On compactness of the difference of composition operators

Let φ and ψ be analytic self-maps of the unit disc, and denote by C_φ and C_ψ the induced composition operators. The compactness and weak compactness of the difference T=C_φ−C_ψ are studied on H^p spaces of the unit disc and L^p spaces of the unit circle. It is shown that the compactness of T on H^p is independent of p∈[1,∞). The compactness of T on L¹ and M (the space of complex measures) is characterized, and examples of φ and ψ are constructed such that T is compact on H¹ but non-compact on L¹. Other given results deal with L^∞, weakly compact counterparts of the previous results, and a conjecture of J.E. Shapiro.     

Singular integral operators of near-product-type on the Heisenberg group

In this paper we establish Lp-boundedness (1<p<∞) for a class of singular convolution operators on the Heisenberg group whose kernels satisfy regularity and cancellation conditions adapted to the implicit (n+1)-parameter structure. The polyradial kernels of this type arose in [A.J. Fraser, An (n+1)-fold Marcinkiewicz multiplier theorem on the Heisenberg group, Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 63 (2001) 35-58; A.J. Fraser, Convolution kernels of (n+1)-fold Marcinkiewicz multipliers on the Heisenberg group, Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 64 (2001) 353-376] as the convolution kernels of (n+1)-fold Marcinkiewicz-type spectral multipliers m(L₁,…,Ln,iT) of the n-partial sub-Laplacians and the central derivative on the Heisenberg group. Thus they are in a natural way analogous to product-type Calderón-Zygmund convolution kernels on Rn. Here, as in [A.J. Fraser, An (n+1)-fold Marcinkiewicz multiplier theorem on the Heisenberg group, Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 63 (2001) 35-58; A.J. Fraser, Convolution kernels of (n+1)-fold Marcinkiewicz multipliers on the Heisenberg group, Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 64 (2001) 353-376], we extend to the (n+1)-parameter setting the methods and results of Müller, Ricci, and Stein in [D. Müller, F. Ricci, E.M. Stein, Marcinkiewicz multipliers and two-parameter structures on Heisenberg groups I, Invent. Math. 119 (1995) 199-233] for the two-parameter setting and multipliers m(L,iT) of the sub-Laplacian and the central derivative.     

On the solvability of a nonlinear boundary value problem arising in the theory of growing cell populations

In this paper we establish some results regarding the existence of solution on L₁ spaces to a nonlinear boundary value problem originally proposed by Lebowitz and Rubinow (J. Math. Biol. 1974; 1 :17–36) to model an age‐structured proliferating cell population. Our approach, based on topological methods, uses essentially the specific properties of weakly compact sets on L₁ spaces. Our results provide positive answers to the questions posed in Jeribi (Nonlinear Anal. Real World Appl. 2002; 3 :85–105). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Maximal operators with rough kernels on product domains

In this paper, we study the Lp boundedness of certain maximal operators on product domains with rough kernels in L(logL). We prove that our operators are bounded on Lp for all 2?p<∞. Moreover, we show that our condition on the kernel is optimal in the sense that the space L(logL) cannot be replaced by Lr(logL) for any r<1. Our results resolve a problem left open in [Y. Ding, A note on a class of rough maximal operators on product domains, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 232 (1999) 222-228].     

Weighted Sobolev theorem with variable exponent for spatial and spherical potential operators, II

In [S.G. Samko, B.G. Vakulov, Weighted Sobolev theorem with variable exponent for spatial and spherical potential operators, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 310 (2005) 229-246], Sobolev-type p(⋅)→q(⋅)-theorems were proved for the Riesz potential operator Iα in the weighted Lebesgue generalized spaces Lp(⋅)(Rn,ρ) with the variable exponent p(x) and a two-parameter power weight fixed to an arbitrary finite point x₀ and to infinity, under an additional condition relating the weight exponents at x₀ and at infinity. We show in this note that those theorems are valid without this additional condition. Similar theorems for a spherical analogue of the Riesz potential operator in the corresponding weighted spaces Lp(⋅)(Sn,ρ) on the unit sphere Sn in Rn+1 are also improved in the same way.     

