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Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications SIGMA 9 (2013), 007, 23 pages
Vector-Valued Polynomials
and a Matrix Weight Function with B2-Action
Charles F. DUNKL
Department of Mathematics, University of Virginia,
PO Box 400137, Charlottesville VA 22904-4137, USA
E-mail: cfd5z@virginia.edu
URL: http://people.virginia.edu/~cfd5z/home.html
Received October 16, 2012, in final form January 23, 2013; Published online January 30, 2013
http://dx.doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2013.007
Abstract. The structure of orthogonal polynomials on R2 with the weight function |x21 −
x22|2k0 |x1x2|2k1e−(x2
1+x2
2)/2 is based on the Dunkl operators of type B2. This refers to the full
symmetry group of the square, generated by reflections in the lines x1 = 0 and x1− x2 = 0.
The weight function is integrable if k0, k1, k0 +k1 > − 1
2 . Dunkl operators can be defined for
polynomials taking values in a module of the associated reflection group, that is, a vector
space on which the group has an irreducible representation. The unique 2-dimensional
representation of the group B2 is used here. The specific operators for this group and an
analysis of the inner products on the harmonic vector-valued polynomials are presented in
this paper. An orthogonal basis for the harmonic polynomials is constructed, and is used to
define an exponential-type kernel. In contrast to the ordinary scalar case the inner product
structure is positive only when (k0, k1) satisfy − 1
2 < k0 ± k1 < 1
2 . For vector polynomials
(fi)
2
i=1, (gi)
2
i=1 the inner product has the form
∫∫
R2 f(x)K(x)g(x)T e−(x2
1+x2
2)/2dx1dx2 where
the matrix function K(x) has to satisfy various transformation and boundary conditions.
The matrix K is expressed in terms of hypergeometric functions.
Key words: matrix Gaussian weight function; harmonic polynomials
2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: 33C52; 42C05; 33C05
1 Introduction
The algebra of operators on polynomials generated by multiplication and the Dunkl operators
associated with some reflection group is called the rational Cherednik algebra. It is parametrized
by a multiplicity function which is defined on the set of roots of the group and is invariant under
the group action. For scalar-valued polynomials there exists a Gaussian-type weight function
which demonstrates the positivity of a certain bilinear form on polynomials, for positive values
(and a small interval of negative values) of the multiplicity function. The algebra can also be
represented on polynomials with values in an irreducible module of the group. In this case
the problem of finding a Gaussian-type weight function and the multiplicity-function values for
which it is positive and integrable becomes much more complicated. Here we initiate the study
of this problem on the smallest two-parameter, two-dimensional example, namely, the group of
type B2 (the full symmetry group of the square).
Griffeth [7] defined and studied analogues of nonsymmetric Jack polynomials for arbitrary
irreducible representations of the complex reflection groups in the family G(r, 1, n). This paper
introduced many useful methods for dealing with vector-valued polynomials. In the present
paper we consider B2, which is the member G(2, 1, 2) of the family, but we use harmonic poly-
nomials, rather than Griffeth’s Jack polynomials because the former play a crucial part in the
analysis of the Gaussian weight. There is a detailed study of the unitary representations of the
rational Cherednik algebra for the symmetric and dihedral groups in Etingof and Stoica [6].
mailto:cfd5z@virginia.edu
http://people.virginia.edu/~cfd5z/home.html
http://dx.doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2013.007
2 C.F. Dunkl
We begin with a brief discussion of vector-valued polynomials and the results which hold
for any real reflection group. This includes the definition of the Dunkl operators and the
basic bilinear form. The next section specializes to the group B2 and contains the construction
of an orthogonal basis of harmonic homogeneous polynomials, also a brief discussion of the
radical. Section 4 uses this explicit basis to construct the appropriate analogue of the exponential
function. Section 5 contains the derivation of the Gaussian-type weight function; it is a 2 × 2
matrix function whose entries involve hypergeometric functions. This is much more complicated
than the scalar case. The method of solution is to set up a system of differential equations, find
a fundamental solution and then impose several geometric conditions, involving behavior on the
mirrors (the walls of the fundamental region of the group) to construct the desired solution.
2 General results
Suppose R is a root system in RN and W = W (R) is the finite Coxeter group generated by
{σv : v ∈ R+} (where 〈x, y〉 :=
N∑
i=1
xiyi, |x| := 〈x, x〉1/2, xσv := x − 2 〈x,v〉〈v,v〉v for x, y, v ∈ RN
and v 6= 0). Let κ be a multiplicity function on R (u = vw for some w ∈ W and u, v ∈ R
implies κ(u) = κ(v)). Suppose τ is an irreducible representation of W on a (real) vector space V
of polynomials in t ∈ RN of dimension nτ . (There is a general result for these groups that
real representations suffice, see [1, Chapter 11].) Let PV be the space of polynomial functions
RN → V , that is, the generic f ∈ PV can be expressed as f(x, t) where f is a polynomial in x, t
and f(x, t) ∈ V for each fixed x ∈ RN . There is an action of W on PV given by
wf(x, t) := f(xw, tw), w ∈W.
Define Dunkl operators on PV , for 1 ≤ i ≤ N by
Dif(x, t) :=
∂
∂xi
f(x, t) +
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
f(x, tσv)− f(xσv, tσv)
〈x, v〉
vi.
There is an equivariance relation, for u ∈ RN , w ∈W
N∑
i=1
uiDiw = w
N∑
i=1
(uw)iDi. (1)
Ordinary (scalar) polynomials act by multiplication on PV . For 1 ≤ i, j ≤ N and f ∈ PV the
basic commutation rule is
Dixjf(x, t)− xjDif(x, t) = δijf(x, t) + 2
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
vivj
|v|2
f(xσv, tσv). (2)
The abstract algebra generated by {xi,Di : 1 ≤ i ≤ N}∪RW with the commutation relations
xixj = xjxi, DiDj = DjDi, (2) and equivariance relations like (1) is called the rational Cherednik
algebra of W parametrized by κ; henceforth denoted by Aκ. Then PV is called the standard
module of Aκ determined by the W -module V .
We introduce symmetric bilinear W -invariant forms on PV . There is a W -invariant form
〈·, ·〉τ on V ; it is unique up to multiplication by a constant because τ is irreducible. The
form is extended to PV subject to 〈xif(x, t), g(x, t)〉τ = 〈f(x, t),Dig(x, t)〉τ for f, g ∈ PV and
1 ≤ i ≤ N . To be more specific: let {ξi(t) : 1 ≤ i ≤ nτ} be a basis for V . Any f ∈ PV has
a unique expression f(x, t) =
∑
i fi(x)ξi(t) where each fi(x) is a polynomial, and then
〈f, g〉τ :=
∑
i
〈ξi (t) , (fi (D1, . . . ,DN ) g(x, t)) |x=0〉τ , g ∈ PV .
The form satisfies 〈f, g〉τ = 〈wf,wg〉τ = 〈g, f〉τ , w ∈W .
B2 Matrix Weight Function 3
This is a general result for standard modules of the rational Cherednik algebra, see [4]. The
proof is based on induction on the degree and the eigenfunction decomposition of the operator
N∑
i=1
xiDi. Indeed
N∑
i=1
xiDif(x, t) = 〈x,∇〉f(x, t) +
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
(
f(x, tσv)− f(xσv, tσv)
)
, (3)
where ∇ denotes the gradient (so that 〈x,∇〉 =
N∑
i=1
xi
∂
∂xi
). Because τ is irreducible there are
integers cτ (v), constant on conjugacy classes of reflections (namely, the values of the character
of τ) such that∑
v∈R+
κ(v)f(x, tσv) = γ(κ; τ)f(x, t), γ(κ; τ) :=
∑
v∈R+
cτ (v)κ(v),
for each f ∈ PV . The Laplacian is
∆κf(x, t) :=
N∑
i=1
D2
i f(x, t)
= ∆f(x, t) +
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
{
2
〈v,∇f(x, tσv)〉
〈x, v〉
− |v|2 f(x, tσv)− f(xσv, tσv)
〈x, v〉2
}
,
where ∆ and ∇ denote the ordinary Laplacian and gradient, respectively. Motivated by the
Gaussian inner product for scalar polynomials (case τ = 1) which is defined by
〈f, g〉G := cκ
∫
RN
f(x)g(x)
∏
v∈R+
|〈x, v〉|2κ(v)e−|x|
2/2dx,
where cκ is a normalizing (Macdonald–Mehta) constant, and satisfies
〈f, g〉τ =
〈
e−∆κ/2f, e−∆κ/2g
〉
G
,
we define a bilinear Gaussian form on PV by
〈f, g〉G :=
〈
e∆κ/2f, e∆κ/2g
〉
τ
.
