Siegel domains over Finsler symmetric cones

Let Ω be a proper open cone in a real Banach space V. We show that the tube domain V ⊕ i ⁢ Ω {V\oplus i\Omega} over Ω is biholomorphic to a bounded symmetric domain if and only if Ω is a normal linearly homogeneous Finsler symmetric cone, which is equivalent to the condition that V is a unital JB-algebra in an equivalent norm and Ω is the interior of { v 2 : v ∈ V } {\{v^{2}:v\in V\}} .

Symmetry and Special Relativity

We explore the role of symmetry in the theory of Special Relativity. Using the symmetry of the principle of relativity and eliminating the Galilean transformations, we obtain a universally preserved speed and an invariant metric, without assuming the constancy of the speed of light. We also obtain the spacetime transformations between inertial frames depending on this speed. From experimental evidence, this universally preserved speed is c, the speed of light, and the transformations are the usual Lorentz transformations. The ball of relativistically admissible velocities is a bounded symmetric domain with respect to the group of affine automorphisms. The generators of velocity addition lead to a relativistic dynamics equation. To obtain explicit solutions for the important case of the motion of a charged particle in constant, uniform, and perpendicular electric and magnetic fields, one can take advantage of an additional symmetry—the symmetric velocities. The corresponding bounded domain is symmetric with respect to the conformal maps. This leads to explicit analytic solutions for the motion of the charged particle.

Bergman–Hartogs domains and their automorphisms

For Cartan–Hartogs domains and also for Bergman–Hartogs domains, the determination of their automorphism groups is given for the cases when the base is any bounded symmetric domain and a general bounded homogeneous domain respectively.

Hermitian symmetric spaces of tube type and multivariate Meixner-Pollaczek polynomials

Harmonic analysis on Hermitian symmetric spaces of tube type is a natural framework for introducing multivariate Meixner-Pollaczek polynomials. Their main properties are established in this setting: orthogonality, generating and determinantal formulae, difference equations. For proving these properties we use the composition of the following transformations: Cayley transform, Laplace transform, and spherical Fourier transform associated to Hermitian symmetric spaces of tube type. In particular the difference equation for the multivariate Meixner-Pollaczek polynomials is obtained from an Euler type equation on a bounded symmetric domain.