Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 December 2014
Suppose that $G$ is a connected reductive algebraic group defined over
$\mathbf{R}$,
$G(\mathbf{R})$ is its group of real points,
${\it\theta}$ is an automorphism of
$G$, and
${\it\omega}$ is a quasicharacter of
$G(\mathbf{R})$. Kottwitz and Shelstad defined endoscopic data associated to
$(G,{\it\theta},{\it\omega})$, and conjectured a matching of orbital integrals between functions on
$G(\mathbf{R})$ and its endoscopic groups. This matching has been proved by Shelstad, and it yields a dual map on stable distributions. We express the values of this dual map on stable tempered characters as a linear combination of twisted characters, under some additional hypotheses on
$G$ and
${\it\theta}$.