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In this note, we prove a formula which expresses the constant term of the spherical Eisenstein series on a quasi-split unitary group as a linear combination of spherical Eisenstein series on smaller unitary groups.
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Xiong, W. Constant terms of spherical Eisenstein series on quasi-split unitary groups. Sci. China Math. 56, 1751–1760 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11425-013-4686-x
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