An easy proof of the Stone-von Neumann-Mackey theorem

DOI10.1016/J.EXMATH.2010.06.001MaRDI QIDQ533111zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Amritanshu Prasad

Publication date 2 May 2011

Published in Expositiones Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0912.0574

zbMATH Keywords

Fourier inversion theoremHeisenberg grouplocally compact abelian groupPlancherel theoremStone-von Neumann-Mackey theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

(C^*)-algebras and (W^*)-algebras in relation to group representations (22D25) Analysis on specific locally compact and other abelian groups (43A70)

Abstract: The Stone-von Neumann-Mackey Theorem for Heisenberg groups associated to locally compact abelian groups is proved using the Peter-Weyl theorem and the theory of Fourier transforms for finite dimensional real vector spaces. A theorem of Pontryagin and van Kampen on the structure of locally compact abelian groups (which is evident in any particular case) is assumed.

Review text

The Stone-von Neumann theorem was proved for Heisenberg groups associated to real vector spaces by \textit{M. H. Stone} [Proceedings USA Academy 16, 172--175 (1930; JFM 56.0357.01)] and by \textit{J. von Neumann} [Math. Ann. 104, 570--578 (1931; Zbl 0001.24703); Math. Ann. 104, 570--578 (1931; JFM 57.1446.01)], during the 1930's. \textit{G. W. Mackey} [Duke Math. J. 16, 313--326 (1949; Zbl 0036.07703)] extended this result to Heisenberg groups associated to all locally compact abelian groups and the result is now known as the Stone-von Neumann-Mackey theorem. In this paper the author reproves this classical theorem using simple tools like the Peter-Weyl theorem, the Fourier inversion theorem and the Plancherel theorem. The Pontryagin-van Kampen theorem on the structure of locally compact abelian groups is assumed by the author in this paper.

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