Abstract
The sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group and the Grushin operator are typical examples of sub-elliptic operators. Their heat kernels are both given in the form of Laplace-type integrals. By using Laplace's method, the method of stationary phase and the method of steepest descent, we derive the small-time asymptotic expansions for these heat kernels, which are related to the geodesic structure of the induced geometries.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 20140943 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |
| Volume | 471 |
| Issue number | 2175 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Mar 2015 |
User-Defined Keywords
- Asymptotic expansions
- Grushin operator
- Heat kernel
- Heisenberg group
- Saddle point method
- Small-time asymptotics