Invariant differential operators on Grassmann manifolds (Q1819451)

The algebra D(G/H) of G-invariant differential operators on the manifold G/H (H closed subgroup of the Lie group G) is computed for the case: G \(= the\) group M(n) of rigid motions of \(R^ n\), H \(= the\) subgroup leaving invariant a certain p-plane in \(R^ n\). Hence \(G/H=G(p,n) = space\) of p- planes in \(R^ n\) (p,n arbitrary). It is shown that D(G(p,n)) is an algebra with \(\min (p+1,n-p)\) algebraically independent generators.