Total Rarita-Schwinger operators in Clifford analysis

Rarita-Schwinger operators in Clifford analysis can be realized as first-order differential operators acting on functions f(x, u) taking values in the vector space of homogeneous monogenic polynomials. In this paper, the Scasimir operator for the orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra will be used to construct an invariant operator which acts on the full space of functions in two vector variables and therefore has more invariance properties. Also the fundamental solution for this operator will be constructed.     

On Octonionic Regular Functions and the Szegö Projection on the Octonionic Heisenberg Group

We discuss the octonionic regular functions and the octonionic regular operator on the octonionic Heisenberg group. This is the octonionic version of CR function theory in the theory of several complex variables and regular function theory on the quaternionic Heisenberg group. By identifying the octonionic algebra with \(\mathbb{R }^{8}\) , we can write the octonionic regular operator and the associated Laplacian operator as real \((8\times 8)\) -matrix differential operators. Then we use the group Fourier transform on the octonionic Heisenberg group to analyze the associated Laplacian operator and to construct its kernel. This kernel is exactly the Szegö kernel of the orthonormal projection from the space of \(L^{2}\) functions to the space of \(L^{2}\) regular functions on the octonionic Heisenberg group.     

Generalised Maxwell Equations in Higher Dimensions

This paper deals with the generalisation of the classical Maxwell equations to arbitrary dimension \(m\) and their connections with the Rarita–Schwinger equation. This is done using the framework of Clifford analysis, a multivariate function theory in which arbitrary irreducible representations for the spin group can be realised in terms of polynomials satisfying a system of differential equations. This allows the construction of generalised wave equations in terms of the unique conformally invariant second-order operator acting on harmonic-valued functions. We prove the ellipticity of this operator and use this to investigate the kernel, focusing on both polynomial solutions and the fundamental solution.     

Toeplitz Operators and Group Representations

Toeplitz operators on the Bergman space of the unit disc can be written as integrals of the symbol against an invariant operator field of rank-one projections. We consider a generalization of the Toeplitz calculus obtained upon taking more general invariant operator fields, and also allowing more general domains than the disc; such calculi were recently introduced and studied by Arazy and Upmeier, but also turn up as localization operators in time-frequency analysis (witnessed by recent articles by Wong and others) and in representation theory and mathematical physics. In particular, we establish basic properties like boundedness or Schatten class membership of the resulting operators. A further generalization to the setting when there is no group action present is also discussed, and the various settings in which similar operator calculi appear are briefly surveyed.     

Linear differential operators and operator matrices of the second order

Linear differential operators (equations) of the second order in Banach spaces of vector functions defined on the entire real axis are studied. Conditions of their invertibility are given. The main results are based on putting a differential operator in correspondence with a second-order operator matrix and further use of the theory of first-order differential operators that are defined by the operator matrix. A general scheme is presented for studying the solvability conditions for different classes of second-order equations using second-order operator matrices. The scheme includes the studied problem as a special case.     

Deformed Heisenberg algebra with reflection and <Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>-orthogonal polynomials

This paper is devoted to the study of matrix elements of irreducible representations of the enveloping deformed Heisenberg algebra with reflection, motivated by recurrence relations satisfied by hypergeometric functions. It is shown that the matrix elements of a suitable operator given as a product of exponential functions are expressed in terms of d-orthogonal polynomials, which are reduced to the orthogonal Meixner polynomials when d = 1. The underlying algebraic framework allowed a systematic derivation of the recurrence relations, difference equation, lowering and rising operators and generating functions which these polynomials satisfy.     

Strongly irreducible operators on Banach spaces

This paper firstly discusses the existence of strongly irreducible operators on Banach spaces. It shows that there exist strongly irreducible operators on Banach spaces with w*-separable dual. It also gives some properties of strongly irreducible operators on Banach spaces. In particular, if T is a strongly irreducible operator on an infinite-dimensional Banach space, then T is not of finite rank and T is not an algebraic operator. On Banach spaces with subsymmetric bases, including infinite-dimensional separable Hilbert spaces, it shows that quasisimilarity does not preserve strong irreducibility. In addition, we show that the strong irreducibility of an operator does not imply the strong irreducibility of its conjugate operator, which is not the same as the property in Hilbert spaces.     

