The <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-Approximation Order of Surface Spline Interpolation for 1 \leq <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis> \leq 2

We show that the L_p-approximation order of surface spline interpolation equals m+1/p for p in the range 1 \leq p \leq 2, where m is an integer parameter which specifies the surface spline. Previously it was known that this order was bounded below by m + &frac; and above by m+1/p. With h denoting the fill-distance between the interpolation points and the domain , we show specifically that the L_p()-norm of the error between f and its surface spline interpolant is O(h^{m + 1/p}) provided that f belongs to an appropriate Sobolev or Besov space and that \subset R^d is open, bounded, and has the C^2m-regularity property. We also show that the boundary effects (which cause the rate of convergence to be significantly worse than O(h^2m)) are confined to a boundary layer whose width is no larger than a constant multiple of h |log h|. Finally, we state numerical evidence which supports the conjecture that the L_p-approximation order of surface spline interpolation is m + 1/p for 2 < p \leq \infty.     

The mixed problem in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> for some two-dimensional Lipschitz domains

We consider the mixed problem,

Some cyclic codes of length 2<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>

Explicit expressions for 4n + 2 primitive idempotents in the semi-simple group ring $R_{2p^{n}}\equiv \frac{GF(q)[x]}{p and q are distinct odd primes; n ≥ 1 is an integer and q has order \fracf(2pⁿ)2{\frac{\phi(2p^{n})}{2}} modulo 2p ⁿ . The generator polynomials, the dimension, the minimum distance of the minimal cyclic codes of length 2p ⁿ generated by these 4n + 2 primitive idempotents are discussed. For n = 1, the properties of some (2p, p) cyclic codes, containing the above minimal cyclic codes are analyzed in particular. The minimum weight of some subset of each of these (2p, p) codes are observed to satisfy a square root bound.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>-Integrability,Supports of Fourier Transforms and Uniqueness for Convolution Equations

It is proved that a nonzero function is not in L^p(Rⁿ) with p \le 2n/d if its Fourier transform is supported by a d-dimensional submanifold. It is shown that the assertion fails for p > 2n/d and d \ge n/2. The result is applied for obtaining uniqueness theorems for convolution equations in L^p-spaces.     

Norm of Berezin transformon <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> space

It is shown that the Berezin transform B on L ^p (D), where D is the unit disc, has norm . Furthermore, the norms of a family of operators (on L ^p (D)) whose kernels are moduli of Bergman type kernels are also calculated. Partially supported by MNZZS, Grant ON144010     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis></Superscript> convergence for <Emphasis Type="Italic">B</Emphasis>-valued random elements

The paper investigates L ^p convergence and Marcinkiewicz-Zygmund strong laws of large numbers for random elements in a Banach space under the condition that the Banach space is of Rademacher type p, 1 < p < 2. The paper also discusses L ^r convergence and L ^r bound for random elements without any geometric restriction condition on the Banach space.     

On the <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>-conjecture for locally compact groups

Let G be a locally compact group. For 1 < p < ∞, it is well-known that f * g exists and belongs to L^p(G) for all f, g L^p (G) if and only if G is compact. Here, for 2 < p < ∞, we show that f * g exists for all f, g L^p(G) if and only if G is compact. We also show that this result does not remain true for 1 < p ≤ 2. Received: 23 April 2006     

Approximation by K-finite functions in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> spaces

Let Γ ⊂ ℝⁿ, n ≥ 2, be the boundary of a bounded domain. We prove that the translates by elements of Γ of functions which transform according to a fixed irreducible representation of the orthogonal group form a dense class in L ^p (ℝⁿ) for . A similar problem for noncompact symmetric spaces of rank one is also considered. We also study the connection of the above problem with the injectivity sets for weighted spherical mean operators. The first author was supported in part by a grant from UGC via DSA-SAP Phase IV.     

Summability Kernels for <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> Multipliers

In this article we study the problem of extending Fourier Multipliers on L ^p (T) to those on L ^p (R) by taking convolution with a kernel, called a summability kernel. We characterize the space of such kernels for the cases p = 1 and p = 2. For other values of p we give a necessary condition for a function to be a summability kernel. For the case p = 1, we present properties of measures which are transferred from M(T) to M(R) by summability kernels. Furthermore it is shown that every l _p sequence can be extended to some L ^q (R) multipliers for certain values of p and q.     

