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Polyhomomorphisms of locally compact groups

Functional Analysis 2021-05-25 v2 Dynamical Systems Group Theory Representation Theory

Abstract

Let GG and HH be locally compact groups with fixed two-side-invariant Haar measures. A polyhomomorphism GHG\to H is a closed subgroup RG×HR\subset G\times H with a fixed Haar measure, whose marginals on GG and HH are dominated by the Haar measures on GG and HH. A polyhomomorphism can be regarded as a multi-valued map sending points to sets equipped with 'uniform' measures. For polyhomomorphsisms GHG\to H, HKH\to K there is a well-defined product GKG\to K. The set of polyhomomorphisms GHG\to H is a metrizable compact space with respect to the Chabauty--Bourbaki topology and the product is separately continuous. A polyhomomorphism GHG\to H determines a canonical operator L2(H)L2(G)L^2(H)\to L^2(G), which is a partial isometry up to scalar factor. As an example, we consider locally compact infinite-dimensional linear spaces over finite fields and examine closures of groups of linear operators in semigroups of polyendomorphisms.

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@article{arxiv.2002.10845,
  title  = {Polyhomomorphisms of locally compact groups},
  author = {Yury A. Neretin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.10845},
  year   = {2021}
}

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26pp, revised version

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