KnowraSelberg trace formulaLinked fromLinked fromThe 2 pages that link to Selberg trace formula, each with the reason it gives.All 2Broader topic 1Compared with 1Explicit formulaCompared with: It is a geometric analogue, pairing spectral quantities with lengths as explicit formulas pair zeros with primes.Atle SelbergBroader topic: Selberg developed this formula, linking his work to the spectral theory of automorphic forms.