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Chebotarev–Sato–Tate distribution for abelian surfaces potentially of \(\textrm{GL}_2\)-type

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We state a hybrid Chebotarev–Sato–Tate conjecture for abelian varieties and we prove it in several particular cases using current potential automorphy theorems.

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The author wishes to thank Gabor Wiese for drawing his attention to this problem, as well as for the invaluable comments on an earlier version. The author would also like to thank Christian Johansson and Noah Taylor for their helpful conversations.

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Amri, M.A. Chebotarev–Sato–Tate distribution for abelian surfaces potentially of \(\textrm{GL}_2\)-type. European Journal of Mathematics 9, 86 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40879-023-00682-5

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