Note e−∆κ/2 :=
∞∑
n=0
(−1/2)n
n! ∆n
κ is defined for all polynomials since ∆κ is nilpotent. From the
relations
∆κ(xif(x, t)) = xi∆κf(x, t) + 2Dif(x, t), e−∆κ/2(xif(x, t)) = (xi −Di)e−∆κ/2f(x, t),
we find that 〈(xi − Di)f, g〉G = 〈f,Dig〉G, for 1 ≤ i ≤ N and f, g ∈ PV . Thus the multiplier
operator xi is self-adjoint for this form (since xi = Di + D∗i ). This suggests that the form
may have an expression as an actual integral over RN , at least for some restricted set of the
parameter values κ(v). As in the scalar case harmonic polynomials are involved in the analysis
of the Gaussian form. The equation
N∑
i=1
(xiDi +Dixi) = N + 2〈x,∇〉+ 2γ(κ; τ)
4 C.F. Dunkl
shows that
∆κ|x|2mf = 2m|x|2(m−1)(2m− 2 +N + 2γ(κ; τ) + 2〈x,∇〉)f + |x|2m∆κf,
for f ∈ PV . For n = 0, 1, 2, . . . let PV,n = {f ∈ PV : f(rx, t) = rnf(x, t), ∀ r ∈ R}, the
polynomials homogeneous of degree n, and let HV,κ,n := {f ∈ PV,n : ∆κf = 0}, the harmonic
homogeneous polynomials. As a consequence of the previous formula, for m = 1, 2, 3, . . . and
f ∈ HV,κ,n one obtains
∆k
κ
(
|x|2mf(x, t)
)
= 4k(−m)k(1−m−N/2− γ(κ; τ)− n)k|x|2m−2kf(x, t). (4)
(The Pochhammer symbol (a)k is defined by (a)0 = 1, (a)k+1 = (a)k(a+k) or (a)k :=
k∏
i=1
(a+i−1).
In particular
(
n
k
)
= (−1)k (−n)k
k! and (−n)k = 0 for n = 0, . . . , k − 1.) Thus ∆k
κ(|x|2mf(x, t)) = 0
for k > m. With the same proofs as for the scalar case [5, Theorem 5.1.15] one can show
(provided γ(κ; τ) + N
2 6= 0,−1,−2, . . .): if f ∈ PV,n then
πκ,nf :=
bn/2c∑
j=0
1
4jj!(−γ(κ; τ)− n+ 2−N/2)j
|x|2j∆j
κf ∈ HV,κ,n, (5)
f =
bn/2c∑
j=0
1
4jj!(γ(κ; τ) +N/2 + n− 2j)j
|x|2jπκ,n−2j
(
∆j
κf
)
.
From the definition of 〈·, ·〉τ it follows that f ∈ PV,m, g ∈ PV,n and m 6= n implies 〈f, g〉τ = 0.
Also if f ∈ HV,κ,m, g ∈ HV,κ,n, m 6= n then
〈
|x|2af, |x|2bg
〉
τ
= 0 for any a, b = 0, 1, 2, . . .. This
follows from the previous statement when 2a + m 6= 2b + n, otherwise n = m + 2a − 2b and
assume m < n (by symmetry of the form), thus
〈
|x|2af, |x|2bg
〉
τ
=
〈
f,∆a
κ|x|2bg
〉
τ
= 0 because
a > b. This shows that for generic κ there is an orthogonal decomposition of PV as a sum of
|x|2mHV,κ,n over m,n = 0, 1, 2, . . .. If f, g ∈ HV,κ,n then
〈
|x|2mf, |x|2mg
〉
τ
=
〈
f,∆m
κ |x|2mg
〉
τ
= 4mm!
(
N
2
+ γ(κ; τ) + n
)
m
〈f, g〉τ , (6)
so to find an orthogonal basis for PV,m it suffices to find an orthogonal basis for each HV,κ,n.
The decomposition formula (5) implies the dimensionality result for HV,κ,n (when γ(κ; τ) +
N
2 /∈ −N0). It is clear that dimPV,n = dimPR,n dimV =
(
N+n−1
N−1
)
dimV , and by induction (for
n ≥ 1)
dimHV,κ,n = dimPV,n − dimPV,n−2 =
(
N + n− 2
N − 2
)
N + 2n− 2
N + n− 2
dimV. (7)
We will need a lemma about integrating closed 1-forms. Consider an N -tuple f = (f1, . . . , fN )
∈ PNV as a vector on which W can act on the right. Say f is a closed 1-form if Difj −Djfi = 0
for all i, j.
Lemma 1. Suppose f is a closed 1-form and 1 ≤ j ≤ N then
Dj
N∑
i=1
xifi(x, t) = (〈x,∇〉+ 1 + γ(κ; τ))fj(x, t)−
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)(f(xσv, tσv)σv)j .
B2 Matrix Weight Function 5
Proof. By the commutation relations (2)
Dj
N∑
i=1
xifi(x, t) =
N∑
i=1
xiDjfi + δijfi + 2
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
vivj
|v|2
fi(xσv, tσv)
=
N∑
i=1
xiDifj + fj + 2
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
vj
|v|2
N∑
i=1
fi(xσv, tσv)vi.
The calculation is finished with the use of (3). �
Corollary 1. Suppose f is a closed 1-form, homogeneous of degree n and∑
v∈R+
κ(v)f(xσv, tσv)σv = λκf(x, t)
for some constant λκ then
Dj
N∑
i=1
xifi(x, t) = (n+ 1 + γ(κ; τ)− λκ)fj(x, t)
for 1 ≤ j ≤ N .
3 The group B2
The rest of the paper concerns this group. The group W (B2) is the reflection group with positive
root system R+ = {(1,−1), (1, 1), (1, 0), (0, 1)}. The corresponding reflections are
σ+
12 :=
[
0 1
1 0
]
, σ−12 :=
[
0 −1
−1 0
]
, σ1 :=
[
−1 0
0 1
]
, σ2 :=
[
1 0
0 −1
]
.
The values of κ on the conjugacy classes {σ+
12, σ
−
12} and {σ1, σ2} will be denoted by k0 and k1,
respectively. We consider the unique 2-dimensional representation τ and set V := span{t1, t2}.
The generic element of PV is f(x, t) = f1(x)t1 + f2(x)t2. The reflections act on this polynomial
as follows
σ+
12f(x, t) = f2(x2, x1)t1 + f1(x2, x1)t2,
σ−12f(x, t) = −f2(−x2,−x1)t1 − f1(−x2,−x1)t2,
σ1f(x, t) = −f1(−x1, x2)t1 + f2(−x1, x2)t2,
σ2f(x, t) = f1(x1,−x2)t1 − f2(x1,−x2)t2.
Here is the formula for D1 (D2 is similar)
D1f(x, t) =
∂
∂x1
f(x, t) + k1
f(x1, x2,−t1, t2)− f(−x1, x2,−t1, t2)
x1
+ k0
f(x1, x2, t2, t1)− f(x2, x1, t2, t1)
x1 − x2
+ k0
f(x1, x2,−t2,−t1)− f(−x2,−x1,−t2,−t1)
x1 + x2
.
Since the matrices for the reflections all have trace zero we find that γ(κ; τ) = 0. We investigate
the properties of 〈·, ·〉τ by constructing bases for each HV,κ,n; note dimHV,κ,n = 4 for n ≥ 1.
6 C.F. Dunkl
The form on V is given by 〈ti, tj〉τ = δij . A convenient orthogonal decomposition is based on
types defined by the action of (σ1, σ2): suppose f satisfies σ1f = ε1f , σ2f = ε2f , then f is of
type EE, EO, OE, OO if (ε1, ε2) = (1, 1), (1,−1), (−1, 1), (−1,−1) respectively (E is for even,
O is for odd). Because the reflections are self-adjoint for the form 〈·, ·〉τ it follows immediately
that polynomials of different types are mutually orthogonal. By formula (7) dimHV,κ,n = 4 for
n ≥ 1. The construction of the harmonic basis {pn,i : n ≥ 0, 1 ≤ i ≤ 4} is by a recurrence; the
process starts at degree 1. Set
p1,1 := x1t1 + x2t2, p1,2 := −x2t1 + x1t2,
p1,3 := x1t1 − x2t2, p1,4 := −x2t1 − x1t2.
Thus p1,1, p1,3 are of type EE and p1,2, p1,4 are of type OO. Also 〈p1,1, p1,3〉τ = 0 = 〈p1,2, p1,4〉τ
because σ+
12p1,1 = p1,1, σ+
12p1,3 = −p1,3, σ+
12p1,2 = −p1,2, σ+
12p1,4 = p1,4. The same decomposi-
tions work in HV,κ,n for each odd n. By direct computation we obtain
〈p1,1, p1,1〉τ = 2(1− 2k0 − 2k1), 〈p1,2, p1,2〉τ = 2(1 + 2k0 + 2k1),
〈p1,3, p1,3〉τ = 2(1 + 2k0 − 2k1), 〈p1,4, p1,4〉τ = 2(1− 2k0 + 2k1).
These values show that a necessary condition for the existence of a positive-definite inner product
on PV is −1
2 < ±k0 ± k1 <
1
2 . Note this is significantly different from the analogous condition
for scalar polynomials (that is, τ = 1), namely k0, k1, k0 + k1 > −1
2 . The formulae become more
readable by the use of
k+ := k0 + k1, k− := k1 − k0.
