Cartan Motion Group and Orbital Integrals

Abstract

In this short note, we study the variation of orbital integrals, as traces on the group algebra $G$, under the deformation groupoid. We show that orbital integrals are continuous under the deformation. And we prove that the pairing between orbital integrals and $K$-theory element of $C_r^{\ast }(G)$ stays constant with respect to the deformation for regular group elements, but vary at singular elements.

12 pages