K-finite matrix elements of irreducible Harish-Chandra modules are hypergeometric functions
Authors:
Yu. A. Neretin
Affiliation:
(1) Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Math. Phys. Group, University of Vienna, Vienna
Abstract:
We show that each K-finite matrix element of an irreducible infinite-dimensional representation of a semisimple Lie group can be obtained from spherical functions by a finite collection of operations. In particular, each matrix element admits a finite expression via the Heckman-Opdam hypergeometric functions.