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Area of Science:

  • Mathematics
  • Differential Geometry
  • Representation Theory

Background:

  • Classical compact Riemannian symmetric spaces are fundamental objects in geometry and physics.
  • Explicit complex-valued eigenfunctions on these spaces have been studied extensively.
  • A unified understanding of these eigenfunctions is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a unifying scheme for known explicit complex-valued eigenfunctions.
  • To extend this scheme to construct new eigenfunctions on related spaces.
  • To leverage the Cartan embedding for a systematic approach.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the Cartan embedding of classical compact Riemannian symmetric spaces.
  • Developing algebraic techniques to analyze eigenfunctions.
  • Applying the framework to specific examples like quaternionic Grassmannians.

Main Results:

  • A unified scheme for complex-valued eigenfunctions on Riemannian symmetric spaces has been identified.
  • The Cartan embedding provides a powerful tool for this unification.
  • New explicit complex-valued eigenfunctions have been constructed on quaternionic Grassmannians.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed unifying scheme offers a coherent framework for understanding eigenfunctions.
  • The Cartan embedding is a key ingredient for this generalization.
  • This work opens new avenues for studying eigenfunctions on symmetric spaces and their generalizations.