Orbital integrals on the Lorentz space of curvature \(-1\) (Q1587795)

The author deals with the problem of recovering a function \(f\) from its integrals \(M^rf(x)\) over the spheres around \(x\) of radius \(r\) in \(n\)-dimensional Lorentz space of constant curvature \(-1\). The main results: Reconstruction of \(f(x)\) out of \(M^rf(x)\) through a radial differential operator and \(r \rightarrow 0\) (for timelike spheres in even and odd dimensions \(n\), resp. for spacelike spheres in even dimensions \(n\)). Reconstruction of \(f\) out of their integrals over timelike spheres with centers restricted on a spacelike totally geodesic subspace. Support theorem (only involving timelike spheres). The proofs use inversion of integral equations belonging to spherical means, resp. are based on a transfer of spherical integrals on Lorentz space to Radon transform on Euclidean space. These results extend results of \textit{S. Helgason} [The Radon transform (1980; Zbl 0453.43011)].