The recurrence starts at degree 0 by setting p0,1 = p0,3 = t1 and p0,2 = −p0,4 = t2 (in the
exceptional case n = 0 there are only two linearly independent polynomials).
Definition 1. The polynomials pn,i ∈ PV,n for n ≥ 1 and 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 are given by[
p2m+1,1 p2m+1,3
p2m+1,2 p2m+1,4
]
:=
[
x1 x2
−x2 x1
] [
p2m,1 p2m,3
p2m,2 p2m,4
]
, m ≥ 0,
and [
p2m,1
p2m,2
]
:=
1
2m− 1
[
x1 x2
−x2 x1
] [
(2m− 1 + 2k−)p2m−1,3
(2m− 1− 2k−)p2m−1,4
]
,[
p2m,3
p2m,4
]
:=
1
2m− 1
[
x1 x2
−x2 x1
] [
(2m− 1 + 2k+)p2m−1,1
(2m− 1− 2k+)p2m−1,2
]
,
for m ≥ 1.
The construction consists of two disjoint sequences[
p1,1
p1,2
]
1±2k+→
[
p2,3
p2,4
]
→
[
p3,3
p3,4
]
3±2k−→
[
p4,1
p4,2
]
→
[
p5,1
p5,2
]
5±2k+→ ,[
p1,3
p1,4
]
1±2k−→
[
p2,1
p2,2
]
→
[
p3,1
p3,2
]
3±2k+→
[
p4,3
p4,4
]
→
[
p5,3
p5,4
]
5±2k−→ .
The typical steps are [p2m+1,∗] = X[p2m,∗] and [p2m+2,∗] = XC2m+1[p2m+1,◦] (∗ and ◦ denote
a 2-vector with labels 1, 2 or 3, 4 as in the diagram) where
X =
[
x1 x2
−x2 x1
]
, C2m+1 =
[2m+1+2λ
2m+1 0
0 2m+1−2λ
2m+1
]
,
where λ = k+ or k− (indicated by the labels on the arrows). Each polynomial is nonzero,
regardless of the parameter values. This follows from evaluation at x = (1, i). Let z := t1 + it2.
B2 Matrix Weight Function 7
Proposition 1. If n = 4m+ 1 or 4m with m ≥ 1 then
[pn,1 (1, i) , pn,2 (1, i) , pn,3 (1, i) , pn,4 (1, i)] = 2n−1 [z,−iz, z,−iz] ;
if n = 4m+ 2 or 4m+ 3 with m ≥ 0 then
[pn,1 (1, i) , pn,2 (1, i) , pn,3 (1, i) , pn,4 (1, i)] = 2n−1 [z,−iz, z,−iz] .
Proof. The formula is clearly valid for n = 1. The typical step in the inductive proof is[
pn+1,1
pn+1,2
]
=
[
1 i
−i 1
] [
c1pn,`
−ic2pn,`
]
= 2
[
pn,`
−ipn,`
]
,
because c1 + c2 = 2. If n is odd then ` = 3, otherwise ` = 1. The same argument works for
pn+1,3, pn+1,4. �
The types of p2m+1,1, p2m+1,2, p2m+1,3, p2m+1,4 are EE, OO, EE, OO respectively and the
types of p2m,1, p2m,2, p2m,3, p2m,4 are OE, EO, OE, EO respectively.
Proposition 2. For m ≥ 0
σ+
12
p2m+1,1
p2m+1,2
p2m+1,3
p2m+1,4
=
p2m+1,1
−p2m+1,2
−p2m+1,3
p2m+1,4
, σ+
12
p2m,1
p2m,2
p2m,3
p2m,4
=
p2m,2
p2m,1
−p2m,4
−p2m,3
.
Proof. Using induction one needs to show that the validity of the statements for 2m−1 implies
the validity for 2m, and the validity for 2m implies the validity for 2m + 1, for each m ≥ 1.
Suppose the statements hold for some 2m. The types of p2m+1,i are easy to verify (1 ≤ i ≤ 4).
Next
σ+
12p2m+1,1 = σ+
12(x1p2m,1 + x2p2m,2) = x2σ
+
12p2m,1 + x1σ
+
12p2m,2
= x2p2m,2 + x1p2m,1 = p2m+1,1,
σ+
12p2m+1,2 = σ+
12(x1p2m,2 − x2p2m,1) = x2σ
+
12p2m,2 − x1σ
+
12p2m,1 = −p2m+1,2,
and by similar calculations σ+
12p2m+1,3 = −p2m+1,3 and σ+
12p2m+1,4 = −p2m+1,4. Now suppose
the statements hold for some 2m− 1. As before the types of p2m,i are easy to verify. Consider
σ+
12p2m,1 = σ+
12
(
2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
x1p2m−1,3 +
2m− 1− 2k−
2m− 1
x2p2m−1,4
)
= −2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
x2p2m−1,3 +
2m− 1− 2k−
2m− 1
x1p2m−1,4 = p2m,2,
σ+
12p2m,3 = σ+
12
(
2m− 1 + 2k+
2m− 1
x1p2m−1,1 +
2m− 1− 2k+
2m− 1
x2p2m−1,2
)
=
2m− 1 + 2k+
2m− 1
x2p2m−1,1 −
2m− 1− 2k+
2m− 1
x1p2m−1,2 = −p2m,4.
Since (σ+
12)2 = 1 this finishes the inductive proof. �
Corollary 2. The polynomials {p2m+1,i : 1 ≤ i ≤ 4} are mutually orthogonal.
Proof. These polynomials are eigenfunctions of the (self-adjoint) reflections σ1, σ+
12 with diffe-
rent pairs of eigenvalues. �
8 C.F. Dunkl
We will use Corollary 1 to evaluate Dipn,j (with i = 1, 2 and 1 ≤ j ≤ 4). We intend to show
that the expressions appearing in Definition 1 can be interpreted as closed 1-forms f which are
eigenfunctions of f 7−→
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)f(xσv, tσv)σv. In the present context this is the operator
ρ(f1(x, t), f2(x, t)) := k1((−σ1 + σ2)f1, (σ1 − σ2)f2) + k0((σ+
12 − σ
−
12)f2, (σ
+
12 − σ
−
12)f1).
It is easy to check that (σ1−σ2)f(x, t) = 0 = (σ+
12−σ
−
12)f(x, t) whenever f ∈ PV,2m+1 for m ≥ 0.
For the even degree polynomials f(x, t) one finds (σ+
12 − σ
−
12)f = 2σ+
12f , (σ1 − σ2)f = −2f if f
is of type OE and (σ1 − σ2)f = 2f if f is of type EO.
Theorem 1. For m ≥ 1
D1p2m,1 = 2m
2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,3, D2p2m,1 = 2m
2m− 1− 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,4,
D1p2m,2 = 2m
2m− 1− 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,4, D2p2m,2 = −2m
2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,3,
D1p2m,3 = 2m
2m− 1 + 2k+
2m− 1
p2m−1,1, D2p2m,3 = 2m
2m− 1− 2k+
2m− 1
p2m−1,2,
D1p2m,4 = 2m
2m− 1− 2k+
2m− 1
p2m−1,2, D2p2m,4 = −2m
2m− 1 + 2k+
2m− 1
p2m−1,1,
and for m ≥ 1 (in vector notation)
[D1,D2]p2m+1,1 = (2m+ 1− 2k+)[p2m,1, p2m,2],
[D1,D2]p2m+1,2 = (2m+ 1 + 2k+)[p2m,2,−p2m,1],
[D1,D2]p2m+1,3 = (2m+ 1− 2k−)[p2m,3, p2m,4],
[D1,D2]p2m+1,4 = (2m+ 1 + 2k−)[p2m,4,−p2m,3].
Proof. Use induction as above. In each case write pn,i in the form x1f1+x2f2 with D2f1 = D1f1
and apply Corollary 1. Suppose the statements are true for some 2m− 1 (direct verification for
m = 1). Then
p2m,1 = x1
(
2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,3
)
+ x2
(
2m− 1− 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,4
)
and
D2
(
2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,3
)
=
(2m− 1 + 2k−) (2m− 1− 2k−)
2m− 1
p2m−2,4
= D1
(
2m− 1− 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,4
)
by the inductive hypothesis. Since ρp2m−1,i = 0 for 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 Corollary 1 shows that D1p2m,1 =
2m
(2m−1+2k−
2m−1 p2m−1,3
)
and D2p2m,1 has the stated value. Also
p2m,1 = x1
(
2m− 1− 2k+
2m− 1
p2m−1,2
)
+ x2
(
−2m− 1 + 2k+
2m− 1
p2m−1,1
)
,
and
D2
(
2m− 1− 2k+
2m− 1
p2m−1,2
)
= −(2m− 1 + 2k−) (2m− 1− 2k+)
2m− 1
p2m−2,1
= D1
(
−2m− 1 + 2k+
2m− 1
p2m−1,2
)
,
B2 Matrix Weight Function 9
and so D2p2m,4 = 2m
(
−2m−1+2k+
2m−1 p2m−1,1
)
. The other statements for p2m,i have similar proofs.
