On the signs of Fourier coefficients of Hilbert cusp forms

Abstract

We prove that given any $\epsilon > 0$ and a primitive adelic Hilbert cusp form $f$ of weight $k=(k_1,k_2,...,k_n) \in (2 \mathbb{Z})^n$ and full level, there exists an integral ideal $\mathfrak{m}$ with $N(\mathfrak{m}) \ll_{\epsilon} Q_{f}^{9/20+ \epsilon} $ such that the $\mathfrak{m}$-th Fourier coefficient of $C_{f} (\mathfrak{m})$ of $f$ is negative. Here $n$ is the degree of the associated number field, $N(\mathfrak{m})$ is the norm of integral ideal $\mathfrak{m}$ and $Q_{f}$ is the analytic conductor of $f$. In the case of arbitrary weights, we show that there is an integral ideal $\mathfrak{m}$ with $N(\mathfrak{m}) \ll_{\epsilon} Q_{f}^{1/2 + \epsilon}$ such that $C_{f}(\mathfrak{m}) <0$. We also prove that when $k=(k_1,k_2,...,k_n) \in (2 \mathbb{Z})^n$, asymptotically half of the Fourier coefficients are positive while half are negative.