English

D-modules and characters of semi-simple Lie groups

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v2 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

A celebrated theorem of Harich-Chandra asserts that all invariant eigendistributions on a semisimple Lie group are locally integrable functions. We show that this result is a consequence of an algebraic property of a holonomic D-module defined by Kashiwara and Hotta.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0301295,
  title  = {D-modules and characters of semi-simple Lie groups},
  author = {Yves Laurent and Esther Galina},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0301295},
  year   = {2007}
}