A characterization of the Cauchy-type distributions on boundaries of semisimple groups (Q1814409)

The author proves the following theorem: Let \(G\) be a connected semisimple Lie group and \(P\) a parabolic subgroup of \(G\). Let \(K\) be a maximal compact subgroup of \(G\) and let \(m\) be the \(K\)-invariant probability measure on \(G/P\). Moreover let \(H\) be a subgroup of \(P\) such that \(HK=G\). Then for a probability measure \(\mu\) on \(G/P\) the following assertions are equivalent: (i) \(\{g\mu:g\in G\}=\{h\mu:h\in H\}\), i.e. the sets of \(G\)-types and of \(H\)-types of \(\mu\) coincide; (ii) \(\mu=hm\) for some \(h\in H\), i.e. \(\mu\) is of the same \(H\)-type as \(m\). In particular, if \(G=SL(n,\mathbb{R})\) and \(P=\{g\in G:gv\in\mathbb{R} v\}\) for some \(v\in\mathbb{R}^ n\), \(v\neq 0\), this theorem yields a characterization of the Cauchy distributions on \(\mathbb{R}^ n\) due to \textit{F. B. Knight} and \textit{P. A. Meyer} [Z. Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie Verw. Geb. 34, 129-134 (1976; Zbl 0353.60020)]. Moreover, the theorem strengthens results by \textit{J.-L. Dunau} and \textit{H. Senateur} [J. Multivariate Anal. 22, 74-78 (1987; Zbl 0655.62007)] concerning measures on boundaries of semisimple Lie groups.