# Special hypergeometric motives and their $L$-functions: Asai recognition

## TL;DR

This paper identifies special hypergeometric motives as arising from Asai L-functions of Hilbert modular forms, connecting classical Ramanujan-inspired motives with modern automorphic forms.

## Contribution

It establishes a novel link between hypergeometric motives and Asai L-functions, expanding the understanding of their origins and properties.

## Key findings

- Hypergeometric motives are related to Asai L-functions.
- Connection between classical motives and automorphic forms.
- New insights into the structure of special motives.

## Abstract

We recognize certain special hypergeometric motives, related to and inspired by the discoveries of Ramanujan more than a century ago, as arising from Asai $L$-functions of Hilbert modular forms.