Nonstandard Gaussian quadrature formulae based on operator values

In this paper, we develop the theory of so-called nonstandard Gaussian quadrature formulae based on operator values for a general family of linear operators, acting of the space of algebraic polynomials, such that the degrees of polynomials are preserved. Also, we propose a stable numerical algorithm for constructing such quadrature formulae. In particular, for some special classes of linear operators we obtain interesting explicit results connected with theory of orthogonal polynomials.     

Integral Kernel Operators on Fock Space – Generalizations and Applications to Quantum Dynamics

A general theory of operators on Boson Fock space is discussed in terms of the white noise distribution theory on Gaussian space (white noise calculus). An integral kernel operator is generalized from two aspects: (i) The use of an operator-valued distribution as an integral kernel leads us to the Fubini type theorem which allows an iterated integration in an integral kernel operator. As an application a white noise approach to quantum stochastic integrals is discussed and a quantum Hitsuda–Skorokhod integral is introduced. (ii) The use of pointwise derivatives of annihilation and creation operators assures the partial integration in an integral kernel operator. In particular, the particle flux density becomes a distribution with values in continuous operators on white noise functions and yields a representation of a Lie algebra of vector fields by means of such operators.     

Unitary Representations of the Quantum Lorentz Group and Quantum Relativistic Toda Chain

We give a group theory interpretation of the three types of q-Bessel functions. We consider a family of quantum Lorentz groups and a family of quantum Lobachevsky spaces. For three values of the parameter of the quantum Lobachevsky space, the Casimir operators correspond to the two-body relativistic open Toda-chain Hamiltonians whose eigenfunctions are the modified q-Bessel functions of the three types. We construct the principal series of unitary irreducible representations of the quantum Lorentz groups. Special matrix elements in the irreducible spaces given by the q-Macdonald functions are the wave functions of the two-body relativistic open Toda chain. We obtain integral representations for these functions.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>*-Algebras Generated by Mappings. Criterion of Irreducibility

We study the operator algebra associated with a self-mapping ? on a countable set X which can be represented as a directed graph. The algebra is generated by the family of partial isometries acting on the corresponding l²(X). We study the structure of involutive semigroup multiplicatively generated by the family of partial isometries. We formulate the criterion when the algebra is irreducible on the Hilbert space. We consider the concrete examples of operator algebras. In particular, we give the examples of nonisomorphic C*-algebras, which are the extensions by compact operators of the algebra of continuous functions on the unit circle.     

k-Dirac Operator and Parabolic Geometries

In this paper we construct particular differential operators which are invariant with respect to the canonical action of the principal group of a particular type of parabolic geometry. These operators form sequences which are related to the minimal resolutions of the $k$ -Dirac operator studied in Clifford analysis.     

Hermitian generalization of the Rarita-Schwinger operators

We introduce two new linear differential operators which are invariant with respect to the unitary group SU（n）. They constitute analogues of the twistor and the Rarita-Schwinger operator in the orthogonal case. The natural setting for doing this is Hermitian Clifford Analysis. Such operators are constructed by twisting the two versions of the Hermitian Dirac operator 6z_ and 6z_ and then projecting on irreducible modules for the unitary group. We then study some properties of their spaces of nullsolutions and we find a formulation of the Hermitian Rarita-Schwinger operators in terms of Hermitian monogenic polynomials.     

Nonlinear Commutation Relations: Representations by Point-Supported Operators

We present a class of non-Lie commutation relations admitting representations by point-supported operators (i.e., by operators whose integral kernels are generalized point-supported functions). For such relations we construct all operator-irreducible representations (up to equivalence). Each representation is realized by point-supported operators in the Hilbert space of antiholomorphic functions. We show that the reproducing kernels of these spaces can be represented via hypergeometric series and the theta function, as well as via their modifications. We construct coherent states that intertwine abstract representations with irreducible representations.     

