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Heyde characterization theorem for some classes of locally compact Abelian groups

Probability 2025-05-20 v1

Abstract

Let L1L_1 and L2L_2 be linear forms of real-valued independent random variables. By Heyde's theorem, if the conditional distribution of L2L_2 given L1L_1 is symmetric, then the random variables are Gaussian. A number of papers are devoted to generalisation of Heyde's theorem to the case, where independent random variables take values in a locally compact Abelian group XX. The article continues these studies. We consider the case, where XX is either a totally disconnected group or is of the form Rn×G\mathbb{R}^n\times G, where GG is a totally disconnected group consisting of compact elements. The proof is based on the study of solutions of the Heyde functional equation on the character group of the original group. In so doing, we use methods of abstract harmonic analysis.

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@article{arxiv.2505.13221,
  title  = {Heyde characterization theorem for some classes of locally compact Abelian groups},
  author = {Gennadiy Feldman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.13221},
  year   = {2025}
}

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15 pages

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