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Title: On the Ramanujan conjecture for automorphic forms over function fields I. Geometry
Let G G be a split semisimple group over a function field. We prove the temperedness at unramified places of automorphic representations of G G , subject to a local assumption at one place, stronger than supercuspidality, and assuming the existence of cyclic base change with good properties. Our method relies on the geometry of Bun G \operatorname {Bun}_G . It is independent of the work of Lafforgue on the global Langlands correspondence.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2001071
PAR ID:
10323301
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Mathematical Society
Volume:
34
Issue:
3
ISSN:
0894-0347
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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