Hecke-Bochner identity and eigenfunctions associated to Gelfand pairs on the Heisenberg group

Abstract

Let ${\mathbb{H}}^n$ be the $(2n+1)$-dimensional Heisenberg group, and let $K$ be a compact subgroup of U(n), such that $(K,{\mathbb{H}}^n)$ is a Gelfand pair. Also assume that the $K$-action on ${\mathbb{C}}^n$ is polar. We prove a Hecke-Bochner identity associated to the Gelfand pair $(K,{\mathbb{H}}^n)$. For the special case $K=U(n)$, this was proved by Geller, giving a formula for the Weyl transform of a function $f$ of the type $f=Pg$, where $g$ is a radial function, and $P$ a bigraded solid U(n)-harmonic polynomial. Using our general Hecke-Bochner identity we also characterize (under some conditions) joint eigenfunctions of all differential operators on ${\mathbb{H}}^n$ that are invariant under the action of $K$ and the left action of ${\mathbb{H}}^n$.

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