On a theorem of M. Jodeit Jr. on pushforwards of Fourier multipliers
Patrick Poissel
Abstract
A classical theorem of M. Jodeit Jr. implies that if a compactly supported distribution on $\mathbf{R}^d$ is the symbol of a Fourier multiplier bounded from $L^p(\mathbf{R}^d)$ to $L^q(\mathbf{R}^d)$, then its pushforward by the canonical homomorphism from $\mathbf{R}^d$ to $\mathbf{T}^d$ is the symbol of a Fourier multiplier bounded from $\ell^p(\mathbf{Z}^d)$ to $\ell^q(\mathbf{Z}^d)$. In the present work, we generalise this result to the setting of locally compact groups, including those non-abelian, by characterising the continuous homomorphisms of locally compact groups by which, for every $p,q\in[1,\infty]$, the pushforward of compactly supported distributions symbols of $L^p$-$L^q$ Fourier multipliers are symbols of the same type as those which are open. Motivated by a simple proof in the abelian case, we also investigate pushforwards of positive definite distributions.
