On the Calderón sum formula for wavelet systems
Ulrik Enstad, Jordy Timo van Velthoven
TL;DR
The paper resolves a long-standing question about Calderón-type completeness for wavelet systems with general dilations. By embedding discrete wavelet systems into a group-theoretic framework on $G=\mathbb{R}^d\rtimes\langle A\rangle$ and analyzing density via covolume of hulls, the authors derive precise bounds relating the continuous and discrete transforms. Under a mild admissibility condition $\psi\in\mathcal{B}_{\pi}$, they prove that a Parseval discrete frame implies the corresponding continuous semi-discrete wavelet system is a tight frame and that the Calderón sum holds: $\sum_{j\in\mathbb{Z}} |\widehat{\psi}((A^t)^j\xi)|^2 = |\det(P)|$ a.e. $\xi$, while also deducing $|\det(A)| \neq 1$ in the Parseval case. The results extend Calderón-type conditions to arbitrary dilations, connect frame theory with covolume on amenable groups, and partially resolve a conjecture by Bownik and Lemvig, offering a general approach applicable to nonunimodular settings and quasi-lattices.
Abstract
We show that the Calderón sum formula for orthonormal wavelet bases holds for arbitrary dilation and translation matrices under a mild condition on the wavelet function. This partially solves a conjecture by Bownik and Lemvig.
