Harmonic analysis of functions in homogeneous spaces and harmonic distributions that are periodic or almost periodic at infinity

Vector-valued functions in homogeneous spaces and harmonic distributions that are periodic or almost periodic at infinity are investigated. The concept of the Fourier series of a function (distribution), periodic or almost periodic at infinity, with coefficients that are functions (distributions) slowly varying at infinity, is introduced. The properties of the Fourier series are investigated and an analogue of Wiener's theorem on absolutely convergent Fourier series is obtained for functions periodic at infinity. Special attention is given to criteria ensuring that solutions of differential or difference equations are periodic or almost periodic at infinity. The central results involve theorems on the asymptotic behaviour of a bounded operator semigroup whose generator has no limit points on the imaginary axis. In addition, the concept of an asymptotically finite-dimensional operator semigroup is introduced and a theorem on the structure of such a semigroup is proved.