Now assume the statements are true for some 2m. The desired relations follow from Corollary 1
and the following
ρ(p2m,1, p2m,2) = 2k0(σ+
12p2m,2, σ
+
12p2m,1) + 2k1(p2m,1, p2m,2)
= (2k0 + 2k1)(p2m,1, p2m,2), λκ = 2k+;
ρ(p2m,2,−p2m,1) = 2k0(−σ+
12p2m,1, σ
+
12p2m,2)− 2k1(p2m,2,−p2m,1)
= (−2k0 − 2k1)(p2m,2,−p2m,1), λκ = −2k+;
ρ(p2m,3, p2m,4) = 2k0(σ+
12p2m,4, σ
+
12p2m,3) + 2k1(p2m,3, p2m,4)
= (−2k0 + 2k1)(p2m,3, p2m,4), λκ = 2k−;
ρ(p2m,4,−p2m,3) = 2k0(−σ+
12p2m,3, σ
+
12p2m,4)− 2k1(p2m,4,−p2m,3)
= (2k0 − 2k1)(p2m,4,−p2m,3), λκ = −2k−.
The closed 1-form condition is shown by using the inductive hypothesis. A typical calculation is
p2m+1,2 = x1p2m,2 − x2p2m,1, D2p2m,2 = −2m
2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,3 = −D1p2m,1.
This completes the inductive proof. �
Corollary 3. Suppose n ≥ 1 and 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 then ∆κpn,i = 0.
Proof. By the above formulae D2
1pn,i = −D2
2pn,i in each case. As a typical calculation
D2
1p2m,1 = D1
(
2m
2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,3
)
=
2m
2m− 1
(2m− 1 + 2k−)(2m+ 1− 2k−)p2m−2,3,
D2
2p2m,1 = D2
(
2m
2m− 1− 2k−
2m− 1
p2m−1,4
)
=
2m
2m− 1
(2m+ 1− 2k−)(2m+ 1 + 2k−)(−p2m−2,3).
It suffices to check the even degree cases because ∆κf = 0 implies ∆κD1f = 0. �
Because p2m,1 and p2m,3 are both type OE one can use an appropriate self-adjoint operator
to prove orthogonality. Indeed let U12 := σ+
12(x2D1 − x1D2), which is self-adjoint for the form
〈·, ·〉τ .
Proposition 3. Suppose m ≥ 1 and 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 then U12p2m,i = 2mεip2m,i where ε1 = ε4 = −1
and ε2 = ε3 = 1.
Proof. This is a simple verification. For example
(x2D1 − x1D2)p2m,4 =
2m
2m− 1
(x2(2m− 1− 2k+)p2m−1,3 + x1(2m− 1 + 2k+)p2m−1,4)
= 2mp2m,3,
and σ+
12p2m,3 = −p2m,4. �
Corollary 4. For m ≥ 1 the polynomials {p2m,i : 1 ≤ i ≤ 4} are mutually orthogonal.
Proof. These polynomials are eigenfunctions of the self-adjoint operators σ1 and U12 with
different pairs of eigenvalues. �
10 C.F. Dunkl
Proposition 4. For any k0, k1 and n ≥ 1 the polynomials {pn,i : 1 ≤ i ≤ 4} form a basis
for HV,κ,n.
Proof. The fact that pn,i 6= 0 for all n, i (Proposition 1) and the eigenvector properties from
Propositions 2 and 3 imply linear independence for each set {pn,i : 1 ≤ i ≤ 4}. �
We introduce the notation ν(f) := 〈f, f〉τ (without implying that the form is positive). To
evaluate ν(pn,i) we will use induction and the following simple fact: suppose f = x1f1 + x2f2
and Dif = αfi for i = 1, 2 and some α ∈ Q[k0, k1] then
ν(f) = 〈x1f1, f〉τ + 〈x2f2, f〉τ = 〈f1,D1f〉τ + 〈f2,D2f〉τ = α(ν(f1) + ν(f2)).
By use of the various formulae we obtain
ν(p2m,1) = ν(p2m,2) = 2m
((
2m−1+2k−
2m−1
)2
ν(p2m−1,3) +
(
2m−1−2k−
2m−1
)2
ν(p2m−1,4)
)
,
ν(p2m,3) = ν(p2m,4) = 2m
((
2m−1+2k+
2m−1
)2
ν(p2m−1,1) +
(
2m−1−2k+
2m−1
)2
ν(p2m−1,2)
)
,
and
ν(p2m+1,1) = 2(2m+ 1− 2k+)ν(p2m,1), ν(p2m+1,2) = 2(2m+ 1 + 2k+)ν(p2m,1),
ν(p2m+1,3) = 2(2m+ 1− 2k−)ν(p2m,3), ν(p2m+1,4) = 2(2m+ 1 + 2k−)ν(p2m,3).
From these relations it follows that
ν(p2m+2,1) = 8(m+ 1)
(2m+ 1− 2k−)(2m+ 1 + 2k−)
2m+ 1
ν(p2m,3),
ν(p2m+2,3) = 8(m+ 1)
(2m+ 1− 2k+)(2m+ 1 + 2k+)
2m+ 1
ν(p2m,1).
It is now a case-by-case verification for an inductive proof. Define a Pochhammer-type function
(referred to as “Π” in the sequel) for notational convenience
Π (a, b,m, ε1ε2ε3ε4) :=
(
1
4 + a
2
)
m+ε1
(
1
4 −
a
2
)
m+ε2
(
3
4 + b
2
)
m+ε3
(
3
4 −
b
2
)
m+ε4(
1
4
)
m+ε1
(
1
4
)
m+ε2
(
3
4
)
m+ε3
(
3
4
)
m+ε4
,
where m ≥ 0 and ε1ε2ε3ε4 is a list with εi = 0 or 1. To avoid repetitions of the factor 2nn! let
ν ′(pn,i) := ν(pn,i)/(2
nn!).
Then
ν ′(p4m,1) = ν ′(p4m,2) = Π(k+, k−,m, 0000),
ν ′(p4m,3) = ν ′(p4m,4) = Π(k−, k+,m, 0000),
ν ′(p4m+2,1) = ν ′(p4m+2,2) = Π(k−, k+,m, 1100),
ν ′(p4m+2,3) = ν ′(p4m+2,4) = Π(k+, k−,m, 1100), (8)
and
ν ′(p4m+1,1) = Π(k+, k−,m, 0100), ν ′(p4m+1,2) = Π(k+, k−,m, 1000),
ν ′(p4m+1,3) = Π(k−, k+,m, 0100), ν ′(p4m+1,4) = Π(k−, k+,m, 1000), (9)
B2 Matrix Weight Function 11
ν ′(p4m+3,1) = Π(k−, k+,m, 1101), ν ′(p4m+3,2) = Π(k−, k+,m, 1110),
ν ′(p4m+3,3) = Π(k+, k−,m, 1101), ν ′(p4m+3,4) = Π(k+, k−,m, 1110). (10)
These formulae, together with the harmonic decomposition of polynomials, prove that 〈·, ·〉τ is
positive-definite for −1
2 < k+, k− <
1
2 (equivalently −1
2 < ±k0 ± k1 <
1
2) (this is a special case
of [6, Proposition 4.4]).
These norm results are used to analyze the representation of the rational Cherednik algeb-
ra Aκ on PV for arbitrary parameter values. For fixed k0, k1 the radical in PV is the subspace
radV (k0, k1) := {p : 〈p, q〉τ = 0 ∀ q ∈ PV }.
The radical is an Aκ-module and the representation is called unitary if the form 〈·, ·〉τ is positive-
definite on PV /radV (k0, k1). By Proposition 4 {|x|2mpn,i} (with m,n ∈ N0, 1 ≤ i ≤ 4, except
1 ≤ i ≤ 2 when n = 0) is a basis for PV for any parameter values (see formula (5)).
Proposition 5. For fixed k0, k1 the set {|x|2mpn,i : ν(pn,i) = 0} is a basis for radV (k0, k1).
Proof. Suppose p =
∑
m,n,i
am,n,i|x|2mpn,i∈radV (k0, k1) then 〈p, |x|2`pk,j〉τ =a`,k,j4
``!(k+1)`ν(pk,j)
by (6), thus a`,k,j 6= 0 implies ν(pk,j) = 0. �
For a given value k+ = 1
2 +m+ or k− = 1
2 +m− (or both) with m+,m− ∈ Z the polynomials
with ν (pk,j) = 0 can be determined from the above norm formulae. For example let k+ = −1
2
then radV
(
k0,−1
2 − k0
)
contains pn,i for (n, i) in the list (1, 2), (n, 1), (n, 2) (n ≥ 2 and n ≡
0, 1 mod 4), (n, 3), (n, 4) (n ≥ 2 and n ≡ 2, 3 mod 4). In particular each point on the boundary
of the square −1
2 < k0 ± k1 <
1
2 corresponds to a unitary representation of Aκ.