Symbolic Computation with Monotone Operators

We consider a class of monotone operators which are appropriate for symbolic representation and manipulation within a computer algebra system. Various structural properties of the class (e.g., closure under taking inverses, resolvents) are investigated as well as the role played by maximal monotonicity within the class. In particular, we show that there is a natural correspondence between our class of monotone operators and the subdifferentials of convex functions belonging to a class of convex functions deemed suitable for symbolic computation of Fenchel conjugates which were previously studied by Bauschke & von Mohrenschildt and by Borwein & Hamilton. A number of illustrative examples utilizing the introduced class of operators are provided including computation of proximity operators, recovery of a convex penalty function associated with the hard thresholding operator, and computation of superexpectations, superdistributions and superquantiles with specialization to risk measures.     

Sampling, Filtering and Sparse Approximations on Combinatorial Graphs

In this paper we address sampling and approximation of functions on combinatorial graphs. We develop filtering on graphs by using Schrödinger’s group of operators generated by combinatorial Laplace operator. Then we construct a sampling theory by proving Poincare and Plancherel-Polya-type inequalities for functions on graphs. These results lead to a theory of sparse approximations on graphs and have potential applications to filtering, denoising, data dimension reduction, image processing, image compression, computer graphics, visualization and learning theory.     

The best approximation of Laplace operator by linear bounded operators in the space <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>

We obtain close two-sided estimates for the best approximation of Laplace operator by linear bounded operators on the class of functions for which the square of the Laplace operator belongs to the L _p -space. We estimate the best constant in the corresponding Kolmogorov inequality and the error of the optimal recovery of values of the Laplace operator on functions from this class defined with an error. In a particular case (p = 2) we solve all three problems exactly.     

The Genuine Bernstein-Durrmeyer Operator on a Simplex

In 1967 Durrmeyer introduced a modification of the Bernstein polynomials as a selfadjoint polynomial operator on L²[0,1] which proved to be an interesting and rich object of investigation. Incorporating Jacobi weights Berens and Xu obtained a more general class of operators, sharing all the advantages of Durrmeyer’s modification, and identified these operators as de la Vallée-Poussin means with respect to the associated Jacobi polynomial expansion. Nevertheless, all these modifications lack one important property of the Bernstein polynomials, namely the preservation of linear functions. To overcome this drawback a Bernstein-Durrmeyer operator with respect to a singular Jacobi weight will be introduced and investigated. For this purpose an orthogonal series expansion in terms generalized Jacobi polynomials and its de la Vallée-Poussin means will be considered. These Bernstein-Durrmeyer polynomials with respect to the singular weight combine all the nice properties of Bernstein-Durrmeyer polynomials with the preservation of linear functions, and are closely tied to classical Bernstein polynomials. Focusing not on the approximation behavior of the operators but on shape preserving properties, these operators we will prove them to converge monotonically decreasing, if and only if the underlying function is subharmonic with respect to the elliptic differential operator associated to the Bernstein as well as to these Bernstein-Durrmeyer polynomials. In addition to various generalizations of convexity, subharmonicity is one further shape property being preserved by these Bernstein-Durrmeyer polynomials. Finally, pointwise and global saturation results will be derived in a very elementary way.     

Dynamics of Noncommutative Solitons I: Spectral Theory and Dispersive Estimates

We consider the Schrödinger equation with a Hamiltonian given by a second-order difference operator with nonconstant growing coefficients, on the half one-dimensional lattice. This operator appeared first naturally in the construction and dynamics of noncommutative solitons in the context of noncommutative field theory. We prove pointwise in time decay estimates with the decay rate \({t^{-1}\log^{-2}t}\), which is optimal with the chosen weights and appears to be so generally. We use a novel technique involving generating functions of orthogonal polynomials to achieve this estimate.     

Branching problems for semisimple Lie groups and reproducing kernels

For a semisimple Lie group G satisfying the equal rank condition, the most basic family of unitary irreducible representations is the discrete series found by Harish-Chandra. In this paper, we study some of the branching laws for these when restricted to a subgroup H of the same type by combining the classical results with the recent work of T. Kobayashi. We analyze aspects of having differential operators being symmetry-breaking operators; in particular, we prove in the so-called admissible case that every symmetry breaking (H-map) operator is a differential operator. We prove discrete decomposability under Harish-Chandra's condition of cusp form on the reproducing kernels. Our techniques are based on realizing discrete series representations as kernels of elliptic invariant differential operators.