The Melin calculus for general homogeneous groups (Q942012)

It has been recognized for some time that the Fourier transform on a Lie algebra is related to the representation theory of the group. The Melin calculus has as its goal a precise version of this idea [see \textit{A.\,Melin}, Ann. Global Anal. Geom. 1, No.~1, 79--130 (1983; Zbl 0524.58044)]. The main object of the theory is an operator denoted by \(\mathbf U\) defined on spaces of functions on \(\mathfrak g \times \mathfrak g\) where \(\mathfrak g\) is the Lie algebra in question which has, at present, to be assumed to be nilpotent. This combines the Fourier transform and the group structure (through the Campbell--Hausdorff formula). The main theorem is to assert that the operator in question is defined and continuous on certain Schwartz-like spaces and is proved by an inductive argument. The results which the author obtains are both broader and sharper than those obtained by Melin.