4 The reproducing kernel
In the τ = 1 setting there is a (“Dunkl”) kernel E(x, y) which satisfies D(x)
i E(x, y) = yiE(x, y),
E(x, y) = E(y, x) and 〈E(·, y), p〉1 = p(y) for any polynomial p. We show there exists such
a function in this B2-setting which is real-analytic in its arguments, provided 1
2 ± k0 ± k1 /∈ Z.
This kernel takes values in V ⊗V ; for notational convenience we will use expressions of the form
2∑
i=1
2∑
j=1
fij(x, y)sitj where each fij(x, y) is a polynomial in x1, x2, y1, y2 (technically, we should
write si⊗tj for the basis elements in V ⊗V ). For a polynomial f(x) = f1(x)t1 +f2(x)t2 let f(y)∗
denote f1(y)s1 + f2(y)s2. The kernel E is defined as a sum of terms like 1
ν(pn,i)
pn,i(y)∗pn,i(x);
by the orthogonality relations (for m,n = 0, 1, 2, . . . and 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 4)
1
ν(pn,i)
pn,i(y)∗〈pn,i, pm,j〉τ = δmnδijpn,i(y)∗.
By formulae (4) and (6)〈
|x|2apn,i(x), |x|2bpm,j(x)
〉
τ
= δnmδabδij4
aa!(n+ 1)aν(pn,i).
We will find upper bounds on {pn,i} and lower bounds on {ν(pn,i)} in order to establish con-
vergence properties of E(x, y). For u ∈ R set
d(u) := min
m∈Z
∣∣∣∣u+
1
2
+m
∣∣∣∣ .
The condition that ν(pn,i) 6= 0 for all n ≥ 1, 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 is equivalent to d(k+)d(k−) > 0, since
each factor in the numerator of Π is of the form 1
4 + 1
2(±k0 ± k1) +m or 3
4 + 1
2(±k0 ± k1) +m
for m = 0, 1, 2, . . ..
12 C.F. Dunkl
Definition 2. Let P0(x, y) := s1t1 + s2t2 and for n ≥ 1 let
Pn(x, y) :=
4∑
i=1
1
ν(pn,i)
pn,i(y)∗pn,i(x).
For n ≥ 0 let
En(x, y) :=
∑
0≤m≤n/2
(
x2
1 + x2
2
)m (
y2
1 + y2
2
)m
4mm! (n− 2m+ 1)m
Pn−2m(x, y).
Proposition 6. If k0, k1 are generic or d(k+)d(k−) > 0, and n ≥ 1 then 〈En(·, y), f〉τ = f(y)∗
for each f ∈ PV,n, and D(x)
i En(x, y) = yiEn−1(x, y) for i = 1, 2.
Proof. By hypothesis on k0, k1 the polynomial En(x, y) exists, and is a rational function
of k0, k1. The reproducing property is a consequence of the orthogonal decomposition PV,n =∑
0≤m≤n/2
⊕|x|2mHV,κ,n−2m. For the second part, suppose f ∈ PV,n−1, then
〈
D(x)
i En(x, y), f(x)
〉
τ
= 〈En(x, y), xif(x)〉τ = yif(y)∗ = yi〈En−1(x, y), f(x)〉τ .
If −1
2 < ±k0 ± k1 < 1
2 the bilinear form is positive-definite which implies D(x)
i En(x, y) =
yiEn−1(x, y). This is an algebraic (rational) relation which holds on an open set of its arguments
and is thus valid for all k0, k1 except for the poles of En. �
Write En(x, y) =
2∑
i,j=1
En,ij(x, y)sitj then the equivariance relation becomes En,ij(xw, yw) =
(w−1En,··(x, y)w)ij for each w ∈ W (B2). Next we show that
∞∑
n=0
En(x, y) converges to a real-
entire function in x, y. For p(x, t) = p1(x)t1 + p2(x)t2 ∈ PV let β(p)(x) = p1(x)2 + p2(x)2.
Lemma 2. Suppose m ≥ 0 and i = 1 or 3 then
β(p2m+1,i)(x) + β(p2m+1,i+1)(x) = (x2
1 + x2
2)(β(p2m,i)(x) + β(p2m,i+1)(x)).
Proof. By Definition 1 p2m+1,i = x1p2m,i + x2p2m,i+1 and p2m+1,i+1 = −x2p2m,i + x1p2m,i+1.
The result follows from direct calculation using these formulae. �
Lemma 3. Suppose m ≥ 1 then
β(p2m,1)(x) + β(p2m,2)(x)
=
(
x2
1 + x2
2
)((2m− 1 + 2k−
2m− 1
)2
β(p2m−1,3)(x) +
(
2m− 1− 2k−
2m− 1
)2
β(p2m−1,4)(x)
)
,
β(p2m,3)(x) + β(p2m,4)(x)
=
(
x2
1 + x2
2
)((2m− 1 + 2k+
2m− 1
)2
β(p2m−1,1)(x) +
(
2m− 1− 2k+
2m− 1
)2
β(p2m−1,2)(x)
)
.
Proof. This follows similarly as the previous argument. �
Proposition 7. Suppose m ≥ 0 and i = 1 or 3 then
β(p2m,i)(x) + β(p2m,i+1)(x) ≤ 2
(
(1/2 + |k0|+ |k1|)m
(1/2)m
)2 (
x2
1 + x2
2
)2m
,
β(p2m+1,i)(x) + β(p2m+1,i+1)(x) ≤ 2
(
(1/2 + |k0|+ |k1|)m
(1/2)m
)2 (
x2
1 + x2
2
)2m+1
.
B2 Matrix Weight Function 13
Proof. Use induction, the lemmas, and the inequality
(
2m−1±2k0±2k1
2m−1
)2 ≤ (m−1/2+|k0|+|k1|
m−1/2
)2
.
The beginning step is β(p1,i)(x) + β(p1,i+1)(x) = 2
(
x2
1 + x2
2
)
. �
By Stirling’s formula
(1/2 + |k0|+ |k1|)m
(1/2)m
=
Γ(1/2)
Γ(1/2 + |k0|+ |k1|)
Γ(1/2 + |k0|+ |k1|+m)
Γ(1/2 +m)
∼ Γ(1/2)
Γ(1/2 + |k0|+ |k1|)
m|k0|+|k1|
as m → ∞. For the purpose of analyzing lower bounds on |ν ′(pn,i)| we consider an infinite
product.
Lemma 4. Suppose u > 0 then the infinite product
ω(u; z) :=
∞∏
n=0
(
1− z2
(u+ n)2
)
converges to an entire function of z ∈ C, satisfies
ω(u; z) =
Γ(u)2
Γ(u+ z)Γ(u− z)
,
and has simple zeros at ±(u+ n), n = 0, 1, 2, . . ..
Proof. The product converges to an entire function by the comparison test:
∞∑
n=1
|z|2
(u+n)2
< ∞
(this means that the partial products converge to a nonzero limit, unless one of the factors
vanishes). Suppose that |z| < u then Re(u± z) ≥ u− |z| > 0 and
∞∏
n=0
(
1− z2
(u+ n)2
)
= lim
m→∞
(u+ z)m(u− z)m
(u)2
m
=
Γ(u)2
Γ(u+ z)Γ(u− z)
lim
m→∞
Γ(u+ z +m)Γ(u− z +m)
Γ(u+m)2
=
Γ(u)2
Γ(u+ z)Γ(u− z)
,
by Stirling’s formula. The entire function ω(u; ·) agrees with the latter expression (in Γ) on an
open set in C, hence for all z. �
Corollary 5.
1. If n ≡ 0, 1 mod 4 and i = 1, 2 or n ≡ 2, 3 mod 4 and i = 3, 4 then
lim
n→∞
ν ′(pn,i) = ω
(
1
4
;
k+
2
)
ω
(
3
4
;
k−
2
)
.
2. If n ≡ 0, 1 mod 4 and i = 3, 4 or n ≡ 2, 3 mod 4 and i = 1, 2 then
lim
n→∞
ν ′(pn,i) = ω
(
1
4
;
k−
2
)
ω
(
3
4
;
k+
2
)
.
Proof. The statements follow from formulae (8), (9) and (10). �
For a ∈ R with a+ 1
2 /∈ Z let ((a)) denote the nearest integer to a.
14 C.F. Dunkl
Lemma 5. For each (n1, n2) ∈ Z2 there is a constant C(n1, n2) such that ((k+)) = n1 and
((k−)) = n2 implies |ν ′(pn,i)| ≥ C(n1, n2)d(k+)d(k−).
Proof. It suffices to consider Case 1 in the corollary (interchange k+ and k− to get Case 2).
The limit function has zeros at k+ = ±4m+1
2 and k− = ±4m+3
2 for m = 0, 1, 2, . . .. For each
n1 6= 0 and n2 6= 0 there are unique nearest zeros k+ = z1 and k− = z2 respectively; for example
if n1 is odd and n1 ≥ 1 then z1 = n1 − 1
2 ; and if n2 is even and n2 ≤ −2 then z2 = n2 + 1
2 .
