New integral representations for Rankin-Selberg L-functions

Abstract

We derive integral representations for the Rankin-Selberg L-functions on GL(3) x GL(1) and GL(3) x GL(2) by a process of unipotent averaging at archimedean places. A key feature of our result is that it allows one to fix the choice of test vector at finite places, irrespective of ramification. This enables a new proof of the functional equation for GL(3) x GL(2) Rankin-Selberg L-functions in many cases.