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Given a (not necessarily unitary) character μ:G → (ℂ∖{0},·) of a group G we find the solutions g: G → ℂ of the following version of d'Alembert's functional equation
$g(xy) + μ(y)g(xy^{-1}) = 2g(x)g(y)$, x,y ∈ G. (*)
The classical equation is the case of μ = 1 and G = ℝ. The non-zero solutions of (*) are the normalized traces of certain representations of G on ℂ². Davison proved this via his work [20] on the pre-d'Alembert functional equation on monoids.
The present paper presents a detailed exposition of these results working directly with d'Alembert's functional equation. In the process we find for any non-abelian solution g of (*) the corresponding solutions w: G → ℂ of
w(xy) + w(yx) = 2w(x)g(y) + w(y)g(x), x,y ∈ G. (**)
A novel feature is our use of the theory of group representations and their matrix-coefficients which simplifies some arguments and relates the results to harmonic analysis on groups.
$g(xy) + μ(y)g(xy^{-1}) = 2g(x)g(y)$, x,y ∈ G. (*)
The classical equation is the case of μ = 1 and G = ℝ. The non-zero solutions of (*) are the normalized traces of certain representations of G on ℂ². Davison proved this via his work [20] on the pre-d'Alembert functional equation on monoids.
The present paper presents a detailed exposition of these results working directly with d'Alembert's functional equation. In the process we find for any non-abelian solution g of (*) the corresponding solutions w: G → ℂ of
w(xy) + w(yx) = 2w(x)g(y) + w(y)g(x), x,y ∈ G. (**)
A novel feature is our use of the theory of group representations and their matrix-coefficients which simplifies some arguments and relates the results to harmonic analysis on groups.
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173-191
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2013
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Aarhus, Ny Munkegade 118, Building 1530, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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