Weighted norm inequalities,off-diagonal estimates and elliptic operators Part II: Off-diagonal estimates on spaces of homogeneous type

This is the second part of a series of four articles on weighted norm inequalities, off-diagonal estimates and elliptic operators. We consider a substitute to the notion of pointwise bounds for kernels of operators which usually is a measure of decay. This substitute is that of off-diagonal estimates expressed in terms of local and scale invariant L^p − L^q estimates. We propose a definition in spaces of homogeneous type that is stable under composition. It is particularly well suited to semigroups. We study the case of semigroups generated by elliptic operators. This work was partially supported by the European Union (IHP Network “Harmonic Analysis and Related Problems” 2002-2006, Contract HPRN-CT-2001-00273-HARP). The second author was also supported by MEC “Programa Ramón y Cajal, 2005” and by MEC Grant MTM2004-00678.     

Weighted norm inequalities for pseudo-pseudodifferential operators defined by amplitudes

We prove weighted norm inequalities for pseudodifferential operators with amplitudes which are only measurable in the spatial variables. The result is sharp, even for smooth amplitudes. Nevertheless, in the case when the amplitude contains the oscillatory factor ξ?ei|ξ|^1−ρ, the result can be substantially improved. We extend the Lp-boundedness of pseudo-pseudodifferential operators to certain weights. End-point results are obtained when the amplitude is either smooth or satisfies a homogeneity condition in the frequency variable. Our weighted norm inequalities also yield the boundedness of commutators of these pseudodifferential operators with functions of bounded mean oscillation.     

Weighted inequalities and pointwise estimates for the multilinear fractional integral and maximal operators

In this article we prove weighted norm inequalities and pointwise estimates between the multilinear fractional integral operator and the multilinear fractional maximal. As a consequence of these estimations we obtain weighted weak and strong inequalities for the multilinear fractional maximal operator or function. In particular, we extend some results given in Carro et al. (2005) [7] to the multilinear context. On the other hand we prove weighted pointwise estimates between the multilinear fractional maximal operator Mα,B associated to a Young function B and the multilinear maximal operators Mψ=M0,ψ, ψ(t)=B(t1−α/(nm))^nm/(nm−α). As an application of these estimate we obtain a direct proof of the Lp−Lq boundedness results of Mα,B for the case B(t)=t and Bk(t)=tk(1+log⁺t) when 1/q=1/p−α/n. We also give sufficient conditions on the weights involved in the boundedness results of Mα,B that generalizes those given in Moen (2009) [22] for B(t)=t. Finally, we prove some boundedness results in Banach function spaces for a generalized version of the multilinear fractional maximal operator.     

Convergent sequences of composition operators

Composition operators Cφ on the Hilbert Hardy space H² over the unit disk are considered. We investigate when convergence of sequences {φn} of symbols, (i.e., of analytic selfmaps of the unit disk) towards a given symbol φ, implies the convergence of the induced composition operators, Cφn→Cφ. If the composition operators Cφn are Hilbert-Schmidt operators, we prove that convergence in the Hilbert-Schmidt norm, ‖Cφn−CφHS_‖→0 takes place if and only if the following conditions are satisfied: ‖φn−φ_‖2→0, ∫1/(1−²|φ|)<∞, and ∫1/(1−²|φn|)→∫1/(1−²|φ|). The convergence of the sequence of powers of a composition operator is studied.     

Sharp function boundedness for vector-valued multilinear singular integral operators with non-smooth kernels

Sharp function inequalities for several vector-valued, multilinear singular integral operators with non-smooth kernels are obtained. As an application, some weighted L ^p (p > 1) norm inequalities for vector-valued multilinear operators are derived.     

Spectral inequalities for non-selfadjoint elliptic operators and application to the null-controllability of parabolic systems

We consider elliptic operators A on a bounded domain, that are compact perturbations of a selfadjoint operator. We first recall some spectral properties of such operators: localization of the spectrum and resolvent estimates. We then derive a spectral inequality that measures the norm of finite sums of root vectors of A through an observation, with an exponential cost. Following the strategy of Lebeau and Robbiano (1995) [25], we deduce the construction of a control for the non-selfadjoint parabolic problem t_∂u+Au=Bg. In particular, the L² norm of the control that achieves the extinction of the lower modes of A is estimated. Examples and applications are provided for systems of weakly coupled parabolic equations and for the measurement of the level sets of finite sums of root functions of A.     

