The dual space of a locally compact group G consists of the equivalence classes of irreducible unitary representations of G. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the theory of induced representations and explains its use in describing the dual spaces for important classes of groups. It introduces various induction constructions and proves the core theorems on induced representations, including the fundamental imprimitivity theorem of Mackey and Blattner. An extensive introduction to Mackey analysis is applied to compute dual spaces for a wide variety of examples. Fell's contributions to understanding the natural topology on the dual are also presented. In the final two chapters, the theory is applied in a variety of settings including topological Frobenius properties and continuous wavelet transforms. This book will be useful to graduate students seeking to enter the area as well as experts who need the theory of unitary group representations in their research.

A comprehensive presentation of the theories of induced representations and Mackey analysis applied to a wide variety of groups.

About the Author
Eberhard Kaniuth is Professor Emeritus at the University of Paderborn, Germany. Keith F. Taylor is Associate Vice-President Academic and a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia.

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Book Information
ISBN 9780521762267
Author Eberhard Kaniuth
Format Hardback
Page Count 355
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 630g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 157mm * 22mm