Canonical representations on two-sheeted hyperboloids

The two-sheeted hyperboloid in ℝⁿ can be identified with the unit sphere Ω in ℝⁿ with the equator removed. Canonical representations of the group G = SO ₀(n − 1, 1) on are defined as the restrictions to G of the representations of the overgroup = SO ₀(n, 1) associated with a cone. They act on functions and distributions on the sphere Ω. We decompose these canonical representations into irreducible constituents and decompose the Berezin form. Bibliography: 12 titles. To the memory of my teacher F. A. Berezin __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 331, 2006, pp. 91–124.     

Distribution of integral points on certain two-sheeted hyperboloids

Yu. V. Linnik's investigations [Vestn. Leningr. Univ., No. 2, 3–23; No. 5, 3–32; No. 8, 15–27 (1955)] are refined and generalized to indefinite ternary quadratic forms of a sufficiently general form (to forms contained in the form x₁x₃—x ₂ ² ]. The method of investigation is improved. The presentation is substantially simplified.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 93, pp. 87–141, 1980.     

Harmonic analysis on tori

We consider measurable subsets {ofR}ⁿ with 0<m()<, and we assume that has a spectral set . (In the special case when is also assumed open, may be obtained as the joint spectrum of a family of commuting self-adjoint operators {H _k: 1kn} in L ² () such that each H _k is an extension of i(/x _k) on C _c (), k=1, ..., n.)It is known that is a fundamental domain for a lattice if is itself a lattice. In this paper, we consider a class of examples where is not assumed to be a lattice. Instead is assumed to have a certain inhomogeneous form, and we prove a necessary and sufficient condition for to be a fundamental domain for some lattice in {ofR}ⁿ. We are thus able to decide the question, fundamental domain or not, by considering only properties of the spectrum . Our criterion is obtained as a corollary to a theorem concerning partitions of sets which have a spectrum of inhomogeneous form.Work supported in part by the NSF.Work supported in part by the NSRC, Denmark.     

Determinantal formulas for zonal spherical functions on hyperboloids

Abstract. We construct determinantal expressions for the zonal spherical functions on the hyperboloids with p,q odd (and larger than 1). This gives rise to explicit evaluation formulas for hypergeometric series representing half-integer parameter families of Jacobi functions and (via specialization) Jacobi polynomials. Received November 18, 1999 / Published online October 30, 2000     

Harmonic analysis on unitary groups

A theory of harmonic analysis on a metric group (G, d) is developed with the model of U$\text{U}$, the unitary group of a C¹-algebra $\text{U}$, in mind. Essential in this development is the set $\text{G}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{d}}$ of contractive, irreducible representations of G, and its concomitant set P_d(G) of positive-definite functions. It is shown that $\text{G}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{d}}$ is compact and closed in $\text{G}\text{?}$. The set $\text{G}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{d}}$ is determined in a number of cases, in particular when G = U($\text{U}$) with $\text{U}$ abelian. If $\text{U}$ is an AW¹-algebra, it is shown that $\text{G}\text{?}$_d is essentially the same as $\text{U}\text{?}$. Unitary groups are characterised in terms of a certain Lie algebra $\text{g}$_u and several characterisations of G = U($\text{U}$) when $\text{U}$ is abelian are given.     

The algebra of hyperboloids of revolution

If we change the sign of p ? m columns (or rows) of an m × m positive definite symmetric matrix A, the resultant matrix B has p negative eigenvalues. We give systems of inequalities for the eigenvalues of B and of the matrix obtained from B by deleting one row and column. To obtain these, we first develop characterizations of the eigenvalues of B which are analogous to the minimum-maximum properties of the eigenvalues of a symmetric A, i.e. the Courant-Fischer theorem. These results arose from studying probability distributions on the hyperboloid of revolution

$\text{x}{}^2{}_1\text{+ ? + x}{}^2{}_{\mathrm{m?p}}\text{? x}{}^2{}_{\mathrm{m\; ?\; p\; +\; 1}}\text{? ? ? x}{}^2{}_{\mathrm{m}}\text{= 1}$

. By contrast, the familiar results are associated with the sphere x²₁ + ? + x²_m = 1.     

