We give various realizations of the adjoint orbits of a semi-simple Lie group and describe their symplectic geometry. We then use these realizations to identify a family of Lagrangian submanifolds of the orbits.

The superbosonization identity of Littelmann, Sommers and Zirnbauer is a new tool for use in studying universality of random matrix ensembles via supersymmetry, which is applicable to non-Gaussian invariant distributions. We give a new conceptual interpretation of this formula, linking it to harmonic superanalysis of Lie supergroups and symmetric superspaces, and in particular, to a supergeneralization of the Riesz distributions. Using the super-Laplace transformation of generalized superfunctions, the theory of which we develop, we reduce the proof to computing the Gindikin gamma function of a Riemannian symmetric superspace, which we determine explicitly.

This paper deals with the Schrödinger equation $i{\partial }_{s} u(\mathbf{z} , t; s)- \mathcal{L} u(\mathbf{z} , t; s)= 0, $ where $ \mathcal{L} $ is the sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group. Assume that the initial data $f$ satisfies $\vert f(\mathbf{z} , t)\vert \lesssim {q}_{\alpha } (\mathbf{z} , t), $ where ${q}_{s} $ is the heat kernel associated to $ \mathcal{L} . $ If in addition $\vert u(\mathbf{z} , t; {s}_{0} )\vert \lesssim {q}_{\beta } (\mathbf{z} , t), $ for some ${s}_{0} \in \mathbb{R} \setminus \{ 0\} , $ then we prove that $u(\mathbf{z} , t; s)= 0$ for all $s\in \mathbb{R} $ whenever $\alpha \beta \lt { s}_{0}^{2} . $ This result holds true in the more general context of $H$-type groups. We also prove an analogous result for the Grushin operator on ${ \mathbb{R} }^{n+ 1} . $

We study graded group-valued continuously differentiable mappings defined on stratified groups, where differentiability is understood with respect to the group structure. We characterize these mappings by a system of nonlinear first-order PDEs, establishing a quantitative estimate for their difference quotient. This provides us with a mean value estimate that allows us to prove both the inverse mapping theorem and the implicit function theorem. The latter theorem also relies on the fact that the differential admits a proper factorization of the domain into a suitable inner semidirect product. When this splitting property of the differential holds in the target group, then the inverse mapping theorem leads us to the rank theorem. Both implicit function theorem and rank theorem naturally introduce the classes of image sets and level sets. For commutative groups, these two classes of sets coincide and correspond to the usual submanifolds. In noncommutative groups, we have two distinct classes of intrinsic submanifolds. They constitute the so-called intrinsic graphs, that are defined with respect to the algebraic splitting and everywhere possess a unique metric tangent cone equipped with a natural group structure.

Let $X=G/H$ be a reductive symmetric space and $K$ a maximal compact subgroup of $G$. We study Fourier transforms of compactly supported $K$-finite distributions on $X$ and characterize the image of the space of such distributions.

In this paper we study the kernels and the Lp–Lq boundedness properties of some intertwining operators associated to representations of SL(n, R).

We study a convolution semigroup satisfying Gaussian estimates on a group G of polynomial volume growth. If Q is a subgroup satisfying a certain geometric condition, we obtain high order regularity estimates for the semigroup in the direction of Q. Applications to heat kernels and convolution powers are given.