The L resolvents of elliptic operators with uniformly continuous coefficients

We consider the strongly elliptic operator A of order 2m in the divergence form with bounded measurable coefficients and assume that the coefficients of top order are uniformly continuous. For 1<p<∞, A is a bounded linear operator from the L^p Sobolev space H^m,p into H^−m,p. We will prove that (A−λ)⁻¹ exists in H^−m,p for some λ and estimate its operator norm.     

Weighted norm inequalities, Gaussian bounds and sharp spectral multipliers

Let L be a non-negative self-adjoint operator acting on L²(X) where X is a space of homogeneous type. Assume that L generates a holomorphic semigroup e−tL whose kernels pt(x,y) have Gaussian upper bounds but there is no assumption on the regularity in variables x and y. In this article, we study weighted Lp-norm inequalities for spectral multipliers of L. We show that sharp weighted Hörmander-type spectral multiplier theorems follow from Gaussian heat kernel bounds and appropriate L² estimates of the kernels of the spectral multipliers. These results are applicable to spectral multipliers for large classes of operators including Laplace operators acting on Lie groups of polynomial growth or irregular non-doubling domains of Euclidean spaces, elliptic operators on compact manifolds and Schrödinger operators with non-negative potentials.     

Weighted inequalities for multilinear commutators of some sublinear operators

We establish sharp estimates for some multilinear commutators related to the Littlewood-Paley and Marcinkiewicz operators. As an application, we obtain the weighted norm inequalities and L log L type estimate for the multilinear commutators.      

Generation of the integrated semigroups by superelliptic differential operators

Let A be a superelliptic differential operator of order 2m introduced by E.B. Davies [E.B. Davies, Uniformly elliptic operators with measurable coefficients, J. Funct. Anal. 132 (1995) 141-169]. In the case of 2m>N, he obtained the upper Gaussian bound of the integral kernel representing (e−zA)_z∈C+ and the estimates of the Lp-operator norm of the semigroup for all p∈[1,∞). The purpose of the present paper is to show that −i(A+k) (for some constant k>0) generates an integrated semigroup on Lα,p (weighted Lp space) and lp(Lα,q). To prove this we need norm estimates of (e−zA)_z∈C+ on each of these spaces. Also we get another norm estimate of (e−zA)_z∈C+ on Lp when 2m>N without using the integral kernel. This norm estimate is better than that in [E.B. Davies, Uniformly elliptic operators with measurable coefficients, J. Funct. Anal. 132 (1995) 141-169] and gives a better “times of the integration” of the integrated semigroup.     

Bounds for singular fractional integrals and related Fourier integral operators

We prove sharp L^p−L^q endpoint bounds for singular fractional integral operators and related Fourier integral operators, under the nonvanishing rotational curvature hypothesis.     

Gårding’s inequality for elliptic operators with degeneracy

In this paper, we prove Gårding’s weighted inequality for degenerate elliptic operators in an arbitrary (bounded or unbounded) domain of n-dimensional Euclidean space ? ⁿ and use this inequality to study the unique solvability of a specific variational problem. It is assumed that the lower coefficients of the operators under consideration belong to some weighted L _p -spaces.     

Weighted L p estimates for the area integral associated to self-adjoint operators

This article is concerned with some weighted norm inequalities for the so-called horizontal (i.e., involving time derivatives) area integrals associated to a non-negative self-adjoint operator satisfying a pointwise Gaussian estimate for its heat kernel, as well as the corresponding vertical (i.e., involving space derivatives) area integrals associated to a non-negative self-adjoint operator satisfying in addition a pointwise upper bounds for the gradient of the heat kernel. As applications, we obtain sharp estimates for the operator norm of the area integrals on ${L^p(\mathbb{R}^N)}$ as p becomes large, and the growth of the A _p constant on estimates of the area integrals on the weighted L ^p spaces.     

Rank one perturbations and singular integral operators

We consider rank one perturbations Aα=A+α(⋅,φ)φ of a self-adjoint operator A with cyclic vector φ∈H−1(A) on a Hilbert space H. The spectral representation of the perturbed operator Aα is given by a singular integral operator of special form. Such operators exhibit what we call ‘rigidity’ and are connected with two weight estimates for the Hilbert transform. Also, some results about two weight estimates of Cauchy (Hilbert) transforms are proved. In particular, it is proved that the regularized Cauchy transforms Tε are uniformly (in ε) bounded operators from L²(μ) to L²(μα), where μ and μα are the spectral measures of A and Aα, respectively. As an application, a sufficient condition for Aα to have a pure absolutely continuous spectrum on a closed interval is given in terms of the density of the spectral measure of A with respect to φ. Some examples, like Jacobi matrices and Schrödinger operators with L² potentials are considered.     

