1. Introduction and Preliminaries
This paper undertakes an examination of the integral operator characterized by a complex Gaussian kernel operating on a suitable complex-valued function
f defined on
by
where
.
The origins of this line of research can be traced back to Quantum Field Theory (refer to [
1]). Operators defined by complex Gaussian kernels such as (
1) play a central role, primarily due to their connection with the extended oscillator semigroup introduced by Howe [
2], with further insights provided by Folland (see Chapter 5, [
3]). Moreover, Lieb [
4] extended the operator (
1) to higher dimensions, conducting an in-depth analysis of its behavior in various Lebesgue spaces. Investigations by Negrín [
5,
6] explored both degenerate and non-degenerate cases of (
1), where the degenerate scenario corresponds to
, and the non-degenerate case satisfies
. Further developments and relevant contributions are available in [
7,
8,
9,
10,
11].
A significant area of study within distribution theory involves Abelian theorems for various integral transforms. This was initially explored by Zemanian [
12], who focused on such theorems in the context of distributional transforms. Later, Hayek et al. [
13,
14] extended these ideas to the
-transform. Building upon this, González and Negrín [
15] examined Abelian theorems for the Kontorovich–Lebedev and Mehler–Fock transforms in the distributional framework. The scope was further broadened by Maan and Prasad [
16] through their study of the index Whittaker transform. More recently, Maan and Negrín [
17] extended these investigations to the Laplace, Mellin, and Stieltjes transforms, all considered over compactly supported distributions and specific spaces of generalized functions. These foundational efforts culminated in the work of Maan et al. [
18], who revisited Abelian theorems for the
-transform within the same distributional setting.
These contributions collectively offer valuable understanding regarding the asymptotic properties of integral transforms, particularly their behavior near zero and at infinity. They establish a framework to analyze how transforms behave based on the properties of the input distribution or generalized function.
Inspired by the above developments, this article is devoted to studying Abelian theorems for operators associated with complex Gaussian kernels, specifically over the space of compactly supported distributions.
Let
denote the space of all complex-valued functions on
that are infinitely differentiable. This space becomes a Fréchet space when endowed with the locally convex topology defined by the family of seminorms
where
K ranges over all compact subsets of
, and
denotes the
k-th derivative with respect to
x. The dual space of
is denoted by
, which coincides with the space of distributions on
that are compactly supported.
2. Abelian Theorems for the Operators with Complex Gaussian Kernels over
Operators associated with complex Gaussian-type kernels, acting on a distribution
f with compact support on
, can be formulated via a kernel-based approach as follows:
where
and the parameters
are complex numbers.
In the upcoming discussion, we aim to derive Abelian theorems for the operator given in (
2). To facilitate this, we begin by reviewing some essential preliminary results.
Lemma 1. Let , with , denote the differential operator defined by Then, for every , there exist polynomials such thatwith . Proof. We prove the result using mathematical induction. For the base case
, the claim holds trivially. Assume the identity holds for a fixed
, i.e., that
This expression matches the desired form in (
4), with the coefficients satisfying
for
and
□
Lemma 2. For every compact subset and , define a seminorm on the space of smooth functions bywhere is defined in (3) and denotes its k-th power. Then the family defines a topology on that coincides with the standard topology of this space. Proof. From the representation of
in (
4), it follows that convergence in the classical topology of
implies convergence in the topology defined by the seminorms
. Indeed, if a sequence
converges to zero in the usual topology, then all derivatives of
converge uniformly to zero on compact subsets, which ensures that
for each
k and
K.
Conversely, suppose
as
for each
k and compact
K. Then, in particular,
and
tend uniformly to zero on every compact subset of
. Using the identity
we conclude that
uniformly on compact subsets as
.
We proceed by induction: assume
uniformly on compact sets for
. From (
4), we isolate
and since both terms on the right-hand side tend uniformly to zero, the same is true for
.
Finally, noting that both topologies (the classical one and the one generated by ) are metrizable, and convergence with respect to all seminorms agrees in both settings, we conclude that the two topologies coincide. □
We use Lemma 2 to obtain the following result.
