Given a Lie group $G$ with finitely many components and a compact Lie group A which acts on $G$ by automorphisms, we prove that there always exists an A-invariant maximal compact subgroup K of G, and that for every such K, the natural map $H^1(A,K)to H^1(A,G)$ is bijective. This generalizes a classical result of Serre [6] and a recent result in [1].
We define the holomorphic Fourier transform of holomorphic functions on complex reductive groups, prove some properties like the Fourier inversion formula, and give some applications. The definition of the holomorphic Fourier transform makes use of the notion of $K$-admissible measures. We prove that $K$-admissible measures are abundant, and the definition of holomorphic Fourier transform is independent of the choice of $K$-admissible measures.
