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The Fourier transform on 2-step Lie groups

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2017-12-29 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the behavior of the Fourier transform on finite dimensional 2-step Lie groups and develop a general theory akin to that of the whole space or the torus. We provide a familiar framework in which computations are made sensibly easier than with the usual representation-theoretic Fourier transform. In addition, we study the 'singular frequencies' of the group, at which the canonical bilinear antisymmetric form degenerates. We also exhibit a specific example for which partial degeneracy of the canonical form occurs, as opposed to the full degeneracy at the origin. We thus extend the results from [1].

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@article{arxiv.1712.09880,
  title  = {The Fourier transform on 2-step Lie groups},
  author = {Guillaume Lévy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.09880},
  year   = {2017}
}
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