Harmonic Functions on Groups and Fourier Algebras

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Chu, Cho-Ho (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lau, Anthony To-Ming (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2002.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1782
• Θέματα: Harmonic analysis.; Potential theory (Mathematics).; Integral equations.; Topological groups.; Lie groups.; Functional analysis.; Functions of complex variables.; Abstract Harmonic Analysis.; Potential Theory.; Integral Equations.; Topological Groups, Lie Groups.; Functional Analysis.; Several Complex Variables and Analytic Spaces.

 This research monograph introduces some new aspects to the theory of harmonic functions and related topics. The authors study the analytic algebraic structures of the space of bounded harmonic functions on locally compact groups and its non-commutative analogue, the space of harmonic functionals on Fourier algebras. Both spaces are shown to be the range of a contractive projection on a von Neumann algebra and therefore admit Jordan algebraic structures. This provides a natural setting to apply recent results from non-associative analysis, semigroups and Fourier algebras. Topics discussed include Poisson representations, Poisson spaces, quotients of Fourier algebras and the Murray-von Neumann classification of harmonic functionals. 

 1. Introduction -- 2. Harmonic functions on locally compact groups: 2.1. Preliminaries and notation. 2.2. Poisson representation of harmonic functions. 2.3. Semigroup structures of the Poisson space. 2.4. Almost periodic harmonic functions. 2.5. Distal harmonic functions. 2.6. Transitive group actions on Poisson spaces. 2.7. Examples -- 3. Harmonic functionals on Fourier algebras: 3.1. Fourier algebras. 3.2. Harmonic functionals and associated ideals. 3.3. Jordan structures of harmonic functionals. 3.4. Classification of harmonic functionals -- References -- List of symbols -- Index.