Distribution of integral points on some hyperboloids of one sheet

Results of B. F. Skubenko (Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Mat.,26, 721–752 (1962)) are generalized to indefinite ternary quadratic formsf(x)=f ₀(Cx), which are contained in the simplest formf ₀(x)=x ₁ x ₃–x _r ^e We prove that the integral points on the hyperboloid of one sheetf(x)=m,m<0, are uniformly distributed over area (in the sense of hyperbolic metric) and over residue classes for given modulus.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 121, pp. 83–93, 1983.     

Segre hyperboloids and rational subvarieties in Grassmannians

Moscow State University. L'vov Polytechnical Institute. Translated from Funktsional'nyi Analiz i Ego Prilozheniya, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 69–71, January–March, 1990.     

Harmonic analysis on perturbed Cayley Trees

We study some spectral properties of the adjacency operator of non-homogeneous networks. The graphs under investigation are obtained by adding density zero perturbations to the homogeneous Cayley Trees. Apart from the natural mathematical meaning, such spectral properties are relevant for the Bose Einstein Condensation for the pure hopping model describing arrays of Josephson junctions on non-homogeneous networks. The resulting topological model is described by a one particle Hamiltonian which is, up to an additive constant, the opposite of the adjacency operator on the graph. It is known that the Bose Einstein condensation already occurs for unperturbed homogeneous Cayley Trees. However, the particles condensate on the perturbed graph, even in the configuration space due to non-homogeneity. Even if the graphs under consideration are exponentially growing, we show that it is enough to perturb in a negligible way the original graph in order to obtain a new network whose mathematical and physical properties dramatically change. Among the results proved in the present paper, we mention the following ones. The appearance of the Hidden Spectrum near the zero of the Hamiltonian, or equivalently below the norm of the adjacency. The latter is related to the value of the critical density and then with the appearance of the condensation phenomena. The investigation of the recurrence/transience character of the adjacency, which is connected to the possibility to construct locally normal states exhibiting the Bose Einstein condensation. Finally, the study of the volume growth of the wave function of the ground state of the Hamiltonian, which is nothing but the generalized Perron Frobenius eigenvector of the adjacency. This Perron Frobenius weight describes the spatial distribution of the condensate and its shape is connected with the possibility to construct locally normal states exhibiting the Bose Einstein condensation at a fixed density greater than the critical one.     

Inversion of potential-type operators with symbols degenerate on hyperboloids and paraboloids

The method of approximative inverse operators is applied to the inversion of certain potential-type operators with symbols degenerate on hyperboloids or paraboloids. Using this method, the inversion is constructed as the limit of a sequence of convolutions with summable kernels that are expressed in terms of elementary or special functions.     

Harmonic analysis on the Pascal graph

In this paper, we completely determine the spectral invariants of an auto-similar planar 3-regular graph. Using the same methods, we study the spectral invariants of a natural compactification of this graph.     

Harmonic analysis on non-semisimple symmetric spaces

It is proven that theL ² spectrum for certain non-semisimple, non-nilpotent symmetric spaces is multiplicity-free. The spectrum and spectral measure are computed precisely for symmetric spaces corresponding to non-compact motion groups. Somewhat less complete results on theL ² spectrum — in both the Mackey Machine and Orbit Method modes — are given for general semidirect product symmetric spaces. The author was supported by the NSF through DMS84-00900-A01 and by a Senior Fulbright Fellowship.     

Harmonic analysis on discrete Abelian groups

Let be an Abelian group and let denote the linear space of all complex-valued functions defined on equipped with the product topology. We prove that the following are equivalent.

(i) Every nonzero translation invariant closed subspace of contains an exponential; that is, a nonzero multiplicative function.

(ii) The torsion free rank of is less than the continuum.

     

Harmonic analysis on the infinite-dimensional unitary group

The goal of harmonic analysis on the infinite-dimensional unitary group is to decompose a certain family of unitary representations of this group, which is a substitute for the nonexisting regular representations and depends on two complex parameters (Olshanski, 2003). In the case of noninteger parameters, the decomposing measure is described in terms of determinantal point processes (Borondin and Olshanski, 2005). The aim of the present paper is to describe the decomposition for integer parameters; in this case, the spectrum of the decompositions changes drastically. A similar result was earlier obtained for the infinite symmetric group (Kerov, Olshanski, and Vershik, 2004), but the case of the unitary group turned out to be much more complicated. In the proof we use Gustafson’s multilateral summation formula for hypergeometric series. Bibliography: 6 titles.