Consider the entire function
f (k+, k−) =
1
(z1 − k+)(z2 − k−)
ω
(
1
4
;
k+
2
)
ω
(
3
4
;
k−
2
)
.
If n1 = 0 then replace the factor (z1 − k+) by
(
1
4 − k
2
+
)
, and if n2 = 0 replace (z2 − k−) by 1.
In each of these cases the quotient is an entire function with no zeros in |n1 − k+| ≤ 1
2 and
|n2−k−| ≤ 1
2 . Thus there is a lower bound C1 in absolute value for all the partial products of f ,
valid for all k+, k− in this region. The expressions for ν ′(pn,i) (see formulae (8), (9) and (10))
involve terms in {εi} but these do not affect the convergence properties (and note 0 ≤
4∑
i=1
εi ≤ 3
in each case). Since |z1 − k+| ≥ d(k+) and |z2 − k−| ≥ d(k−) we find that the partial products
of (z1 − k+)(z2 − k−)f(k+, k−), that is, the values of ν(pn,i)/(2
nn!), are bounded below by
d(k+)d(k−)C1 in absolute value. In case n1 = 0 the factor
(
1
4−k
2
+
)
= d(k+)(1−d(k+)) ≥ 1
2d(k+)
(and in the more trivial case n2 = 0 one has 1 > 1
2 ≥ d(k−)). �
Theorem 2. For a fixed k0, k1 ∈ R satisfying d(k+)d(k−) > 0 the series E(x, y) :=
∞∑
n=0
En(x, y)
converges absolutely and uniformly on
{
(x, y) ∈ R4 : |x|2 + |y|2 ≤ R2
}
for any R > 0.
Proof. We have shown there is a constant C ′ > 0 such that
|Pn(x, y)| ≤ C ′ |x|
n|y|n
2nn!
(n
2
)|k0|+|k1|
,
and thus the series
E(x, y) =
∞∑
n=0
∑
0≤m≤n/2
|x|2m|y|2m
4mm!(n− 2m+ 1)m
Pn−2m(x, y) =
∞∑
l=0
Pl(x, y)
∞∑
m=0
|x|2m|y|2m
4mm!(l + 1)m
converges uniformly for |x|2 + |y|2 < R2. �
Corollary 6. Suppose f ∈ PV then 〈E(·, y), f〉τ = f(y)∗; also D(x)
i E(x, y) = yiE(x, y) for
i = 1, 2.
As in the scalar (τ = 1) theory the function E(x, y) can be used to define a generalized
Fourier transform.
5 The Gaussian-type weight function
In this section we use vector notation for PV : f(x) = (f1(x), f2(x)) for the previous f1(x)t1 +
f2(x)t2. The action of W is written as (wf)(x) = f(xw)w−1. We propose to construct a 2× 2
positive-definite matrix function K(x) on R2 such that
〈f, g〉G =
∫
R2
f(x)K(x)g(x)T e−|x|
2/2dx, ∀ f, g ∈ PV ,
B2 Matrix Weight Function 15
and with the restriction |k0±k1| < 1
2 ; the need for this was demonstrated in the previous section.
The two necessary algebraic conditions are (for all f, g ∈ PV )
〈f, g〉G = 〈wf,wg〉G, w ∈W, (11)
〈(xi −Di)f, g〉G = 〈f,Dig〉G, i = 1, 2. (12)
We will assume K is differentiable on Ω := {x ∈ R2 : x1x2(x2
1 − x2
2) 6= 0}. The integral formula
is defined if K is integrable, but for the purpose of dealing with the singularities implicit in Di
we introduce the region
Ωε := {x : min(|x1|, |x2|, |x1 − x2|, |x1 + x2|) ≥ ε}
for ε > 0. The fundamental region of W corresponding to R+ is C0 = {x : 0 < x2 < x1}.
Condition (11) implies, for each w ∈W , f, g ∈ PV that∫
R2
f(xw)w−1K(x)wg(xw)T e−|x|
2/2dx =
∫
R2
f(x)w−1K
(
xw−1
)
wg(x)T e−|x|
2/2dx
=
∫
R2
f(x)K(x)g(x)T e−|x|
2/2dx.
For the second step change the variable from x to xw−1 (note wT = w−1). Thus we impose the
condition
K(xw) = w−1K(x)w.
This implies that it suffices to determine K on the fundamental region C0 and then extend to
all of Ω by using this formula. Set ∂i := ∂
∂xi
. Recall for the scalar situation that the analogous
weight function is hκ(x)2 where hκ(x) =
∏
v∈R+
|〈x, v〉|κ(v) and satisfies
∂ihκ(x) =
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
vi
〈x, v〉
hκ(x), i = 1, 2.
Start by solving the equation
∂iL(x) =
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
vi
〈x, v〉
L(x)σv, i = 1, 2, (13)
for a 2× 2 matrix function L on C0, extended by
L(xw) = L(x)w
(from the facts that w−1σvw = σvw and κ(vw) = κ(v) it follows that equation (13) is satisfied
on all of Ω) and set
K(x) := L(x)TL(x),
with the result that K is positive-semidefinite and (note σTv = σv)
∂iK(x) =
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
vi
〈x, v〉
(σvK(x) +K(x)σv). (14)
Then for f, g ∈ PV (and i = 1, 2) we find
− ∂i
(
f(x)K(x)g(x)T e−|x|
2/2
)
e|x|
2/2 = xif(x)K(x)g(x)T − (∂if(x))K(x)g(x)T
− f(x)TK(x)(∂ig(x))T −
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
vi
〈x, v〉
{
f(x)σvK(x)g(x)T + f(x)K(x)σvg(x)T
}
.
16 C.F. Dunkl
Figure 1. Region of integration.
Consider the second necessary condition (12) 〈(xi − Di)f, g〉G − 〈f,Dig〉G = 0, that is, the
following integral must vanish∫
Ωε
{
((xi −Di)f(x))K(x)g(x)T − f(x)K(x)(Dig(x ))T
}
e−|x|
2/2dx
= −
∫
Ωε
∂i
(
f(x)K(x)g(x)T e−|x|
2/2
)
dx
+
∑
v∈R+
κ(v)
∫
Ωε
vi
〈x, v〉
{
f(xσv)σvK(x)g(x)T + f(x)K(x)σvg(xσv)
T
}
dx.
In the second part, for each v ∈ R+ change the variable to xσv, then the numerator is invariant,
because σvK(xσv) = K(x)σv, and 〈xσv, v〉 = −〈x, v〉, and thus each term vanishes (note Ωε
is W -invariant). So establishing the validity of the inner product formula reduces to showing
lim
ε→0+
∫
Ωε
∂i
(
f(x)K(x)g(x)T e− |x|
2/2
)
dx = 0 for i = 1, 2. By the polar identity it suffices to prove
this for g = f . Set Q(x) = f(x)K(x)f(x)T e−|x|
2/2.
By symmetry (σ+
12D1σ
+
12 = D2) it suffices to prove the formula for i = 2. Consider the part
of Ωε in {x1 > 0} as the union of {x : ε < |x2| < x1 − ε} and {x : ε < x1 < |x2| − ε} (with
vertices (2ε,±ε), (ε,±2ε) respectively). In the iterated integral evaluate the inner integral over
x2 on the segments {(x1, x2) : ε ≤ |x2| ≤ x1 − ε} and {(x1 − ε, x2) : x1 ≤ |x2|} for a fixed
x1 > 2ε; obtaining (due to the exponential decay)
−(Q(x1 − ε, x1)−Q(x1, x1 − ε))− (Q(x1, ε)−Q(x1,−ε))
− (Q(x1,−x1 + ε)−Q(x1 − ε,−x1)).
See Fig. 1 for a diagram of Ωε and a typical inner integral.
By differentiability
hij(x1, ε)− hij(x1,−ε) = C1(x1)ε+O
(
ε2
)
,
hij(x1 − ε, x1)− hij(x1, x1 − ε) = C2(x1)ε+O
(
ε2
)
,
where hij(x) = fi(x)fj(x)e−|x|
2/2 for 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 2; the factors C1, C2 depend on x1 but there
is a global bound |Ci(x1)| < C0 depending only on f because of the exponential decay. Thus
B2 Matrix Weight Function 17
the behavior of K(x1, ε) and K(x1, x1 − ε) is crucial in analyzing the limit as ε → 0+, for
x2 = −x1, 0, x1. It suffices to consider the fundamental region 0 < x2 < x1. At the edge
{x2 = 0} corresponding to σ2
K(x1,−ε) = K((x1, ε)σ2) = σ2K(x1, ε)σ2,
and
(Q(x1, ε)−Q(x1,−ε)) = (h11(x1, ε)− h11(x1,−ε))K(x1, ε)11
+ (h22(x1, ε)− h22(x1,−ε))K(x1, ε)22 − 2(h12(x1, ε) + h12(x1,−ε))K(x1, ε)12.
At the edge {x1 − x2 = 0} corresponding to σ+
12
K(x1 − ε, x1) = K((x1, x1 − ε)σ+
12) = σ+
12K(x1, x1 − ε)σ+
12.
