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When is a Riesz distribution a complex measure?

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2021-01-01 v2 Representation Theory Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

Let R_\alpha be the Riesz distribution on a simple Euclidean Jordan algebra, parametrized by the complex number \alpha. I give an elementary proof of the necessary and sufficient condition for R_\alpha to be a locally finite complex measure (= complex Radon measure).

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@article{arxiv.0906.3027,
  title  = {When is a Riesz distribution a complex measure?},
  author = {Alan D. Sokal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.3027},
  year   = {2021}
}

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LaTeX2e, 15 pages. Version 2 contains some small changes suggested by a referee

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