Hennie De Schepper

The Howe dual pair in Hermitean Clifford analysis

Clifford analysis offers a higher dimensional function theory studying the null solutions of the rotation invariant, vector valued, first order Dirac operator ∂. In the more recent branch Hermitean Clifford analysis, this rotational invariance has been broken by introducing a complex structure J on Euclidean space and a corresponding second Dirac operator ∂J , leading to the system of equations ∂f = 0 = ∂Jf, expressing so-called Hermitean monogenicity. The invariance of this system is reduced to the unitary group. In this paper we show that this choice of equations is fully justified. Indeed, constructing the Howe dual for the action of the unitary group on the space of all spinor valued polynomials, the generators of the resulting Lie superalgebra reveal the natural set of equations to be considered in thiscontext, which exactly coincide with the chosen ones.

Hermitean Cauchy Integral Decomposition of Continuous Functions on Hypersurfaces

We consider Hölder continuous circulant matrix functions defined on the Ahlfors-David regular boundary of a domain in . The main goal is to study under which conditions such a function can be decomposed as , where the components are extendable to two-sided -monogenic functions in the interior and the exterior of , respectively. -monogenicity is a concept from the framework of Hermitean Clifford analysis, a higher dimensional function theory centered around the simultaneous null solutions of two first-order vector-valued differential operators, called Hermitean Dirac operators. -monogenic functions then are the null solutions of a matrix Dirac operator, having these Hermitean Dirac operators as its entries; such functions have been crucial for the development of function theoretic results in the Hermitean Clifford context.

Gel’fand‐Tsetlin Procedure for the Construction of Orthogonal Bases in Hermitean Clifford Analysis

In this note, we describe the Gel’fand‐Tsetlin procedure for the construction of an orthogonal basis in spaces of Hermitean monogenic polynomials of a fixed bidegree. The algorithm is based on the Cauchy‐Kovalevskaya extension theorem and the Fischer decomposition in Hermitean Clifford analysis.

Conjugate Harmonic Functions in Euclidean Space: a Spherical Approach

Given a harmonic function U in a domain Ω in Euclidean space, the problem of finding a harmonic conjugate V, generalizing the well-known case of the complex plane, was considered in [4] in the framework of Clifford analysis. By the nature of the given construction, which is genuinely cartesian, this approach lead to geometric constraints on the domain Ω. In this paper we consider the problem in a larger class of domains, by a spherical approach. Starting from a real-valued function u, and singling out the radial direction, we explicitly construct a harmonic function of the form w = erv, with v ∈ span(eθ1,…, eθm−1), such that u+w is monogenic, i.e. a null solution of the Dirac operator. As an illustration, the construction is applied to important classes of homogeneous monogenic polynomials and functions. Finally, it is investigated to which extent the approach also applies to the complex plane case.

A Basic Framework for Discrete Clifford Analysis

A basic framework is derived for the development of a higher-dimensional discrete function theory in a Clifford algebra context. The concept of a discrete monogenic function is introduced as a proper generalization of the discrete holomorphic, or monodiffric, functions introduced by Isaacs in the 1950s. A concrete model is provided for the definition of the corresponding discrete Dirac operator.

GENERALIZED MULTIDIMENSIONAL HILBERT TRANSFORMS IN CLIFFORD ANALYSIS

Two specific generalizations of the multidimensional Hilbert transform in Clifford analysis are constructed. It is shown that though in each of these generalizations some traditional properties of the Hilbert transform are inevitably lost, new bounded singular operators emerge on Hilbert or Sobolev spaces of L2-functions.

Matrix Cauchy and Hilbert transforms in Hermitian quaternionic Clifford analysis

Recently the basic setting has been established for the development of quaternionic Hermitian Clifford analysis, a theory centred around the simultaneous null solutions, called q-Hermitian monogenic functions, of four Hermitian Dirac operators in a quaternionic Clifford algebra setting. Borel–Pompeiu and Cauchy integral formulae have been established in this framework by means of a (4 × 4) circulant matrix approach. By means of the matricial quaternionic Hermitian Cauchy kernel involved in these formulae, a quaternionic Hermitian Cauchy integral may be defined. The subsequent study of the boundary limits of this Cauchy integral then leads to the definition of a quaternionic Hermitian Hilbert transform. These integral transforms are studied in this article.

Finite element analysis of a coupling eigenvalue problem on overlapping domains

Abstract In this paper, we consider a nonstandard elliptic eigenvalue problem on a rectangular domain, consisting of two overlapping rectangles, where the interaction between the subdomains is expressed through an integral coupling condition on their intersection. For this problem we set up finite element (FE) approximations, without and with numerical quadrature. The involved error analysis is affected by the nonlocal coupling condition, which requires the introduction and error estimation of a suitably modified vector Lagrange interpolant on the overall FE mesh. As a consequence, the resulting error estimates are sub-optimal, as compared to the ones established, e.g., in Vanmaele and van Keer (RAIRO – Math. Mod. Num. Anal 29(3) (1995) 339–365) for classical eigenvalue problems with local boundary or transition conditions.

On the Fourier transform of distributions and differential operators in Clifford analysis

In Brackx et al., 2004 (F. Brackx, R. Delanghe and F. Sommen (2004). Spherical means and distributions in Clifford analysis. In: Tao Qian, Thomas Hempfling, Alan McIntosch and Frank Sommen (Eds.), Advances in Analysis and Geometry: New Developments Using Clifford Algebra, Trends in Mathematics, pp. 65–96. Birkhäuser, Basel.), some fundamental higher dimensional distributions have been reconsidered within the framework of Clifford analysis. Here, the Fourier transforms of these distributions are calculated, revealing a.o. the Fourier symbols of some important translation invariant (convolution) operators, which can be interpreted as members of the considered families. Moreover, these results are the incentive for calculating the Fourier symbols of some differential operators which are at the heart of Clifford analysis, but do not show the property of translation invariance and hence, can no longer be interpreted as convolution operators.

Distributional Boundary Values of Harmonic Potentials in Euclidean Half-Space as Fundamental Solutions of Convolution Operators in Clifford Analysis

In the framework of Clifford analysis, a chain of harmonic and monogenic potentials in the upper half of Euclidean space ℝ m+1 was recently constructed, including a higher dimensional analogue of the logarithmic function in the complex plane. In this construction the distributional limits of these potentials at the boundary ℝ m are crucial. The remarkable relationship between these distributional boundary values and four basic pseudodifferential operators linked with the Dirac and Laplace operators is studied.