Isometry theorem for the Segal-Bargmann transform on noncompact symmetric spaces of the complex type

Abstract

We consider the Segal-Bargmann transform for a noncompact symmetric space of the complex type. We establish isometry and surjectivity theorems for the transform, in a form as parallel as possible to the results in the compact case. The isometry theorem involves integration over a tube of radius R in the complexification, followed by analytic continuation with respect to R. A cancellation of singularities allows the relevant integral to have a nonsingular extension to large R, even though the function being integrated has singularities.

Final version. To appear in Journal of Functional Analysis. Minor revisions