Bilinear embedding for real elliptic differential operators in divergence form with potentials

We present a simple Bellman function proof of a bilinear estimate for elliptic operators in divergence form with real coefficients and with nonnegative potentials. The constants are dimension-free. The p-range of applicability of this estimate is (1,∞) for any real accretive (nonsymmetric) matrix A of coefficients.     

Fractional integrals, potential operators and two-weight, weak type norm inequalities on spaces of homogeneous type

We prove two-weight, weak type norm inequalities for potential operators and fractional integrals defined on spaces of homogeneous type. We show that the operators in question are bounded from L^p(v) to L^q,∞(u), 1<p?q<∞, provided the pair of weights (u,v) verifies a Muckenhoupt condition with a “power-bump” on the weight u.     

The role of BMOA in the boundedness of weighted composition operators

Boundedness (resp. compactness) of weighted composition operators Wh,φ acting on the classical Hardy space H² as Wh,φf=h(f○φ) are characterized in terms of a Nevanlinna counting function associated to the symbols h and φ whenever h∈BMOA (resp. h∈VMOA). Analogous results are given for Hp spaces and the scale of weighted Bergman spaces. In the latter case, BMOA is replaced by the Bloch space (resp. VMOA by the little Bloch space).     

Keller-Osserman conditions for diffusion-type operators on Riemannian manifolds

In this paper we obtain essentially sharp generalized Keller-Osserman conditions for wide classes of differential inequalities of the form Lu?b(x)f(u)?(|∇u|) and Lu?b(x)f(u)?(|∇u|)−g(u)h(|∇u|) on weighted Riemannian manifolds, where L is a non-linear diffusion-type operator. Prototypical examples of these operators are the p-Laplacian and the mean curvature operator. The geometry of the underlying manifold is reflected, via bounds for the modified Bakry-Emery Ricci curvature, by growth conditions for the functions b and ?. A weak maximum principle which extends and improves previous results valid for the φ-Laplacian is also obtained. Geometric comparison results, valid even in the case of integral bounds for the modified Bakry-Emery Ricci tensor, are presented.     

Boundedness of Riesz transforms for elliptic operators on abstract Wiener spaces

Let (E,H,μ) be an abstract Wiener space and let D_V:=VD, where D denotes the Malliavin derivative and V is a closed and densely defined operator from H into another Hilbert space . Given a bounded operator B on , coercive on the range , we consider the operators A:=V^*BV in H and in , as well as the realisations of the operators and in L^p(E,μ) and respectively, where 1<p<∞. Our main result asserts that the following four assertions are equivalent:

(1) with for ;

(2) admits a bounded H^∞-functional calculus on ;

(3) with for ;

(4) admits a bounded H^∞-functional calculus on .

Moreover, if these conditions are satisfied, then . The equivalence (1)–(4) is a non-symmetric generalisation of the classical Meyer inequalities of Malliavin calculus (where , V=I, ). A one-sided version of (1)–(4), giving L^p-boundedness of the Riesz transform in terms of a square function estimate, is also obtained. As an application let −A generate an analytic C₀-contraction semigroup on a Hilbert space H and let −L be the L^p-realisation of the generator of its second quantisation. Our results imply that two-sided bounds for the Riesz transform of L are equivalent with the Kato square root property for A. The boundedness of the Riesz transform is used to obtain an L^p-domain characterisation for the operator L.

Weighted norm inequalities, off-diagonal estimates and elliptic operators. Part I: General operator theory and weights

This is the first part of a series of four articles. In this work, we are interested in weighted norm estimates. We put the emphasis on two results of different nature: one is based on a good-λ inequality with two parameters and the other uses Calderón-Zygmund decomposition. These results apply well to singular “non-integral” operators and their commutators with bounded mean oscillation functions. Singular means that they are of order 0, “non-integral” that they do not have an integral representation by a kernel with size estimates, even rough, so that they may not be bounded on all Lp spaces for 1<p<∞. Pointwise estimates are then replaced by appropriate localized Lp-Lq estimates. We obtain weighted Lp estimates for a range of p that is different from (1,∞) and isolate the right class of weights. In particular, we prove an extrapolation theorem “à la Rubio de Francia” for such a class and thus vector-valued estimates.