Spherical means on the Heisenberg group and a restriction theorem for the symplectic Fourier transform (Q1185460)

The aim of this paper is to study spherical mean value operators on the reduced Heisenberg group \(H^ n/\Gamma\). Here \(H^ n\) is the Heisenberg group and \(\Gamma\) is the subgroup \(\{(0,2\pi k):k\in\mathbb{Z}\}\) of \(H^ n\). By a spherical mean value operator we mean an operator of the form \(T_ \mu f=f*\mu\) where \(\mu\) is a rotation invariant compactly supported probability measure on \(H^ n/\Gamma\). We are able to identify all the eigenvalues of the operator \(T_ \mu\). For each \(k=0,1,2,\dots\) and \(\lambda\neq 0\) there are certain radial functions \(e_ k^ \lambda\) on the Heisenberg group \(H^ n\) which can be thought of as the elementary spherical functions for the Heisenberg group. As in the case of the compact symmetric space, the eigenvalues are then given by the averages of \(e_ k^ \lambda\) with respect to \(\mu\). Theorem 1. Assume that \(\mu\) has no mass at the centre of \(H^ n/\Gamma\). Then all the eigenvalues of the operator \(T_ \mu\) are given by \(\alpha_ k(j)= \int_{H^ n/\Gamma} e_ k^ j(z,t)d\mu\), where \(j\) is an integer. Further, any function of the form \(f*e_ k^{-j}\) satisfies \(T_ \mu(f*e_ k^{-j})= \alpha_ k(j) (f*e_ k^{- j})\). Finally the spectral properties of \(T_ r\) and the restriction operators have been studied.