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We demonstrate a method of associating the principal symbol at a $K$-point with a linear differential operator acting between modules over a commutative algebra, and we use it to define the ellipticity of a linear differential operator in a…
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We consider a generalized APS boundary problem for a G-invariant Dirac-type operator, which is not of product type near the boundary. We establish a delocalized version (a so-called Kirillov formula) of the equivariant index theorem for…
The spectral eta-invariant of a self-adjoint elliptic differential operator on a closed manifold is rigid, provided that the parity of the order is opposite to the parity of dimension of the manifold. The paper deals with the calculation of…
We prove weighted $L^p$-Liouville theorems for a class of second order hypoelliptic partial differential operators $\mathcal{L}$ on Lie groups $\mathbb{G}$ whose underlying manifold is $n$-dimensional space. We show that a natural weight is…
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The Chernoff approximation method is a powerful and flexible tool of functional analysis, which allows in many cases to express exp(tL) in terms of variable coefficients of a linear differential operator L. In this paper, we prove a theorem…
We study the global solvability of a class of differential complexes on the product manifold $\mathbb{T}^m \times \mathbb{R}^n$ associated with systems of evolution operators of the form $L_r = \partial_{t_r} + ia_r(t)P(x,D_x),…
Archinard studied the curve $C$ over $\mathbb{C}$ associated to an Appell-Lauricella hypergeometric series and differential forms on its desingularization. In this paper, firstly as a generalization of Archinard's results, we describe a…
We consider generalizations of Dunkl's differential-difference operators associated with groups generated by reflections. The commutativity condition is equivalent to certain functional equations. These equations are solved in many cases.…
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