Representations of differential operators on a Lie group, and conditions for a Lie algebra of operators to generate a representation of the group (Q1060307)

Let G be a simply connected Lie group with Lie algebra \({\mathcal G}\). If U is a unitary representation of G then let dU denote the corresponding infinitesimal representation of \({\mathcal G}\). Now suppose that \(\rho\) is any densely defined representation of the Lie algebra. There are two problems considered in this paper. One is the integrability problem: When is \(\rho\) of the form dU for some unitary representation of the Lie group G? The other is the extension problem: When is there an extension \({\tilde \rho}\) of \(\rho\) which is of the form dU for some unitary U? While the analysis is for the most part restricted to the special case of \(sl(2,{\mathbb{R}})\), the conjecture is that the results carry over to the general case. In each problem, sufficient conditions are given in terms of the operators \(\rho (X+iY)\) where X and Y are elements of \({\mathcal G}\) and \(X+iY\) is in the complex enveloping algebra. Terminology is carefully defined, proofs are presented in detail, and there are many references provided.