Holomorphic extensions of eigenfunctions on $NA$ groups

Abstract

Let $ X = G/K $ be a rank one Riemannian symmetric space of noncompact type. In view of the Iwasawa decomposition $ G = NAK $ of the underlying semisimple Lie group, we can also view $ X $ as the solvable extension $ S = NA $ of the Iwasawa group $ N$ which is known to be a $H$-type group. In this work we study the holomorphic extendability of eigenfunctions of the Laplace-Beltrami operator $ \Delta_S$ on $ S $ to certain domains in the complexification of the nilpotent group $ N$. We can also do the same for any $H$-type group $ N $ not necessarily an Iwasawa group. The results are accomplished by making use of the connection with solutions of the extension problem for the Laplacian or the sublaplacian on the corresponding $ N$.