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260 PUKANSZKY<br />

Moreover, <strong>the</strong> orbit O(h) <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> measure dv are uniquely determined<br />

kY (2).<br />

Pro<strong>of</strong>. We start by observing, that<br />

xX4 I 44 I2 = QM W) I 44 F2,<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>refore, we have for <strong>the</strong> left-h<strong>and</strong> side <strong>of</strong> (2)<br />

where we have put<br />

<strong>On</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, writing dA for <strong>the</strong> volume <strong>of</strong> O(A) with respect to<br />

dv, we have for any g(e) continuous on 9, putting x = X + p,<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>refore <strong>the</strong> right-h<strong>and</strong> side <strong>of</strong> (2) gives<br />

where<br />

= dn s afV> W) dl<br />

2<br />

G(4) = j, exp [;(~(a) k’, A)] da.<br />

Since this function is clearly o-invariant, we can conclude that<br />

Summing up, to establish <strong>the</strong> equality appearing in <strong>the</strong> Proposition,<br />

it suffices to show, that Q,(h) ZE d&h) G(h) (h E b), or that<br />

dp(h) j, exp [~(u(cz) h, A)] da = C E(S) exp [i(sh, A)].<br />

SSW

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