A Noncommutative Version of <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> and Characterizations of Subdiagonal Algebras

Let M{\mathcal M} be a σ-finite von Neumann algebra and \mathfrak A{\mathfrak A} a maximal subdiagonal algebra of M{\mathcal M} with respect to a faithful normal conditional expectation F{\Phi} . Based on Haagerup’s noncommutative L ^p space L^p(M){L^p(\mathcal M)} associated with M{\mathcal M} , we give a noncommutative version of H ^p space relative to \mathfrak A{\mathfrak A} . If h ₀ is the image of a faithful normal state j{\varphi} in L¹(M){L^1(\mathcal M)} such that j°F = j{\varphi\circ \Phi=\varphi} , then it is shown that the closure of {\mathfrak Ah₀^\frac1p}{\{\mathfrak Ah_0^{\frac1p}\}} in L^p(M){L^p(\mathcal M)} for 1 ≤ p < ∞ is independent of the choice of the state preserving F{\Phi} . Moreover, several characterizations for a subalgebra of the von Neumann algebra M{\mathcal M} to be a maximal subdiagonal algebra are given.     

Optimal Domains and Integral Representations of Convolution Operators in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>)

Given , a compact abelian group G and a function , we identify the maximal (i.e. optimal) domain of the convolution operator (as an operator from L^p(G) to itself). This is the largest Banach function space (with order continuous norm) into which L^p(G) is embedded and to which has a continuous extension, still with values in L^p(G). Of course, the optimal domain depends on p and g. Whereas is compact, this is not always so for the extension of to its optimal domain. Several characterizations of precisely when this is the case are presented.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> approximation capability of RBF neural networks

L ^p approximation capability of radial basis function (RBF) neural networks is investigated. If g: R ₊¹ → R ¹ and ∈ L _loc ^p (R ⁿ ) with 1 ≤ p < ∞, then the RBF neural networks with g as the activation function can approximate any given function in L ^p (K) with any accuracy for any compact set K in R ⁿ , if and only if g(x) is not an even polynomial. Partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10471017)     

Optimal estimates for the semigroup generated by the classical Volterra operator on <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-spaces

Optimal upper bounds are given for the norm of the semigroup (e ^−tV ) _t≥0, where V is the classical Volterra operator acting on L _p [0,1], 1≤p≤∞. In particular, for every p∈[1,∞] we prove that

Multivariate Refinement Equations and Convergence of Cascade Algorithms in Lp（0〈p〈1）Spaces

We consider the solutions of refinement equations written in the form

Semiclassical <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> Estimates of Quasimodes on Curved Hypersurfaces

Let M be a compact manifold of dimension n, P=P(h) a semiclassical pseudodifferential operator on M, and u=u(h) an L ² normalized family of functions such that P(h)u(h) is O(h) in L ²(M) as h↓0. Let H⊂M be a compact submanifold of M. In a previous article, the second-named author proved estimates on the L ^p norms, p≥2, of u restricted to H, under the assumption that the u are semiclassically localized and under some natural structural assumptions about the principal symbol of P. These estimates are of the form Ch ^−δ(n,k,p) where k=dim H (except for a logarithmic divergence in the case k=n−2, p=2). When H is a hypersurface, i.e., k=n−1, we have δ(n,n−1, 2)=1/4, which is sharp when M is the round n-sphere and H is an equator.     

Inequalities for derivatives of functions in the spaces <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>

  We obtain a new sharp inequality for the local norms of functions x ∈ L _{∞, ∞} ^r (R), namely,

Weighted <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>-conjecture for locally compact groups

Let G be a locally compact group, ω be a weight function on G and 1 < p < ∞. Here, we give a sufficient condition for that the weighted L ^p -space L ^p (G, ω) is a Banach algebra. Also, we get some necessary conditions on G and the weight function ω for L ^p (G, ω) to be a Banach algebra. As a consequence, we show that if G is abelian and L ^p (G, ω) is a Banach algebra, then G is σ-compact.     

Maximal <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>-regularity for the Laplacian on Lipschitz domains

We consider the Laplacian with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions on bounded Lipschitz domains Ω, both with the following two domains of definition: , or , where B is the boundary operator. We prove that, under certain restrictions on the range of p, these operators generate positive analytic contraction semigroups on L ^p (Ω) which implies maximal regularity for the corresponding Cauchy problems. In particular, if Ω is bounded and convex and , the Laplacian with domain D ₂(Δ) has the maximal regularity property, as in the case of smooth domains. In the last part, we construct an example that proves that, in general, the Dirichlet–Laplacian with domain D ₁(Δ) is not even a closed operator. The main results of this paper are taken from the author’s Ph.D. thesis, written at the TU Darmstadt under the supervision of Prof. M. Hieber. The author wishes to thank Prof. Hieber for his guidance, encouragement and support in the last few years. Many thanks also go to Prof. C. E. Kenig for his hospitality and many ruitful discussions on the subject during a 1-year stay at the University of Chicago.