Regularized Solutions of a Nonlinear Convolution Equation on the Euclidean Group

Abstract

In this paper we apply Fourier analysis on the two and three dimensional Euclidean motion groups to the solution of a nonlinear convolution equation. First, we review the theory of the irreducible unitary representations of the motion group and discuss the corresponding Fourier transform of functions on the motion group. The main reasons why exact solutions of this convolution equation do not exist in many cases are discussed. Techniques for regularization of the problem and numerical methods for finding approximate solutions are presented. Examples are considered and approximate solutions are found.