On the spectra of compact nilmanifolds

Fox, Jeffrey S.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1985-0792812-6

On the spectra of compact nilmanifolds
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Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 290 (1985), 577-583 Request permission

Abstract:

We show the equivalence of the Howe-Richardson multiplicity formula for compact nilmanifolds and the formula obtained by Corwin and Greenleaf using the Selberg trace formula.

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