On representations of GL(n) distinguished by GL(1)*GL(n-1) over a quaternion division algebra

Abstract

Let $D$ be a quaternion division algebra over a non-Archimedean local field $F$ of characteristic zero, and let $G_n=GL_n(D)$. Let $H_{1,n-1}$ denote the subgroup of $G_n$ consisting of block-diagonal matrices of the form $diag(g_1,g_2)$, where $g_1\in G_1$ and $g_2\in G_{n-1}$. In this article, we formulate a conjectural classification of irreducible smooth $H_{1,n-1}$-distinguished representations of $G_n$ for $n>2$. We prove this conjecture in the cases $n=3$ and $n=4$. When $n=2$, the results are well known due to the contributions by various authors.