Tangential Limits of Potentials on Homogeneous Trees

Let T be a homogeneous tree of homogeneity q+1. Let denote the boundary of T, consisting of all infinite geodesics b=[b ₀,b ₁,b ₂,] beginning at the root, 0. For each b, 1, and a0 we define the approach region _,a (b) to be the set of all vertices t such that, for some j, t is a descendant of b _j and the geodesic distance of t to b _j is at most (–1)j+a. If >1, we view these as tangential approach regions to b with degree of tangency . We consider potentials Gf on T for which the Riesz mass f satisfies the growth condition _T f ^p (t)q ^–|t|<, where p>1 and 0<<1, or p=1 and 0<1. For 11/, we show that Gf(s) has limit zero as s approaches a boundary point b within _,a (b) except for a subset E of of -dimensional Hausdorff measure 0, where H (E)=sup_>0inf _i q ^{–|t i|}:E a subset of the boundary points passing through t _i for some i,|t _i |>log _q (1/).     

A projection theorem and tangential boundary behavior of potentials

Let be the Weinstein operator on the half space, . Suppose there is a sequence of Borel sets such that a certain tangential projection of onto forms a pairwise disjoint subset of the boundary. Let be a finite test measure on the boundary for a specific non-isotropic Hausdorff measure. The measure is carried back to a measure on a subset of by the projection. We give an upper bound for the Weinstein potential corresponding to the measure in terms of a universal constant and a Weinstein subharmonic function. We use this upper bound to deduce a result concerning tangential behavior of Weinstein potentials at the boundary with the exception of sets on the boundary of vanishing non-isotropic Hausdorff measure.

     

Carleson and Vanishing Carleson Measures on Radial Trees

We extend a discrete version of an extension of Carleson’s theorem proved in [5] to a large class of trees that have certain radial properties. We introduce the geometric notion of s-vanishing Carleson measure on such a tree T (with s ≥ 1) and give several characterizations of such measures. Given a measure σ on T and p ≥ 1, let L ^p (σ) denote the space of functions g defined on T such that |g| ^p is integrable with respect to σ and let L ^p (? T) be the space of functions f defined on the boundary of T such that |f| ^p is integrable with respect to the representing measure of the harmonic function 1.We prove the following extension of the discrete version of a classical theorem in the unit disk proved by Power. A finite measure σ on T is an s-vanishing Carleson measure if and only if for any real number p > 1, the Poisson operator P : L ^p (? T) → L ^sp (σ) is compact. Characterizations of weak type for the case p = 1 and in terms of the tree analogue of the extended Poisson kernel are also given. Finally, we show that our results hold for homogeneous trees whose forward probabilities are radial and whose backward probabilities are constant, as well as for semihomogeneous trees.     

Biharmonic Green Functions on Homogeneous Trees

The study of biharmonic functions under the ordinary (Euclidean) Laplace operator on the open unit disk \mathbbD{\mathbb{D}} in \mathbbC{\mathbb{C}} arises in connection with plate theory, and in particular, with the biharmonic Green functions which measure, subject to various boundary conditions, the deflection at one point due to a load placed at another point. A homogeneous tree T is widely considered as a discrete analogue of the unit disk endowed with the Poincaré metric. The usual Laplace operator on T corresponds to the hyperbolic Laplacian. In this work, we consider a bounded metric on T for which T is relatively compact and use it to define a flat Laplacian which plays the same role as the ordinary Laplace operator on \mathbbD{\mathbb{D}}. We then study the simply-supported and the clamped biharmonic Green functions with respect to both Laplacians.     

Bergman Spaces and Carleson Measures on Homogeneous Isotropic Trees

Hastings studied Carleson measures for non-negative subharmonic functions on the polydisk and characterized them by a certain geometric condition relative to Lebesgue measure σ. Cima & Wogen and Luecking proved analogous results for weighted Bergman spaces on the unit ball and other open subsets of \(\mathbb {C}^{n}\). We consider a similar problem on a homogeneous tree, and study how the characterization and properties of Carleson measures for various function spaces depend on the choice of reference measure σ.     

Carleson Measures for Non-negative Subharmonic Functions on Homogeneous Trees

Potential Analysis - In Cohen et al. (Potential Anal. 44(4), 745–766, 2016), we introduced several classes of Carleson-type measures with respect to a radial reference measure σ on a...     

Thin Sets and Boundary Behavior of Solutions of the Helmholtz Equation

The Martin boundary for positive solutions of the Helmholtz equation in n-dimensional Euclidean space may be identified with the unit sphere. Let v denote the solution that is represented by Lebesgue surface measure on the sphere. We define a notion of thin set at the boundary and prove that for each positive solution of the Helmholtz equation, u, there is a thin set such that u/v has a limit at Lebesgue almost every point of the sphere if boundary points are approached with respect to the Martin topology outside this thin set. We deduce a limit result for u/v in the spirit of Nagel–Stein (1984).     

A global Riesz decomposition theorem on trees without positive potentials

We study the potential theory of trees with nearest-neighbortransition probability that yields a recurrent random walk andshow that, although such trees have no positive potentials,many of the standard results of potential theory can be transferredto this setting. We accomplish this by defining a non-negativefunction H, harmonic outside the root e and vanishing only ate, and a substitute notion of potential which we call H-potential.We define the flux of a superharmonic function outside a finiteset of vertices, give some simple formulas for calculating theflux and derive a global Riesz decomposition theorem for superharmonicfunctions with a harmonic minorant outside a finite set. Wediscuss the connection of the H-potentials with other notionsof potentials for recurrent Markov chains in the literature.     

Minimal Fine Limits for a Class of Potentials

We consider potentials G _k associated with the Weinstein equation with parameter k in , _j=1 ⁿ (² u/ x ² _j ) + (k/x _n ) ( u/ x _n ) = 0, on the upper half space in ⁿ . We show that if the representing measure satisfies the growth condition y _n /(1+|y|) ^n-k < , where max(k, 2 – n) < 1, then G _k has a minimal fine limit of 0 at every boundary point except for a subset of vanishing (n – 2 + ) dimensional Hausdorff measure. We also prove this exceptional set is best possible.