Sobolev's inequality for Riesz potentials with variable exponent satisfying a log-Hölder condition at infinity

Our aim in this paper is to deal with the boundedness of maximal functions in generalized Lebesgue spaces Lp(⋅) when p(⋅) satisfies a log-Hölder condition at infinity that is weaker than that of Cruz-Uribe, Fiorenza and Neugebauer [D. Cruz-Uribe, A. Fiorenza, C.J. Neugebauer, The maximal function on variable Lp spaces, Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn. Math. 28 (2003) 223-238; 29 (2004) 247-249]. Our result extends the recent work of Diening [L. Diening, Maximal functions on generalized Lp(⋅) spaces, Math. Inequal. Appl. 7 (2004) 245-254] and the authors Futamura and Mizuta [T. Futamura, Y. Mizuta, Sobolev embeddings for Riesz potential space of variable exponent, preprint]. As an application of the boundedness of maximal functions, we show Sobolev's inequality for Riesz potentials with variable exponent.     

A note on cone metric fixed point theory and its equivalence

The main aim of this paper is to investigate the equivalence of vectorial versions of fixed point theorems in generalized cone metric spaces and scalar versions of fixed point theorems in (general) metric spaces (in usual sense). We show that the Banach contraction principles in general metric spaces and in TVS-cone metric spaces are equivalent. Our theorems also extend some results in Huang and Zhang (2007) [L.-G. Huang, X. Zhang, Cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 332 (2007) 1468-1476], Rezapour and Hamlbarani (2008) [Sh. Rezapour, R. Hamlbarani, Some notes on the paper Cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 345 (2008) 719-724] and others.     

Boundedness and compactness of multidimensional integral operators with homogeneous kernels

We obtain sufficient conditions for the boundedness and compactness of multidimensional integral operators with homogeneous kernels acting from a weighted L _p -space to a weighted L _q -space.     

Topological methods in solvability theory of multidimensional pair integral operators with homogeneous kernels of compact type

The problem of getting effective Fredholm conditions for operators with bihomogeneous kernels reduces to the question of invertibility for families of operators with homogeneous kernels and to the calculation of homotopy invariants for spaces of Fredholm and invertible operators of that type. The purpose of the present paper is to study integral operators with homogeneous kernels of compact type in L _p (? ⁿ ), 1 < p < +??. The classes of homotopy equivalence for the spaces of Fredholm and invertible operators in the C*-algebra of pair operators with homogeneous kernels of compact type are calculated by means of operator K-theory.     

On a generalization of the Schauder and Krasnosel'skii fixed points theorems on Dunford–Pettis spaces and applications

In this paper, we give a generalization of the Schauder and Krasnosel'skii fixed point theorems in Dunford–Pettis spaces. Both of these theorems can be used to resolve some open problems posed by Jeribi (Nonlinear Anal.: Real World Appl. 2002; 3 :85–105); and Latrach (J. Math. Phys. 1996; 37 :1336–1348). Further, we applied our work to prove some existence results for a source problem with general boundary conditions in L₁ spaces. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On Schrödinger semigroups and related topics

This paper deals with two related subjects. In the first part, we give generation theorems, relying on (weak) compactness arguments, for perturbed positive semigroups in general ordered Banach spaces with additive norm on the positive cone. The second part provides new functional analytic developments on semigroup theory for Schrödinger operators in Lp spaces with (L¹) Δ-bounded potentials without restriction on the (L¹) Δ-bound. In particular, our formalism enlarges a priori the classical Kato class and its subsequent refinements. The connection with form-perturbation theory is also dealt with.     

Function spaces between BMO and critical Sobolev spaces

The function spaces Dk(Rn) are introduced and studied. The definition of these spaces is based on a regularity property for the critical Sobolev spaces Ws,p(Rn), where sp=n, obtained by J. Bourgain, H. Brezis, New estimates for the Laplacian, the div-curl, and related Hodge systems, C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Paris 338 (7) (2004) 539-543 (see also J. Van Schaftingen, Estimates for L¹-vector fields, C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Paris 339 (3) (2004) 181-186). The spaces Dk(Rn) contain all the critical Sobolev spaces. They are embedded in BMO(Rn), but not in VMO(Rn). Moreover, they have some extension and trace properties that BMO(Rn) does not have.     

