Schmit and gives no resolution status.

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Haseo Ki, “L^4-norms and sign changes of Maass forms”, arXiv:2302.02625 (2026).

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