
doi: 10.1007/bf02790209
Given a probability measure \(\mu\) on a locally compact group \(G\) a bounded Borel function \(h:G \to\mathbb{C}\) is called \(\mu\)-harmonic if it satisfies the \(\mu\)-mean value property, viz. \(h(g)= \int_Gh(gg') \mu(dg')\), \(g\in G\). It is known that certain conditions on \(G\) and \(\mu\) lead to the Poisson representation for such functions in terms of \(L^\infty\) functions on an appropriate homogeneous space \(G/H\) of \(G\). In fact, if \(\mu\) is a spread out probability measure (meaning that some convolution power of \(\mu\) is nonsingular with respect to the Haar measure on \(G)\) on a connected semisimple Lie group with finite center, then a classical result of \textit{H. Furstenberg} [Ann. Math., II. Ser. 77, 335-385 (1963; Zbl 0192.12704)] asserts the validity of the Poisson representation (*) \(h(g)= \int_{G/H} f(gx) \nu (dx)\), where \(f\in L^\infty (G/H)\), \(\nu\) is a probability measure on \(G/H\) and \(H\) a suitable subgroup such that \((MAN)_0 \subset H \subset MAN\), \(MAN\) denoting the minimal parabolic subgroup of \(G\) (and subscript 0 meaning as usual the connected component of identity). With an additional restriction of finiteness of the first order moment of \(\mu\) \textit{A. Raugi} [Bull. Soc. Math. France, Suppl., Mem. 54, 5-18 (1977; Zbl 0389.60003)] has extended this result to all almost connected locally compact second countable groups. The author investigates the case when \(G\) is a connected solvable Lie group and shows that the Poisson representation holds also without the first moment restriction. However, the class of homogeneous spaces needed to represent bounded \(\mu\)-harmonic functions without this restriction is strictly larger than that in the presence of this restriction. The author approaches the solution of the problem by the study of \(\mu\)-boundaries of \(G\), by which a triple \((X,\alpha, \nu)\) is meant consisting of a Borel \(G\)-space \(X\) with a \(\sigma\)-finite quasiinvariant measure \(\alpha\) on \(X\) and a probability measure \(\nu\) on \(X\) such that the Poisson representation (*) holds with \(G/H\) replaced by \(X\). In previous papers [Pac. J. Math. 165, 115-129 (1994); 170, 517-533 (1995; Zbl 0849.60007)] the author has shown that \(\mu\)-boundaries of a spread out probability measure satisfy a certain deeper property called Strong Approximate Transitivity (SAT). In this paper it is shown that the SAT property of a \(G\)-space for a connected solvable Lie group \(G\) implies transitivity of the action. The class of subgroups \(H\subset G\) such that the homogeneous space \(G/H\) is SAT is characterized what leads to an identification of \(\mu\)-boundaries for the case of such groups with a class of contractive homogeneous spaces of \(G\).
Analysis on other specific Lie groups, Nilpotent and solvable Lie groups, Poisson representation, Poisson formula, solvable Lie group, probability measure, homogeneous space, transitive action, Set functions and measures on topological groups or semigroups, Haar measures, invariant measures, Probability measures on groups or semigroups, Fourier transforms, factorization, locally compact group, harmonic functions, semisimple Lie groups
Analysis on other specific Lie groups, Nilpotent and solvable Lie groups, Poisson representation, Poisson formula, solvable Lie group, probability measure, homogeneous space, transitive action, Set functions and measures on topological groups or semigroups, Haar measures, invariant measures, Probability measures on groups or semigroups, Fourier transforms, factorization, locally compact group, harmonic functions, semisimple Lie groups
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