Lemma 3. Assume that , where and . Let f be an element of the space , and consider the transform defined by (2). Then, there exist a constant and a non-negative integer q, both depending on the distribution f, such that the following estimate holds: Proof. It is well-known that the function
serves as an eigenfunction of the operator
. Indeed, we have
Consequently, for any
, it follows that
Recalling Lemma 2, we consider the space
endowed with the topology induced by the family of seminorms
. According to (Proposition 2, p. 97, [
19]), for each
f, there exist constants
, a compact subset
, and a non-negative integer
q such that the following inequality holds for all
:
Consider the degenerate case
being that
,
Now, observe that
and so when
, the expression (
8) is equal to
and when
, the expression (
8) is equal to
In both cases, expressions (
9) and (
10) are bounded by
Now, by means of (
6) and (
11), one has
for some
since
x ranges on the compact set
. □
The minimal integer
q satisfying the inequality in (
7) is called the order of the distribution
f (Théorème XXIV, p. 88, [
20]). Next, we proceed to prove Abelian theorems concerning the distributional transform given in (
2).
Theorem 1 (Abelian theorem).
Set , being and Let f be a member of of order , and let be given by (2). Then- (i)
- (ii)
- (iii)
- (iv)
For and for any , one has
Proof. From Lemma 3, one has
for some
, and therefore the result holds. □
Lemma 4. Set . Let f be in , and be defined by (2). Then there exist and a non-negative integer q, all depending on f, such that Proof. From Lemma 2, we work within the space
, endowed with the topology defined by the system of seminorms
. According to (Proposition 2, p.97, [
19]), for any given
f, there exist a constant
, a compact subset
, and a non-negative integer
q such that
Now, by means of (
6) and (
13), one has
for certain
since
x ranges on the compact set
. □
Theorem 2 (Abelian theorem).
Set . Let f be a member of of order , and let be given by (2). Then- (i)
- (ii)
- (iii)
For , one has - (iv)
For , one has - (v)
For and for any , one has
Proof. From Lemma 4, one has
for some
, and therefore the proof is complete. □
Suppose
f is a locally integrable function on
with compact support. Then, one can associate to
f a regular distribution
in the dual space
of order zero, defined via
To confirm that
is of order
, observe that
where
denotes the support of
f. This inequality confirms that the functional
depends only on the zeroth-order seminorm of
, and hence,
is a distribution of order zero.
Consequently, the integral transform
defined as
can be interpreted through the distribution
with compact support and order zero.
As a result, the statements of Theorems 1 and 2 remain valid for the function
expressed in (
1), interpreted in the distributional framework through
.
3. Particular Cases
In this section, we apply the general Abelian theorems established in
Section 2 to three prominent integral operators involving complex Gaussian kernels. These include the Gauss–Weierstrass semigroup, the linear canonical transform, and the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck semigroup. Each subsection identifies the parameter settings that specialize the general kernel to the classical operator, followed by the corresponding Abelian theorem over the space of compactly supported distributions
. This analysis highlights the relevance and wide applicability of the theoretical results developed earlier.
3.1. The Gauss–Weierstrass Semigroup
The Gauss–Weierstrass semigroup acting on a suitable complex-valued function
f defined over
(refer to p. 521 in [
21] and [
22]) can be expressed as
where the complex parameter
z satisfies
and
.
Ignoring the multiplicative constant
, this integral operator coincides with the special instance of Equation (
1) when the parameters take the values
Now, the Gauss–Weierstrass semigroup of a distribution
f of compact support on
is defined as
For , it is and and also it is
Now, as a consequence of Theorems 1 and 2, we have the following.
Theorem 3. Let z be a complex number with and . Suppose f belongs to the space of distributions and has finite order . Consider the operator defined as in (15). Then the following hold: Proof. From Lemma 3, one has
for some
, and therefore the result holds. □
Now, if
f is a locally integrable function on
and
f has compact support, then
f gives rise to a regular member
of
of order
by means of
By using Theorem 3 for the Gauss–Weierstrass semigroup on of the regular member of , we have the following result.
Corollary 1. Suppose f is a locally integrable function on with compact support. Then, for every complex number z satisfying and , the function defined by (14) fulfills the following properties: Remark 1. For the case when , the Gauss–Weierstrass semigroup becomes the real Weierstrass transform (see [23]). The corresponding Abelian theorems for this transform over were obtained in [23]. 3.2. The Linear Canonical Transform
The linear canonical transform of a suitable complex-valued function
f defined on
(see [
24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
29]) is given by
where
A is a
matrix
,
,
,
.
