Generalized Duistermaat–Heckman formula for compact groups

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Let GG be a compact group, with Lie algebra containing a Cartan subalgebra and a chosen Borel subalgebra b{\mathfrak b}. Let n+=[b,b]{\mathfrak n}_+=[{\mathfrak b},{\mathfrak b}] be the sum of the positive-root spaces, let W{\cal W} be the Weyl group, let X,YX,Y be elements of the Cartan subalgebra, and let FF be a suitable function of two matrix arguments. For w∈Ww\in{\cal W}, write w(Y)w(Y) for the Weyl-group action and let εw\varepsilon_w denote its sign. The measures and normalization constant are those appropriate to the chosen compact group.

Generalized Duistermaat–Heckman conjecture. An analogous correlation-function formula should hold for every compact group, with the triangular integration domain identified with n+=[b,b]{\mathfrak n}_+=[{\mathfrak b},{\mathfrak b}]; in particular, the integral over GG should be expressible as a Weyl-group sum of integrals over n+{\mathfrak n}_+ of the displayed form.

The conjecture extends the formulas established in the paper for the orthogonal and symplectic groups, together with the corresponding unitary-group result. The source gives no resolution or further hypotheses for the proposed formula, so its status remains open.

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A. Prats Ferrer, B. Eynard, P. Di Francesco and J. -B. Zuber, “Correlation Functions of Harish-Chandra Integrals over the Orthogonal and the Symplectic Groups”, arXiv:math-ph/0610049 (2008).

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