Mixed exterior Laplace's problem

In [C. Amrouche, V. Girault, J. Giroire, Dirichlet and Neumann exterior problems for the n-dimensional Laplace operator. An approach in weighted Sobolev spaces, J. Math. Pures Appl. 76 (1997) 55-81], authors study Dirichlet and Neumann problems for the Laplace operator in exterior domains of Rn. This paper extends this study to the resolution of a mixed exterior Laplace's problem. Here, we give existence, unicity and regularity results in Lp's theory with 1<p<∞, in weighted Sobolev spaces.     

Boundedness properties for a class of integral operators including the index transforms and the operators with complex Gaussian kernels

In this paper we study the behavior of general integral operators on weighted L^p spaces. Particular cases include the main index transforms and the operators with complex Gaussian kernels. We also extend some previous results established in [E.R. Negrin, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 123 (1995) 1185-1190].     

On strong solutions of a Robin problem modelling heat conduction in materials with corroded boundary

Motivated by a practical problem on a corrosion process, we shall study a third kind of BVP for a large class of elliptic equations in vector-valued L_p spaces. Particularly we will determine optimal spaces for boundary data and get maximal regularity for inhomogeneous equations. Then based on these results we shall treat some nonlinear problems. Our approach will be based on the semigroup theory, the interpolation theory of Banach spaces, fractional powers of positive operators, operator-valued Fourier multiplier theorems and the Banach fixed point theorem.     

Uniqueness of complex structure and real hereditarily indecomposable Banach spaces

There exists a real hereditarily indecomposable Banach space X=X(C) (respectively X=X(H)) such that the algebra L(X)/S(X) is isomorphic to C (respectively to the quaternionic division algebra H).Up to isomorphism, X(C) has exactly two complex structures, which are conjugate, totally incomparable, and both hereditarily indecomposable. So there exist two Banach spaces which are isometric as real spaces but totally incomparable as complex spaces. This extends results of J. Bourgain and S. Szarek [J. Bourgain, Real isomorphic complex Banach spaces need not be complex isomorphic, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 96 (2) (1986) 221-226; S. Szarek, On the existence and uniqueness of complex structure and spaces with “few” operators, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 293 (1) (1986) 339-353; S. Szarek, A superreflexive Banach space which does not admit complex structure, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 97 (3) (1986) 437-444], and proves that a theorem of G. Godefroy and N.J. Kalton [G. Godefroy, N.J. Kalton, Lipschitz-free Banach spaces, Studia Math. 159 (1) (2003) 121-141] about isometric embeddings of separable real Banach spaces does not extend to the complex case.The quaternionic example X(H), on the other hand, has unique complex structure up to isomorphism; other examples with a unique complex structure are produced, including a space with an unconditional basis and non-isomorphic to l₂. This answers a question of S. Szarek in [S. Szarek, A superreflexive Banach space which does not admit complex structure, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 97 (3) (1986) 437-444].     

