Subconvexity for Half Integral Weight $L$-functions

Abstract

We prove a subconvexity bound in the conductor aspect for $L(s,f,\chi)$ where $f$ is a half integer weight modular form. This $L$-function has analytic continuation and functional equation, but no Euler product. Due to the lack of an Euler product, one does not expect a Riemann hypothesis for half integer weight modular forms. Nevertheless one may speculate a Lindelof-type hypothesis, and this current subconvexity result is an indication towards its truth.