arXiv · 2512.10018
Sharp mapping properties of Poisson transforms and the Baum-Connes conjecture
Abstract
We prove a sharp, quantitative analogue of Helgason's conjecture at the level of distributions: For a semisimple Lie group $G$ of real rank one, Poisson transforms map a Sobolev space on $P\backslash G$ boundedly with closed range to an $L^2$-space on $K\backslash G$. The result is obtained for the Poisson transform studied by Knapp-Wallach under the name Szeg\"o map, and the appropriate Sobolev spaces are defined using van Erp-Yuncken's Heisenberg calculus. The proof generalizes to show that commutators of this Poisson transform with smooth functions on the Furstenberg compactification are compact. This proves the remaining open conjecture in Julg's seminal program to establish the Baum-Connes conjecture for closed subgroups of semisimple Lie groups of real rank one.
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Heiko Gimperlein, Magnus Goffeng. 2025-12-10. Sharp mapping properties of Poisson transforms and the Baum-Connes conjecture. https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10018
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