A Multi-variable Rankin-Selberg Integral for a Product of $GL_2$-twisted Spinor $L$-functions

Abstract

We consider a new integral representation for $L(s_1, \Pi \times \tau_1) L(s_2, \Pi \times \tau_2),$ where $\Pi$ is a globally generic cuspidal representation of $GSp_4,$ and $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$ are two cuspidal representations of $GL_2$ having the same central character. As and application, we find a new period condition for two such $L$ functions to have a pole simultaneously. This points to an intriguing connection between a Fourier coefficient of a residual representation on $GSO(12)$ and a theta function on $\widetilde{Sp}(16).$ A similar integral on $GSO(18)$ fails to unfold completely, but in a way that provides further evidence of a connection.