The Cos\(^\lambda\) and Sin\(^\lambda\) transforms as intertwining operators between generalized principal series representations of SL\((n+1,\mathbb K)\) (Q655342)

In the article under review, the authors connect topics from convex and integral geometry with well-known topics in the representation theory of semi-simple Lie groups by showing that the Cos\(^\lambda\) and Sin\(^\lambda\) transforms on the Grassmann manifolds \(Gr_p({\mathbb K}) = SU(n + 1,{\mathbb K})/S(U(p,{\mathbb K})\times U(n + 1 - p,{\mathbb K}))\) are standard intertwining operators between certain generalized principal series representations induced from a maximal parabolic subgroup \(P_p\) of \(SL(n + 1,{\mathbb K})\). The index \(_p\) indicates the dependence of the parabolic on \(p\). The general results of \textit{A. W. Knapp} and \textit{E. M. Stein} [Ann. Math. (2) 93, 489--578 (1971; Zbl 0257.22015); Invent. Math. 60, 9--84 (1980; Zbl 0454.22010)] and \textit{D. A. Vogan jun.} and \textit{N. R. Wallach} [Adv. Math. 82, No. 2, 203--243 (1990; Zbl 0729.22021)] then show that both transforms have meromorphic extension to \({\mathbb C}\) and are invertible for generic \(\lambda\in {\mathbb C}\). By using known methods from representation theory combined with a Selberg type integral the authors determine the \(K\)-spectrum of those operators.