Continuous singular measures with absolutely continuous convolution squares

We prove for every non-abelian compact connected group there is a continuous, singular, central measure with in for all . We also construct such measures on some families of non-abelian compact totally disconnected groups. These results settle an open question of Ragozin.

     

Spectral analysis for convolution operators on locally compact groups

We consider operators H_μ of convolution with measures μ on locally compact groups. We characterize the spectrum of H_μ by constructing auxiliary operators whose kernel contain the pure point and singular subspaces of H_μ, respectively. The proofs rely on commutator methods.     

Atomization process for convolution operators on locally compact groups

We develop for a large class of locally compact groups a method of approximation of convolution operators on by finitely supported measures with control of the support and of the operator norm of the approximating measures.

     

Asymptotic properties of convolution operators and limits of triangular arrays on locally compact groups

We consider a locally compact group and a limiting measure of a commutative infinitesimal triangular system (c.i.t.s.) of probability measures on . We show, under some restrictions on , or , that belongs to a continuous one-parameter convolution semigroup. In particular, this result is valid for symmetric c.i.t.s. on any locally compact group . It is also valid for a limiting measure which has `full' support on a Zariski connected -algebraic group , where is a local field, and any one of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) is a compact extension of a closed solvable normal subgroup, in particular, is amenable, (2) has finite one-moment or (3) has density and in case the characteristic of is positive, the radical of is -defined. We also discuss the spectral radius of the convolution operator of a probability measure on a locally compact group , we show that it is always positive for any probability measure on , and it is also multiplicative in case of symmetric commuting measures.

     

Central idempotent measures on connected locally compact groups

A measure μ of finite total variation on a locally compact group G is idempotent if μ 1 μ = μ, and is central if invariant under all inner automorphisms of G. Recent results of D. Rider and D. Ragozin concerning compact groups are combined with results of the authors for noncompact groups to determine all central idempotent measures on a connected G in terms of the structural features of G.     

Singular stationary measures are not always fractal

We know of few explicit results to insure that stationary measures are simultaneously (i) singular, (ii) nonatomic, (iii) with interval support, and (iv) unique. Such results would appear useful, to further separate the analytic notion of singular from the geometric notion of fractal. We prove two general theorems, one for maps of [0,1] into [0, 1], the other for 2×2 random matrices. In each setting, we study measures supported on two points of the transformation space, and we provide sufficient conditions to insure that the stationary measures satisfy (i)–(iv).     

Limits of commutative triangular systems on locally compact groups

On a locally compact group G, if , for some probability measuresv _n and μ onG, then a sufficient condition is obtained for the set to be relatively compact; this in turn implies the embeddability of a shift of μ. The condition turns out to be also necessary when G is totally disconnected. In particular, it is shown that ifG is a discrete linear group over R then a shift of the limit μ is embeddable. It is also shown that any infinitesimally divisible measure on a connected nilpotent real algebraic group is embeddable.     

Midconvex functions in locally compact groups

The theorems of Bernstein-Doetsch, and Ostrowski, concerning the continuity of midconvex functions are extended to open subsets of locally compact and root-approximable topological groups.

     

Selections and their absolutely continuous invariant measures

Let I=[0,1]$I=[0,1]$ and let P be a partition of I   into a finite number of intervals. Let _τ1${\tau }_1$, _τ2${\tau }_2$; I→I$I\to I$ be two piecewise expanding maps on P  . Let G⊂I×I$G\subset I\times I$ be the region between the boundaries of the graphs of _τ1${\tau }_1$ and _τ2${\tau }_2$. Any map τ:I→I$\tau :I\to I$ that takes values in G is called a selection of the multivalued map defined by G  . There are many results devoted to the study of the existence of selections with specified topological properties. However, there are no results concerning the existence of selection with measure-theoretic properties. In this paper we prove the existence of selections which have absolutely continuous invariant measures (acim). By our assumptions we know that _τ1${\tau }_1$ and _τ2${\tau }_2$ possess acims preserving the distribution functions F⁽¹⁾$F^{(1)}$ and F⁽²⁾$F^{(2)}$. The main result shows that for any convex combination F   of F⁽¹⁾$F^{(1)}$ and F⁽²⁾$F^{(2)}$ we can find a map η   with values between the graphs of _τ1${\tau }_1$ and _τ2${\tau }_2$ (that is, a selection) such that F is the η-invariant distribution function. Examples are presented. We also study the relationship of the dynamics of our multivalued maps to random maps.     

Weakly infinitely divisible measures on some locally compact Abelian groups

On the torus group, on the group of p-adic integers, and on the p-adic solenoid, we give a construction of an arbitrary weakly infinitely divisible probability measure using a random element with values in a product of (possibly infinitely many) subgroups of ℝ. As a special case of our results, we have a new construction of the Haar measure on the p-adic solenoid.     

A characterization of Gaussian measures on locally compact Abelian groups

Let and be independent random variables having equal variance. In order that + and – be independent, it is necessary and sufficient that and have normal distributions. This result of Bernshtein [1] is carried over in [7] to the case when and take values in a locally compact Abelian group. In the present note, a characterization of Gaussian measures on locally compact Abelian groups is given in which in place of + and –, functions of and are considered which satisfy the associativity equation.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 759–762, November, 1977.     

On the supports of absolutely continuous Gauss measures on connected Lie groups

The behaviour of the supports of an absolutely continuous Gauss semigroup on certain Lie groups is discussed. It is shown that on a connected nilpotent Lie group any absolutely continuous Gauss semigroup has full supports but on compact connected Lie groups which are not Abelian there exist absolutely continuous Gauss semigroups which do not have common supports.     

On the halo conjecture and maximal convolution operators for locally compact groups

Acta Mathematica Hungarica - The halo conjecture in the theory of differentiation of integrals states that if the maximal operator MB corresponding to a differentiation basis B is of restricted...     

Convolution roots and embeddings of probability measures on locally compact groups

We discuss some properties of nilpotent Lie groups and their application in proving the embedding theorem for infinitely divisible probability measures on locally compact groups.