For conciseness set x(0) = (x1, x1 − ε) and x(1) = (x1 − ε, x1). Then
Q
(
x(0)
)
−Q
(
x(1)
)
= 2
(
h12
(
x(0)
)
− h12
(
x(1)
))
K
(
x(0)
)
12
+
1
2
(
h11
(
x(0)
)
− h11
(
x(1)
)
+ h22
(
x(0)
)
− h22
(
x(1)
))(
K
(
x(0)
)
11
+K
(
x(0)
)
22
)
+
1
2
(
h11
(
x(0)
)
+ h11
(
x(1)
)
− h22
(
x(0)
)
− h22
(
x(1)
))(
K
(
x(0)
)
11
−K
(
x(0)
)
22
)
.
To get zero limits as ε → 0+ some parts rely on the uniform continuity of hij and bounds on
certain entries of K, and the other parts require
lim
ε→0+
K(x1, ε)12 = 0, lim
ε→0+
(K(x1, x1 − ε)11 −K(x1, x1 − ε)22) = 0.
This imposes various conditions on K near the edges, as described above.
We turn to the solution of the system (13) and rewrite
∂1L(x) = L(x)
{
k1
x1
[
−1 0
0 1
]
+
2k0x2
x2
1 − x2
2
[
0 1
1 0
]}
,
∂2L(x) = L(x)
{
k1
x2
[
1 0
0 −1
]
− 2k0x1
x2
1 − x2
2
[
0 1
1 0
]}
.
The reflections σ−12 and σ+
12 were combined into one term: (1,−1)
x1−x2 −
(1,1)
x1+x2
= (2x2,−2x1)
x21−x22
. Since
(x1∂1 + x2∂2)L(x) = 0 we see that L is positively homogeneous of degree 0. Because of the
homogeneity the system can be transformed to an ordinary differential system by setting u = x2
x1
.
Then the system is transformed to
d
du
L(u) = L(u)
{
k1
u
[
1 0
0 −1
]
− 2k0
1− u2
[
0 1
1 0
]}
.
It follows from this equation that d
du detL(u) = 0. Since the goal is to find a positive-definite
matrix K we look for a fundamental solution for L, that is detL(x) 6= 0. If L(x) is a solution
then so is ML(x) for any nonsingular constant matrix. Thus K(x) = L(x)TMTML(x) satisfies
the differential equation (14) and some other condition must be imposed to obtain the desired
(unique) solution for the weight function. The process starts by solving for a row of L, say
(f1(u), f2(u)), that is
d
du
f1(u) =
k1
u
f1(u)− 2k0
1− u2
f2(u),
d
du
f2(u) = − 2k0
1− u2
f1(u)− k1
u
f2(u).
18 C.F. Dunkl
A form of solutions can be obtained by computer algebra, then a desirable solution can be
verified. Set
f1(u) = |u|k1
(
1− u2
)−k0g1
(
u2
)
, f2(u) = |u|k1
(
1− u2
)−k0ug2
(
u2
)
,
then the equations become (with s := u2)
(s− 1)
d
ds
g1(s) = k0g1(s) + k0g2(s),
s(s− 1)
d
ds
g2(s) = k0g1(s) +
{
k0s−
(
1
2
+ k1
)
(s− 1)
}
g2(s),
and the solution regular at s = 0 is
g1(s) = F
(
−k0, k1 +
1
2
− k0; k1 +
1
2
; s
)
,
g2(s) = − k0
k1 + 1
2
F
(
1− k0, k1 +
1
2
− k0; k1 +
3
2
; s
)
.
(We use F to denote the hypergeometric function 2F1; it is the only type appearing here.) The
verification uses two hypergeometric identities (arbitrary parameters a, b, c with −c /∈ N0)
(s− 1)
d
ds
F (a, b; c; s) = −aF (a, b; c; s) +
a(c− b)
c
F (a+ 1, b; c+ 1; s),
s(s− 1)
d
ds
F (a+ 1, b; c+ 1; s) = (c− bs)F (a+ 1, b; c+ 1; s)− cF (a, b; c; s).
To get the other solutions we use the symmetry of the system, replace k1 by −k1 and inter-
change f1 and f2. We have a fundamental solution L(u) given by
L(u)11 = |u|k1
(
1− u2
)−k0F (−k0,
1
2
− k0 + k1; k1 +
1
2
;u2
)
,
L(u)12 = − k0
k1 + 1
2
|u|k1
(
1− u2
)−k0uF (1− k0,
1
2
− k0 + k1; k1 +
3
2
;u2
)
,
L(u)21 = − k0
1
2 − k1
|u|−k1
(
1− u2
)−k0uF (1− k0,
1
2
− k0 − k1;
3
2
− k1;u2
)
,
L(u)22 = |u|−k1
(
1− u2
)−k0F (−k0,
1
2
− k0 − k1;
1
2
− k1;u2
)
.
Observe that lim
u→0+
detL(u) = 1, thus detL(u) = 1 for all u. We can write L in the form
L(x1, x2) =
[
|x2|k1x−k11 0
0 |x2|−k1xk11
] [
c11(x) x2
x1
c12(x)
x2
x1
c21(x) c22(x)
]
,
where each cij is even in x2 and is real-analytic in 0 < |x2| < x1. In fact L(x) is thus defined
on C0 ∪ C0σ2. It follows that K = (ML)TML is integrable near {x2 = 0} if |k1| < 1
2 , and
lim
ε→0+
K(x1, ε)12 = 0 exactly when MTM is diagonal. The standard identity [8, 15.8.1]
F (a, b; c;u) = (1− u)c−a−bF (c− a, c− b; c;u) (15)
shows that there is a hidden symmetry for k0(
1− u2
)−k0F (−k0,
1
2
− k0 + k1; k1 +
1
2
;u2
)
=
(
1− u2
)k0F (k0,
1
2
+ k0 + k1; k1 +
1
2
;u2
)
,
(16)
B2 Matrix Weight Function 19
and similar equations for the other entries of L. Consider
Q(x1,−ε)−Q(x1, ε) = K(x1, ε)11(h11(x1,−ε)− h11(x1, ε))
− 2K(x1, ε)12(h12(x1,−ε) + h12(x1, ε)) +K(x1, ε)22(h22(x1,−ε)− h22(x1, ε)).
With diagonal MTM we find (note x1 > 2ε in the region, so ε
x1
< 1
2)
K(x1, ε)11 = O
(
x−2k1
1 ε2k1
)
+O
(
x2k1−2
1 ε2−2k1
)
,
K(x1, ε)12 = O
(
x−1−2k1
1 ε1+2k1
)
+O
(
x−1+2k1
1 ε1−2k1
)
,
K(x1, ε)22 = O
(
x2k1
1 ε−2k1
)
+O
(
x−2−2k1
1 ε2+2k1
)
.
By the exponential decay we can assume that the double integral is over the box max(|x1|, |x2|) ≤
R for some R <∞. Note
∫ R
2ε
(
ε
x1
)α
dx1 = 1
1+α
(
R1−αεα − 21−αε
)
.
These bounds (recall −1
2 < k0, k1 <
1
2) show that
lim
ε→0+
∫ R
2ε
(Q(x1,−ε)−Q(x1, ε))dx1 = 0.
Next we analyze the behavior of this solution in a neighborhood of t = 1, that is the ray
{(x1, x1) : x1 > 0}. The following identity [8, 15.10.21] is used
F (a+ d, a+ c; c+ d;u) =
Γ(c+ d)Γ(−2a)
Γ(c− a)Γ(d− a)
F (a+ d, c+ a; 1 + 2a; 1− u)
+ (1− u)−2a Γ(c+ d)Γ(2a)
Γ(c+ a)Γ(d+ a)
F (d− a, c− a; 1− 2a; 1− u).
Let
η(k0, k1) :=
Γ
(
1
2 + k1
)
Γ(2k0)
Γ
(
1
2 + k0 + k1
)
Γ(k0)
=
22k0−1
√
π
Γ
(
1
2 + k1
)
Γ
(
1
2 + k0
)
Γ
(
1
2 + k0 + k1
) ;
the latter equation follows from Γ(2a)/Γ(a) = 22a−1Γ(a+ 1
2)/
√
π (the duplication formula). We
will need the identity
η(k0, k1)η(−k0,−k1) + η(k0,−k1)η(−k0, k1) =
1
2
,
proved by use of Γ
(
1
2 + a
)
Γ
(
1
2 − a
)
= π
cosπa . Thus
L(u)11 = |u|k1
{
η(k0, k1)
(
1− u2
)−k0F (−k0,
1
2
− k0 + k1; 1− 2k0; 1− u2
)
+ η(−k0, k1)
(
1− u2
)k0F (k0,
1
2
+ k0 + k1; 1 + 2k0; 1− u2
)}
,
by use of identity (16), and also
L(u)12 = u|u|k1
{
−η(k0, k1)
(
1− u2
)−k0
2F1
(
1− k0,
1
2
− k0 + k1; 1− 2k0; 1− u2
)
+ η(−k0, k1)
(
1− u2
)k0
2F1
(
1 + k0,
1
2
+ k0 + k1; 1 + 2k0; 1− u2
)}
.