Except for the factor
, this integral operator corresponds to a particular case of (
1) when the parameters are given by
Now, the linear canonical transform of a distribution
f of compact support on
is defined as
From Theorems 1 and 2, one obtains the following.
Theorem 4 (Abelian theorem).
Suppose f belongs to the space and has order . Consider the transform defined as in Equation (17). Then Also, analogous to Corollary 1, one obtains
Corollary 2. Suppose f is a locally integrable function defined on with compact support. Then, the function defined by (16) fulfills the following properties: Remark 2 (Fourier transform).
Taking in (16) the values , , , one arrives towhich, except for the factor , corresponds to the classical Fourier transform of the function f.Analogously, taking in (17) the same values , , , one arrives towhich, except for the factor , corresponds to the distributional Fourier transform of the distribution of compact support f. Remark 3. For the particular case when , , in (14) and taking in (16) the values , , , one arrives to . 3.3. The Ornstein–Uhlenbeck Semigroup
The Ornstein–Uhlenbeck semigroup acting on an appropriate complex-valued function
f defined over
(refer to [
30], Example 3.4) can be expressed as
which becomes
Apart from the multiplicative term
, this integral operator can be viewed as a special case of the expression (
1) with the parameters specified as follows:
Now, the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck semigroup of a distribution
f of compact support on
is defined as
Since , , , one obtains as a consequence of Theorem 1 the following.
Theorem 5 (Abelian theorem).
Suppose is a distribution of order , and define the operator as in Equation (19). Then Also, analogous to Corollaries 1 and 2, one obtains the following.
Corollary 3. Suppose that f is a locally integrable function defined on with compact support. Then the function , defined by (18), obeys the following properties: Remark 4 (The Ornstein–Uhlenbeck semigroup with parameter
).
Analogously one can consider the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck semigroup with parameter , given bywhich becomes. Apart from the multiplicative constant , the integral operator reduces to a special instance of (1), where the parameters take the following values:Since again , , , then using Theorem 1, one obtains corresponding results to Theorem 5 and Corollary 3 for this setting.
Note that taking , then the above expression of agrees with , the Hermite semigroup on considered in (Equation (1.1), [22]). Remark 5. An extension of the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck semigroup is given in [30] by means ofwhere a and b are non-zero real numbers. Apart from the multiplicative constant , the integral operator can be seen as a special instance of (1) with the parameters specified bySince again , , , then by using Theorem 1, one obtains corresponding results to Theorem 5 and Corollary 3 for this setting. Observe that for the case when , the transform agrees with the inverse of the so-called Gauss transform (Corollary 2.8 (b), p. 157, [30]). Also observe that agrees with the Gauss–Weierstrass semigroup . 4. Final Observations and Conclusions
Let us define the operator
, where
denotes the distributional derivative. For any distribution
, it follows that
as well, and the transform satisfies
Consequently, for any positive integer
m, the iterated operator
remains in
, and its transform satisfies
Therefore, also one obtains Abelian theorems for , , from Theorems 1 and 2.
On the other hand, observe that for
, one has
where
denotes the two-sided Laplace transform considered in (
Section 3.3, [
31]).
Now (from Theorem 3.3-1, p. 58, [
31]), the transform (
2) is a smooth function on
, and
.
Observe that if one denotes
, then
and thus for
, one has
Now, from relation (
20) one has
which, using (
21), is equal to
Since
and using (
21), one has
Thus, being that , , then one also obtains Abelian theorems for , , from Theorems 1 and 2.
In conclusion, this research investigates Abelian theorems concerning the operators with complex Gaussian kernels over distributions of compact support. The exploration of the Gauss–Weierstrass semigroup, the linear canonical transform, and the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck semigroup over within our analysis provides valuable insights. These findings significantly contribute to the understanding of various integral transform behaviors, laying down a solid foundation for future mathematical analysis in this field.
We conclude our present investigation by presenting the following open question.
Open Questions. A natural direction for further investigation is the rigorous derivation of inversion formulae for these transforms in the setting of distributions with compact support. Establishing such formulae would not only refine the spectral analysis of these transforms within the framework of distribution theory but also deepen the understanding of their invertibility in spaces of generalized functions. One may also consider a generalization of Equation (
2) to higher dimensions and investigate the corresponding analytical framework. The feasibility and development of such an analysis remain open questions.