The left regular representation on vector-valued Lᵖ #
Let μ be a left-invariant measure on a group G, and E a normed space. The group G acts on
Lᵖ(G, E) by left translation, (λ g f) x = f (g⁻¹ * x); the inverse makes this a
representation rather than an antirepresentation. Each translation is an isometry, so the action
is unitary on L²(G, E) for an inner product space E. For a topological group, 1 ≤ p < ∞, and
a locally finite measure that is inner regular with respect to compact sets on sets of finite
measure, for instance the Haar measure MeasureTheory.Measure.haar of a locally compact group,
the action is strongly continuous: each orbit g ↦ λ g f is continuous. Operator-norm
continuity is neither claimed nor true in general.
No σ-finiteness, second countability, or compactness of G is assumed. The left regular
representation on L²(G, H) is the group part of the regular covariant representation of a
C⋆-dynamical system. For a compact group with normalized Haar measure and scalar coefficients,
TauCeti.leftRegularLp is the same action.
Main definitions #
MeasureTheory.Measure.leftRegular: the left regular representation ofGonLp E p μ.
Main statements #
MeasureTheory.Measure.leftRegular_applyandMeasureTheory.Measure.coeFn_leftRegular:λ gisLp.compMeasurePreserving (g⁻¹ * ·), represented byx ↦ f (g⁻¹ * x).MeasureTheory.Measure.isUnitary_leftRegular: the action onL²(G, E)is unitary.MeasureTheory.Measure.continuous_leftRegular_apply: the action is strongly continuous.MeasureTheory.Measure.invariants_count_leftRegular: for an infinite group, counting-measureLᵖ,1 ≤ p < ∞, has no nonzero invariant vector.
For the counting-measure obstruction, see Bekka–de la Harpe–Valette, Kazhdan's Property (T), Appendix G.5.
The left regular representation of G on Lᵖ(G, E) for a left-invariant measure μ:
the element g acts by f ↦ (x ↦ f (g⁻¹ * x)).
Instances For
Left translation on Lᵖ(G, E), unfolded to the underlying Lp.compMeasurePreserving.
Left translation on Lᵖ(G, E) is represented by left translation of functions.
Left translation preserves the Lᵖ norm.
The left regular representation on L²(G, E) is unitary, because left translation
preserves the left-invariant measure.
The left regular representation is strongly continuous for p < ∞ and a locally finite
measure that is inner regular with respect to compact sets on sets of finite measure: every orbit
map g ↦ λ g f is continuous.
For counting measure on an infinite group, the vector-valued regular representation on
Lᵖ, 1 ≤ p < ∞, has only the zero invariant vector.