On the wave representation of hyperbolic, elliptic, and parabolic Eisenstein series

Abstract

We develop a unified approach to the construction of the hyperbolic and elliptic Eisenstein series on a finite volume hyperbolic Riemann surface. Specifically, we derive expressions for the hyperbolic and elliptic Eisenstein series as integral transforms of the kernel of a wave operator. Established results in the literature relate the wave kernel to the heat kernel, which admits explicit construction from various points of view. Therefore, we obtain a sequence of integral transforms which begins with the heat kernel, obtains a Poisson and wave kernel, and then yields the hyperbolic and elliptic Eisenstein series. In the case of a non-compact finite volume hyperbolic Riemann surface, we finally show how to express the parabolic Eisenstein series in terms of the integral transform of a wave kernel.