On the compact-open and admissible topologies

It is known (see, for example, [H. Render, Nonstandard topology on function spaces with applications to hyperspaces, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 336 (1) (1993) 101-119; M. Escardo, J. Lawson, A. Simpson, Comparing cartesian closed categories of (core) compactly generated spaces, Topology Appl. 143 (2004) 105-145; D.N. Georgiou, S.D. Iliadis, F. Mynard, Function space topologies, in: Open Problems in Topology 2, Elsevier, 2007, pp. 15-23]) that the intersection of all admissible topologies on the set C(Y,Z) of all continuous maps of an arbitrary space Y into an arbitrary space Z, is always the greatest splitting topology (which in general is not admissible). The following, interesting in our opinion, problem is arised: when a given splitting topology (for example, the compact-open topology, the Isbell topology, and the greatest splitting topology) is the intersection of k admissible topologies, where k is a finite number. Of course, in this case this splitting topology will be the greatest splitting.In the case, where a given splitting topology is admissible the above number k is equal to one. For example, if Y is a locally compact Hausdorff space, then k=1 for the compact-open topology (see [R.H. Fox, On topologies for function spaces, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 51 (1945) 429-432; R. Arens, A topology for spaces of transformations, Ann. of Math. 47 (1946) 480-495; R. Arens, J. Dugundji, Topologies for function spaces, Pacific J. Math. 1 (1951) 5-31]). Also, if Y is a corecompact space, then k=1 for the Isbell topology (see [P. Lambrinos, B.K. Papadopoulos, The (strong) Isbell topology and (weakly) continuous lattices, in: Continuous Lattices and Applications, in: Lect. Notes Pure Appl. Math., vol. 101, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1984, pp. 191-211; F. Schwarz, S. Weck, Scott topology, Isbell topology, and continuous convergence, in: Lect. Notes Pure Appl. Math., vol. 101, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1984, pp. 251-271]).In [R. Arens, J. Dugundji, Topologies for function spaces, Pacific J. Math. 1 (1951) 5-31] a non-locally compact completely regular space Y is constructed such that the compact-open topology on C(Y,S), where S is the Sierpinski space, coincides with the greatest splitting topology (which is not admissible). This fact is proved by the construction of two admissible topologies on C(Y,S) whose intersection is the compact-open topology, that is k=2.In the present paper improving the method of [R. Arens, J. Dugundji, Topologies for function spaces, Pacific J. Math. 1 (1951) 5-31] we construct some other non-locally compact spaces Y such that the compact-open topology on C(Y,S) is the intersection of two admissible topologies. Also, we give some concrete problems concerning the above arised general problem.     

Some notes on the paper “Cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings”

Huang and Zhang reviewed cone metric spaces in 2007 [Huang Long-Guang, Zhang Xian, Cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 332 (2007) 1468-1476]. We shall prove that there are no normal cones with normal constant M<1 and for each k>1 there are cones with normal constant M>k. Also, by providing non-normal cones and omitting the assumption of normality in some results of [Huang Long-Guang, Zhang Xian, Cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 332 (2007) 1468-1476], we obtain generalizations of the results.     

On operator valued sequences of multipliers and R-boundedness

In recent papers (cf. [J.L. Arregui, O. Blasco, (p,q)-Summing sequences, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 274 (2002) 812-827; J.L. Arregui, O. Blasco, (p,q)-Summing sequences of operators, Quaest. Math. 26 (2003) 441-452; S. Aywa, J.H. Fourie, On summing multipliers and applications, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 253 (2001) 166-186; J.H. Fourie, I. Röntgen, Banach space sequences and projective tensor products, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 277 (2) (2003) 629-644]) the concept of (p,q)-summing multiplier was considered in both general and special context. It has been shown that some geometric properties of Banach spaces and some classical theorems can be described using spaces of (p,q)-summing multipliers. The present paper is a continuation of this study, whereby multiplier spaces for some classical Banach spaces are considered. The scope of this research is also broadened, by studying other classes of summing multipliers. Let E(X) and F(Y) be two Banach spaces whose elements are sequences of vectors in X and Y, respectively, and which contain the spaces c₀₀(X) and c₀₀(Y) of all X-valued and Y-valued sequences which are eventually zero, respectively. Generally spoken, a sequence of bounded linear operators (un)⊂L(X,Y) is called a multiplier sequence from E(X) to F(Y) if the linear operator from c₀₀(X) into c₀₀(Y) which maps (xi)∈c₀₀(X) onto (unxn)∈c₀₀(Y) is bounded with respect to the norms on E(X) and F(Y), respectively. Several cases where E(X) and F(Y) are different (classical) spaces of sequences, including, for instance, the spaces Rad(X) of almost unconditionally summable sequences in X, are considered. Several examples, properties and relations among spaces of summing multipliers are discussed. Important concepts like R-bounded, semi-R-bounded and weak-R-bounded from recent papers are also considered in this context.