Abstract
Let F be an arbitrary local field. Consider the standard embedding GL n(F) → GLn+1(F) and the two-sided action of GL n(F)× GLn(F) on GLn+1(F). In this paper we show that any GLn(F) × GLn(F)-invariant distribution on GLn+1(F) is invariant with respect to transposition. We show that this implies that the pair (GLn+1(F), GLn(F)) is a Gelfand pair. Namely, for any irreducible admissible representation (π,E) of GLn+1(F), HomGLn(F)(E,ℂ) ≤ 1. For the proof in the archimedean case, we develop several tools to study invariant distributions on smooth manifolds.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1504-1524 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Compositio Mathematica |
Volume | 144 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Nov 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Invariant distribution
- Multiplicity one
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Algebra and Number Theory