Precise estimates for the subelliptic heat kernel on H-type groups

Abstract

We establish precise upper and lower bounds for the subelliptic heat kernel on nilpotent Lie groups $G$ of H-type. Specifically, we show that there exist positive constants $C_1$, $C_2$ and a polynomial correction function $Q_t$ on $G$ such that $$C_1 Q_t e^{-\frac{d^2}{4t}} \le p_t \le C_2 Q_t e^{-\frac{d^2}{4t}}$$ where $p_t$ is the heat kernel, and $d$ the Carnot-Carath\'eodory distance on $G$. We also obtain similar bounds on the norm of its subelliptic gradient $|\nabla p_t|$. Along the way, we record explicit formulas for the distance function $d$ and the subriemannian geodesics of H-type groups.Comment: 35 pages. Identical to published version except that some typos are fixed her

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