We establish the spectral gap property for dense subgroups of SU$\left(d\right)$$(d\ge 2)$, generated by finitely many elements with algebraic entries; this result was announced...

We prove a spectral Paley-Wiener theorem for the Heisenberg group by means of a support theorem for the twisted spherical means on ${ℂ}^n.$ If $f\left(z\right)e^{\frac{1}{4}{\left|z\right|}^2}$ is a Schwartz class function we show that $f$ is supported in a ball of radius $B$ in ${ℂ}^n$ if and only if $f\times {\mu }_r\left(z\right)=0$ for $r\>B+\left|z\right|$ for all $z\in {ℂ}^n.$ This is an analogue of Helgason’s support theorem on Euclidean and hyperbolic spaces. When $n=1$ we show that the two conditions $f\times {\mu }_r\left(z\right)={\mu }_r\times f\left(z\right)=0$ for $r\>B+\left|z\right|$ imply a support theorem for a large class of functions with exponential growth. Surprisingly enough,this latter...

Let A be a commutative Banach algebra with Gelfand space ∆ (A). Denote by Aut (A) the group of all continuous automorphisms of A. Consider a σ(A,∆(A))-continuous group representation α:G → Aut(A) of a locally compact abelian group G by automorphisms of A. For each a ∈ A and φ ∈ ∆(A), the function ${\phi }_a\left(t\right):=\phi \left({\alpha }_{t}a\right)$ t ∈ G is in the space C(G) of all continuous and bounded functions on G. The weak-star spectrum ${\sigma }_w*\left({\phi }_a\right)$ is defined as a closed subset of the dual group Ĝ of G. For φ ∈ ∆(A) we define ${Ʌ}_{\phi }^a$ to be the union of all...

Let 𝓢(Hₙ) be the space of Schwartz functions on the Heisenberg group Hₙ. We define a spherical transform on 𝓢(Hₙ) associated to the action (by automorphisms) of U(p,q) on Hₙ, p + q = n. We determine its kernel and image and obtain an inversion formula analogous to the Godement-Plancherel formula.

We prove an approximation lemma on (stratified) homogeneous groups that allows one to approximate a function in the non-isotropic Sobolev space ${\dot{NL}}^{1,Q}$ by $L^{\infty }$ functions, generalizing a result of Bourgain–Brezis. We then use this to obtain a Gagliardo–Nirenberg inequality for $$ on the Heisenberg group ${ℍ}^n$.

We give a simple proof of a result of R. Rochberg and M. H. Taibleson that various maximal operators on a homogeneous tree, including the Hardy-Littlewood and spherical maximal operators, are of weak type (1,1). This result extends to corresponding maximal operators on a transitive group of isometries of the tree, and in particular for (nonabelian finitely generated) free groups.

The group SU(1,d) acts naturally on the Hilbert space $L²\left(Bd{\mu }_{\alpha }\right)(\alpha >-1)$, where B is the unit ball of ${ℂ}^d$ and $d{\mu }_{\alpha }$ the weighted measure ${(1-|z\left|²\right)}^{\alpha }dm\left(z\right)$. It is proved that the irreducible decomposition of the space has finitely many discrete parts and a continuous part. Each discrete part corresponds to a zero of the generalized Harish-Chandra c-function in the lower half plane. The discrete parts are studied via invariant Cauchy-Riemann operators. The representations on the discrete parts are equivalent to actions on some holomorphic...