Finite approximation of Weyl systems (Q4486898)

Let \(G\) be a locally compact abelian group with \(\widehat G\) as its dual. The Weyl representations \(V\) and \(U\) of \(G\) and \(\widehat G\), respectively, are, for \(x\in G\) and \(\gamma\in{\widehat G}\), given by \[ (V(x)f)(y)=f(y-x),\quad (U(\gamma)(f))(y)=\langle y,\gamma\rangle f(y),\quad f\in L^2(G),\quad y\in G. \] This pair of strongly continuous unitary representations satisfies the Weyl relations \[ U(\gamma) V(x)=\langle x,\gamma\rangle V(x) U(\gamma), \quad x\in G,\quad \gamma\in{\widehat G}. \] The pair \((V, U)\) is called the standard Weyl system on \(G\). The authors introduce the notion of limit of Weyl systems. The main theorem of the paper states that the Weyl system of any locally compact second countable abelian group is a limit of Weyl systems of finite abelian groups.