A Local Trace Formula for the Generalized Shalika Model

Abstract

We study local multiplicities associated to the so-called generalized Shalika models. By establishing a local trace formula for these kind of models, we are able to prove a multiplicity formula for discrete series. As a result, we can show that these multiplicities are constant over every discrete Vogan $L$-packet and that they are related to local exterior square $L$-functions.