Let G be a semisimple Lie group with Iwasawa decomposition G = KAN. Let X = G/K be the associated symmetric space and assume that X is of rank one. Let M be the centraliser of A in K and consider an orthonormal basis $Y_{\delta ,j}:\delta \in K̂₀,1\le j\le d_{\delta }$ of L²(K/M) consisting of K-finite functions of type δ on K/M. For a function f on X let f̃(λ,b), λ ∈ ℂ, be the Helgason Fourier transform. Let $h_t$ be the heat kernel associated to the Laplace-Beltrami operator and let $Q_{\delta }(i\lambda +\varrho )$ be the Kostant polynomials. We establish the following version...

Let A and B be semisimple commutative Banach algebras with bounded approximate identities. We investigate the problem of extending a homomorphism φ: A → B to a homomorphism of the multiplier algebras M(A) and M(B) of A and B, respectively. Various sufficient conditions in terms of B (or B and φ) are given that allow the construction of such extensions. We exhibit a number of classes of Banach algebras to which these criteria apply. In addition, we prove a polar decomposition for homomorphisms from...

For every closed subset C in the dual space ${Ĥ}_n$ of the Heisenberg group $H_n$ we describe via the Fourier transform the elements of the hull-minimal ideal j(C) of the Schwartz algebra $S\left(H_n\right)$ and we show that in general for two closed subsets $C_1,C_2$ of ${Ĥ}_n$ the product of $j\left(C_1\right)$ and $j\left(C_2\right)$ is different from $j\left(C_1\cap C_2\right)$.