The Dual Pair $\mathrm{Aut}(C)\times F_{4}$ ($p$-adic case)

We study the local theta correspondence for dual pairs of the form $\mathrm{Aut}(C)\times F_{4}$ over a $p$-adic field, where $C$ is a composition algebra of dimension 2 or 4, by restricting the minimal representation of a group of type $E$. We investigate this restriction through the computation of maximal parabolic Jacquet modules and the Fourier-Jacobi functor. As a consequence of our results we prove a multiplicity one result for the $\mathrm{Spin}(9)$-invariant linear functionals of irreducible representations of $F_{4}$ and classify the $\mathrm{Spin}(9)$-distinguished representations.