The heat kernel on H-type groups

In this paper we present an explicit calculation of the heat kernel for the sub-Laplacian on an H-type group by using irreducible unitary representations of and the heat kernel for the associated Hermite operator.

     

ON UNIQUE CONTINUATION PROPERTIES FOR THE SUB-LAPLACIAN ON CARNOT GROUPS

In this article, authors begin with establishing representation formulas and properties for functions on Carnot groups. Then, some unique continuation results to solutions of sub-Laplace equations with potentials are proved.     

Sub-Laplacians of Holomorphic L-type on Rank One AN-Groups and Related Solvable Groups

Consider a right-invariant sub-Laplacian L on an exponential solvable Lie group G, endowed with a left-invariant Haar measure. Depending on the structure of G and possibly also that of L, L may admit differentiable L^p-functional calculi, or may be of holomorphic L^p-type for a given p≠2, as recent studies of specific classes of groups G and sub-Laplacians L have revealed. By “holomorphic L^p-type” we mean that every L^p-spectral multiplier for L is necessarily holomorphic in a complex neighborhood of some point in the L²-spectrum of L. This can only arise if the group algebra L¹(G) is non-symmetric. In this article we prove that, for large classes of exponential groups, including all rank one AN-groups, a certain Lie algebraic condition, which characterizes the non-symmetry of L¹(G) [37], also suffices for L to be of holomorphic L¹-type. Moreover, if this condition, which was first introduced by J. Boidol [6] in a different context, holds for generic points in the dual * of the Lie algebra of G, then L is of holomorphic L^p-type for every p≠2. Besides the non-symmetry of L¹(G), also the closedness of coadjoint orbits plays a crucial role. We also discuss an example of a higher rank AN-group. This example and our results in the rank one case suggest that sub-Laplacians on exponential Lie groups may be of holomorphic L¹-type if and only if there exists a closed coadjoint orbit Ω * such that the points of Ω satisfy Boidol's condition. In the course of the proof of our main results, whose principal strategy is similar as in [8], we develop various tools which may be of independent interest and largely apply to more general Lie groups. Some of them are certainly known as “folklore” results. For instance, we study subelliptic estimates on representation spaces, the relation between spectral multipliers and unitary representations, and develop some “holomorphic” and “continuous” perturbation theory for images of sub-Laplacians under “smoothly varying” families of irreducible unitary representations.     

A Bayesian approach to the estimation of maps between Riemannian manifolds

Let Θ be a smooth compact oriented manifold without boundary, imbedded in a Euclidean space E ^s, and let γ be a smooth map of Θ into a Riemannian manifold Λ. An unknown state θ ∈ Θ is observed via X = θ + εξ, where ε > 0 is a small parameter and ξ is a white Gaussian noise. For a given smooth prior λ on Θ and smooth estimators g(X) of the map γ we derive a second-order asymptotic expansion for the related Bayesian risk. The calculation involves the geometry of the underlying spaces Θ and Λ, in particular, the integration-by-parts formula. Using this result, a second-order minimax estimator of γ is found based on the modern theory of harmonic maps and hypo-elliptic differential operators.      

H-型群上多重次拉普拉斯算子的基本解及其估计

通过热核方法得到了H-型群上多重次拉普拉斯算子基本解的精确表达式,并且得到了该基本解的几类估计.     

Almost Everywhere Convergence of Bochner-Riesz Means On The Heisenberg Group and Fractional Integration On The Dual

Let L denote the sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group H_n and the corresponding Bochner-Riesz operator. Let Q denote the homogeneous dimension and D the Euclideandimension of H_n. We prove convergence a.e. of the Bochner-Rieszmeans as r 0 for > 0and for all f L^p(H_n), provided that . Our proof is based on explicit formulas for the operators with a C, defined on the dual ofH_n by , which may be of independent interest. Here is given by for all (z,u) H_n. 2000 Mathematical Subject Classification: 22E30, 43A80.     

The sharp lower bound for the first positive eigenvalue of a sub-Laplacian on a pseudo-Hermitian manifold

This paper studies, using the Bochner technique, a sharp lower bound of the first eigenvalue of a subelliptic Laplace operator on a strongly pseudoconvex CR manifold in terms of its pseudo-Hermitian geometry. For dimensions greater than or equal to , the lower bound under a condition on the Ricci curvature and the torsion was obtained by Greenleaf. We give a proof for all dimensions greater than or equal to . For dimension , the sharp lower bound is proved under a condition which also involves a distinguished covariant derivative of the torsion.

     

Green functions and related boundary value problems on the Heisenberg group

In this article, a modified Kelvin transform on ? _n using inversion with respect to a ball of arbitrary radius is defined, which gives explicit expressions for Green's function and Poisson's kernel for the Korányi ball of arbitrary radius and annular domain. The solution of the Dirichlet problem for the union of two balls is discussed using the Schwarz's alternating method.     

On fundamental solution for powers of the sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group

We discuss the fundamental solution for m-th powers of the sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group. We use the representation theory of the Heisenberg group to analyze the associated m-th powers of the sub-Laplacian and to construct its fundamental solution. Besides, the series representation of the fundamental solution for square of the sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group is given and we also get the closed form of the fundamental solution for square of the sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group with dimension n=2,3,4.