Transform again using (15) to obtain
F
(
1− k0,
1
2
− k0 + k1; 1− 2k0; 1− u2
)
= |u|−2k1−1F
(
−k0,
1
2
− k0 − k1; 1− 2k0; 1− u2
)
,
20 C.F. Dunkl
and so on. All the hypergeometric functions we use are of one form and it is convenient to
introduce
H(a, b; s) := F
(
a, a+ b+
1
2
; 2a+ 1; 1− s
)
.
By using similar transformations as for L11 and L12 we find
L(u) =
[
η(−k0, k1) η(k0, k1)
η(−k0,−k1) −η(k0,−k1)
][(
1− u2
)k0 0
0
(
1− u2
)−k0
]
×
[
H(k0, k1;u2) H(k0,−k1;u2)
H(−k0, k1;u2) −H(−k0,−k1;u2)
] [
|u|k1 0
0 |u|−k1
]
.
Let Γ denote the first matrix in the above formula. By direct calculation we find that a necessary
condition for
lim
ε→0+
(K(x1, x1 − ε)11 −K(x1, x1 − ε)22) = 0,
where K(u) = (M ′Γ−1L(u))T (M ′Γ−1L(u)) is that M ′TM ′ is diagonal. The proof that∫ R
2ε
(Q(x1, x1 − ε)−Q(x1 − ε, x1))dx1 → 0
is similar to the previous case; a typical term in K(u)11 −K(u)22 is(
1− u2
)2k0(H(k0, k1;u2
)2|u|2k1 −H(k0,−k1;u2
)2|u|−2k1
)
which is O
(
(1− u)1+2k0
)
, tending to zero as u→ 1− for |k0| < 1
2).
It remains to combine the two conditions: K(u) = (ML(u))T (ML(u)) and the previous one
to find a unique solution for M : MTM = (Γ−1)TDΓ−1 and both MTM and D are positive-
definite diagonal. Indeed
D = c
[
η(−k0,−k1)η(−k0, k1) 0
0 η(k0, k1)η(k0,−k1)
]
,
MTM = 2c
[
η(−k0,−k1)η(k0,−k1) 0
0 η(k0, k1)η(−k0, k1)
]
,
for some c > 0. Thus the desired matrix weight (in the region C0, 0 < x2 < x1, u = x2/x1) is
given by
K(u)11 = d1L(u)2
11 + d2L(u)2
21,
K(u)12 = K(u)21 = d1L(u)11L(u)12 + d2L(u)21L(u)22,
K(u)22 = d1L(u)2
12 + d2L(u)2
22,
where
d1 = c
Γ
(
1
2 − k1
)2
cosπk0Γ
(
1
2 + k0 − k1
)
Γ
(
1
2 − k0 − k1
) ,
d2 = c
Γ
(
1
2 + k1
)2
cosπk0Γ
(
1
2 + k0 + k1
)
Γ
(
1
2 − k0 + k1
) .
B2 Matrix Weight Function 21
Figure 2. K, k0 = 0.3, k1 = 0.1.
Also detK = d1d2 = c2
(
1− tan2 πk0 tan2 πk1
)
. The expressions for Kij can be rewritten some-
what by using the transformations (16). Observe that the conditions −1
2 < ±k0 ± k1 < 1
2
are needed for d1, d2 > 0. The normalization constant is to be determined from the con-
dition
∫
R2 K(x)11e
−|x|2/2dx = 1. By the homogeneity of K this is equivalent to evaluat-
ing
∫ π
−πK(cos θ, sin θ)11dθ (or
∫ π/4
0 (K11 + K22)(cos θ, sin θ)dθ) (the integral looks difficult be-
cause K11 involves squares of hypergeometric functions with argument tan2 θ). Numerical ex-
periments suggest the following conjecture for the normalizing constant
c =
cosπk0 cosπk1
2π
.
We illustrate K for k0 = 0.3, k1 = 0.1 with plots of K(cos θ, sin θ) for 0 < θ < π
4 . Fig. 2
shows the values of K11, K12, K22. For behavior near x1 = x2 introduce
σ =
1√
2
[
1 1
1 −1
]
, σσ+
12σ =
[
1 0
0 −1
]
.
Fig. 3 displays σKσ (thus (σKσ)12 = 1
2(K11 −K22); the (2, 2)-entry is rescaled by 0.1).
The degenerate cases k0 = 0 and k1 = 0 (when the group aspect reduces to Z2×Z2) provide
a small check on the calculations: for k0 = 0 the weight is
K(x) = c
[
|x2/x1|k1 0
0 |x1/x2|k1
]
,
and for k1 = 0 and by use of the quadratic transformation F
(
a, a+ 1
2 ; 2a+1; 1−u2
)
=
(
1+u
2
)−2a
(for u near 1)(see [8, 15.4.17]) we obtain
K(x) = cσ
[
|x1 − x2|k0 |x1 + x2|−k0 0
0 |x1 − x2|−k0 |x1 + x2|k0
]
σ.
An orthogonal basis for PV for the Gaussian inner product can be given in terms of Laguerre
polynomials and the harmonic polynomials from the previous section. Recall from equations (4)
22 C.F. Dunkl
Figure 3. σKσ, k0 = 0.3, k1 = 0.1.
and (6) (specializing N = 2 and γ(κ; τ) = 0) that
∆k
κ
(
|x|2mf(x, t)
)
= 4k(−m)k(−m− n)k|x|2m−2kf(x, t),〈
|x|2mf, |x|2mg
〉
τ
= 4mm!(n+ 1)m〈f, g〉τ ,
for f, g ∈ HV,κ,n. These relations are transferred to the Gaussian inner product
〈f, g〉τ =
〈
e−∆κ/2f, e−∆κ/2g
〉
G
by computing
e−∆κ/2|x|2mf(x, t) =
m∑
j=0
(
−1
2
)j 4j
j!
(−m)j(−m− n)j |x|2m−2jf(x, t)
= (−1)m2mm!L(n)
m
(
|x|2
2
)
f(x, t),
for f ∈ HV,κ,n and m ≥ 0; where L
(n)
m denotes the Laguerre polynomial of degree m and index n
(orthogonal for sne−sds on R+). Denote 〈f, f〉G by νG(f); recall ν(f) = 〈f, f〉τ for f ∈ PV .
Proposition 8. The polynomials L
(n)
m
( |x|2
2
)
pn,i(x, t) for m,n ≥ 0 and 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 (except i = 1, 2
when n = 0) are mutually orthogonal in 〈·, ·〉G and νG(L
(n)
m (|x|2/2)pn,i(x, t)) = (n+1)m
m! ν(pn,i).
The factor with ν(pn,i) results from a simple calculation. Note νG(f) = ν(f) for any har-
monic f . Because here γ(κ; τ) = 0 the harmonic decomposition formula (5) is valid for any pa-
rameter values. This is a notable difference from the scalar case τ = 1 where γ(κ; 1) = 2k0 +2k1
and 2k0 + 2k1 6= −1,−2, . . . is required for validity.
Using the same arguments as in the scalar case (see [5, Section 5.7]) we define the Fourier
transform (for suitably integrable functions f). To adapt E(x, y) to vector notation write
E(x, y) =
2∑
i,j=1
Eij(x, y)sitj and set
Ff(y)l :=
∫
R2
2∑
i,j=1
Eli(x,−iy)K(x)ijfj(x)dx1dx2, l = 1, 2,
Ff(y) := Ff(y)1s1 + Ff(y)2s2.
B2 Matrix Weight Function 23
For m,n ≥ 0 and 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 let φm,n,i(x) = L
(n)
m
(
|x|2
)
pn,i(x)e−|x|
2/2.
Proposition 9. Suppose m,n ≥ 0 and 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 then Fφm,n,i(y) = (−i)m+2nφm,n,i(y)∗. If
f(x) = e−|x|
2/2g(x) for g ∈ PV then F(Djf)(y) = iyjFf(y), for j = 1, 2.
This establishes a Plancherel theorem for F by use of the density (from Hamburger’s theorem)
of span{φm,n,i} in L2(K(x)dx,R2).
6 Closing remarks
The well-developed theory of the hypergeometric function allowed us to find the weight function
which satisfies both a differential equation and geometric conditions. The analogous problem
can be stated for any real reflection group and there are some known results about the differential
system (13) (see [2, 3]); it appears some new insights are needed to cope with the geometric
conditions. The fact that the Gaussian inner product 〈·, ·〉G is well-defined supports speculation
that Gaussian-type weight functions exist in general settings. However it has not been shown
that K can be produced as a product LTL, and the effect of the geometry of the mirrors (walls)
on the solutions of the differential system is subtle, as seen in the B2-case.
Acknowledgements
This is the expanded version of an invited lecture presented at the Conference on Harmonic
Analysis, Convolution Algebras, and Special Functions, TU München, September 10, 2012.
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1 Introduction
2 General results
3 The group B2
4 The reproducing kernel
5 The Gaussian-type weight function
6 Closing remarks
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