Introduction to Actions of Discrete Groups on Pseudo-Riemannian Homogeneous Manifolds

Isometric actions of discrete groups are not always properly discontinuous for pseudo-Riemannian manifolds. This short exposition gives an up-to-date survey of some of the basic questions about discontinuous groups for pseudo-Riemannian homogeneous spaces, on which a rapid development has been made since late 1980s.The first half includes an elementary geometric motivation, the Calabi–Markus phenomenon, the discontinuous dual, and deformation. These topics are rebuilt on a criterion of properly discontinuous actions on homogeneous spaces of reductive groups, obtained by Kobayashi [Math. Ann. 1989] and generalized independently by Benoist [Ann. Math. 1996] and Kobayashi [J. Lie Theory 1996].The second half discusses the existence problem of compact Clifford–Klein forms of pseudo-Riemannian homogeneous spaces, for which many new methods from different areas have been recently employed. We examine these various approaches in some typical cases. We also point out that Zimmer's examples on SL(n)/SL(m) [J. Amer. Math. Soc. 1994] and Shalom's examples on SL(n)/SL(2) [Ann. Math. 2000] are readily obtained as special cases of Kobayashi's criterion [Duke Math. J. 1992], where the former uses ergodic theory and restrictions of unitary representations, respectively, while the latter uses cohomologies of discrete groups.The article also explains some open problems and conjectures.     

Compact Clifford–Klein Forms of Homogeneous Spaces of SO(2, n)

A homogeneous space G/H is said to have a compact Clifford–Klein form if there exists a discrete subgroup of G that acts properly discontinuously on G/H, such that the quotient space \G/H is compact. When n is even, we find every closed, connected subgroup H of G = SO(2, n), such that G/H has a compact Clifford–Klein form, but our classification is not quite complete when n is odd. The work reveals new examples of homogeneous spaces of SO(2, n) that have compact Clifford–Klein forms, if n is even. Furthermore, we show that if H is a closed, connected subgroup of G = SL(3, R), and neither H nor G/H is compact, then G/H does not have a compact Clifford–Klein form, and we also study noncompact Clifford–Klein forms of finite volume.     

Classical Fourier Analysis over Homogeneous Spaces of Compact Groups

This paper introduces a unified operator theory approach to the abstract Fourier analysis over homogeneous spaces of compact groups. Let G be a compact group and H be a closed subgroup of G. Let G/H be the left coset space of H in G andμ be the normalized G-invariant measure on G/ H associated to the Weil's formula.Then, we present a generalized abstract framework of Fourier analysis for the Hilbert function space L~2(G/H,μ).     

Property (RD) for Cocompact Lattices in a Finite Product of Rank One Lie Groups with Some Rank Two Lie Groups

We apply V. Lafforgues techniques to establish property (RD) for cocompact lattices in a finite product of rank one Lie groups with Lie groups whose restricted root system is of type A ₂.     

Riesz Potentials in Besov and Triebel–Lizorkin Spaces over Spaces of Homogeneous Type

By using the discrete Calderón reproducing formulae, the author first establishes the boundedness of the Riesz-potential-type operator in homogeneous Besov and Triebel–Lizorkin spaces over spaces of homogeneous type. Then, by use of the T1 theorems for these spaces, the author proves that this operator of Riesz potential type can be used as the lifting operator of these spaces.     

Spaces of Densely Continuous Forms

The set C(X,Y) of continuous functions from a topological space X into a topological space Y is extended to the set D(X,Y) of densely continuous forms from X to Y, such form being a kind of multifunction from X to Y. The topologies of pointwise convergence, uniform convergence, and uniform convergence on compact sets are defined for D(X,Y), for locally compact spaces X and metric spaces Y having a metric satisfying the Heine–Borel property. Under these assumptions, D(X,Y) with the uniform topology is shown to be completely metrizable. In addition, if X is compact, D(X,Y) is completely metrizable under the topology of uniform convergence on compact sets. For this latter topology, an Ascoli theorem is established giving necessary and sufficient conditions for a subset of D(X,Y) to be compact.     

On the Riemann Summability of Fourier Integrals and Real Hardy Spaces

We consider the Riemann means of single and multiple Fourier integrals of functions belonging to L¹ or the real Hardy spaces defined on ℝⁿ, where n ≥ 1 is an integer. We prove that the maximal Riemann operator is bounded both from H¹(ℝ) into L¹(ℝ) and from L¹(ℝ) into weak –L¹(ℝ). We also prove that the double maximal Riemann operator is bounded from the hybrid Hardy spaces H^(1,0)(ℝIsup2), H^(0,1)(ℝ²⁾ into weak –L¹(ℝ²). Hence pointwise Riemann summability of Fourier integrals of functions in H^(1,0) ∪ H^(0,1)(ℝ²) follows almost everywhere.The maximal conjugate Riemann operators as well as the pointwise convergence of the conjugate Riemann means are also dealt with.     

Characterizations by Automorphism Groups of Some Rank 3 Buildings, III. Moufang-Like Conditions

In this paper, we introduce the root-Moufang condition and the p-adic Moufang condition. We show that affine buildings of type Ã2 satisfying the root-Moufang condition are Bruhat–Tits buildings. Also, every rank 3 affine building satisfying the p-adic Moufang condition is a Bruhat-Tits building. We motivate the introduction of the new conditions by showing that all Bruhat– Tits Ã2-buildings satisfy the root-Moufang condition, and that the Ã2-buildings over a p-adic field also satisfy the p-adic Moufang condition. Another application of the p-adic Moufang condition is given in Part IV of this paper.     

Essential Components of the Set of Weakly Pareto-Nash Equilibrium Points for Multiobjective Generalized Games in Two Different Topological Spaces

In this paper, we study the existence and essential components of the set of weakly Pareto-Nash equilibrium points for multiobjective generalized games in two different uniform topological spaces. We obtain some new existence theorems. Examples show that the results are not identical in two different topological spaces.The author thanks two referees for careful reading of the paper and helpful comments.