Distances on Lie groups of polynomial volume growth

For any simply connected solvable Lie group Q of polynomial volume growth, we introduce the notion of nil-shadow of Q. We shall give an explicit formula for the distance to the origin of an element q ∈ Q in terms of its exponential coordinates of the second kind taken in an appropriate basis. This result extends a previous result for nilpotent Lie groups [6, Theorem DN] and [7, Theorem 1].     

Littlewood-Paley and Lusin functions on nilpotent Lie groups

In this paper, we define the Littlewood-Paley and Lusin functions associated to the sub-Laplacian operator on nilpotent Lie groups. Then we prove the Lp (1<p<∞) boundedness of Littlewood-Paley and Lusin functions.     

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the boundedness of rough B-fractional integral operators in the Lorentz spaces

In this paper, the necessary and sufficient conditions are found for the boundedness of the rough B-fractional integral operators from the Lorentz spaces Lp,s,γ to Lq,r,γ, 1<p<q<∞, 1?r?s?∞, and from L1,r,γ to Lq,∞,γ≡WLq,γ, 1<q<∞, 1?r?∞. As a consequence of this, the same results are given for the fractional B-maximal operator and B-Riesz potential.     

An L p -L q analog of miyachi’s theorem for nilpotent lie groups and sharpness problems

The purpose of this paper is to formulate and prove an L ^p -L ^q analog of Miyachi’s theorem for connected nilpotent Lie groups with noncompact center for 2 ≤ p, q ≤ +∞. This allows us to solve the sharpness problem in both Hardy’s and Cowling-Price’s uncertainty principles. When G is of compact center, we show that the aforementioned uncertainty principles fail to hold. Our results extend those of [1], where G is further assumed to be simply connected, p = 2, and q = +∞. When G is more generally exponential solvable, such a principle also holds provided that the center of G is not trivial. Representation theory and a localized Plancherel formula play an important role in the proofs.     

Closed geodesics in compact nilmanifolds

We study the density of closed geodesics property on 2-step nilmanifolds Γ\N, where N is a simply connected 2-step nilpotent Lie group with a left invariant Riemannian metric and Lie algebra ?, and Γ is a lattice in N. We show the density of closedgeodesics property holds for quotients of singular, simply connected, 2-step nilpotent Lie groups N which are constructed using irreducible representations of the compact Lie group SU(2). Received: 8 November 2000 / Revised version: 9 April 2001     

The L p -L q analog of Morgan’s theorem on exponential solvable Lie groups

In this paper, we define an analog of the L ^p -L ^q Morgan’s uncertainty principle for any exponential solvable Lie group G (p, q ∈ [1,+∞]). When G is nilpotent and has a noncompact center, the proof of such an analog is given for p, q ∈ [2,+∞], extending the earlier settings ([2], [4] and [5]). Such a result is only known for some particular restrictive cases so far. We also prove the result for general exponential Lie groups with nontrivial center.     

Local existence of solutions to some degenerate parabolic equation associated with the p-Laplacian

The existence of local (in time) solutions of the initial-boundary value problem for the following degenerate parabolic equation: ut(x,t)−Δpu(x,t)−|u|^q−2u(x,t)=f(x,t), (x,t)∈Ω×(0,T), where 2?p<q<+∞, Ω is a bounded domain in RN, is given and Δp denotes the so-called p-Laplacian defined by Δpu:=∇⋅(|∇u|^p−2∇u), with initial data u₀∈Lr(Ω) is proved under r>N(q−p)/p without imposing any smallness on u₀ and f. To this end, the above problem is reduced into the Cauchy problem for an evolution equation governed by the difference of two subdifferential operators in a reflexive Banach space, and the theory of subdifferential operators and potential well method are employed to establish energy estimates. Particularly, Lr-estimates of solutions play a crucial role to construct a time-local solution and reveal the dependence of the time interval [0,T₀] in which the problem admits a solution. More precisely, T₀ depends only on Lr|u₀| and f.     

Orientation-reversing actions on lens spaces and Gaussian integers

A finite group action on a lens space L(p,q) has ‘type OR’ if it reverses orientation and has an invariant Heegaard torus whose sides are interchanged by the orientation-reversing elements. In this paper we enumerate the actions of type OR up to equivalence. This leads to a complete classification of geometric finite group actions on amphicheiral lens spaces L(p,q) with p>2. The family of actions of type OR is partially ordered by lifting actions via covering maps. We show that each connected component of this poset may be described in terms of a subset of the lattice of Gaussian integers ordered by divisibility. This results in a correspondence equating equivalence classes of actions of type OR with pairs of Gaussian integers.     

Necessary and sufficient conditions for boundedness of some commutators with weighted Lipschitz functions

In this paper we show that b∈Lipβ,μ if and only if the commutator [b,T] of the multiplication operator by b and the singular integral operator T is bounded from Lp(μ) to Lq(μ1−q), where 1<p<q<∞, 0<β<1 and 1/q=1/p−β/n. Also we will obtain that b∈Lipβ,μ if and only if the commutator [b,Iα] of the multiplication operator by b and the fractional integral operator Iα is bounded from Lp(μ) to Lr(μ1−(1−α/n)r), where 1<p<∞, 0<β<1 and 1/r=1/p−(β+α)/n with 1/p>(β+α)/n.     

Sharp bounds for integral means

We introduce a bound M of f, ‖f‖_∞?M?2‖f‖_∞, which allows us to give for 0?p<∞ sharp upper bounds, and for −∞<p<0 sharp lower bounds for the average of |f|^p over E if the average of f over E is zero. As an application we give a new proof of Grüss's inequality estimating the covariance of two random variables. We also give a new estimate for the error term in the trapezoidal rule.     

On Anosov automorphisms of nilmanifolds

The only known examples of Anosov diffeomorphisms are hyperbolic automorphisms of infranilmanifolds, and the existence of such automorphisms is a really strong condition on the rational nilpotent Lie algebra determined by the lattice, so called an Anosov Lie algebra. We prove that n⊕?⊕n (s times, s≥2) has an Anosov rational form for any graded real nilpotent Lie algebra n having a rational form. We also obtain some obstructions for the types of nilpotent Lie algebras allowed, and use the fact that the eigenvalues of the automorphism are algebraic integers (even units) to show that the types (5,3) and (3,3,2) are not possible for Anosov Lie algebras.     

On fractional maximal function and fractional integrals associated with the Dunkl operator on the real line

In this paper we obtain necessary and sufficient conditions on the parameters for the boundedness of the Dunkl-type fractional maximal operator Mβ, and the Dunkl-type fractional integral operator Iβ from the spaces Lp,α(R) to the spaces Lq,α(R), 1<p<q<∞, and from the spaces L1,α(R) to the weak spaces WLq,α(R), 1<q<∞. In the case , we prove that the operator Mβ is bounded from the space Lp,α(R) to the space L∞,α(R), and the Dunkl-type modified fractional integral operator is bounded from the space Lp,α(R) to the Dunkl-type BMO space BMOα(R). By this results we get boundedness of the operators Mβ and Iβ from the Dunkl-type Besov spaces to the spaces , 1<p<q<∞, 1/p−1/q=β/(2α+2), 1?θ?∞ and 0<s<1.     

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.     

On Hardy’s uncertainty principle for connected nilpotent Lie groups

In (Kaniuth and Kumar in Math. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 131, 487–494, 2001) Hardy’s uncertainty principle for was generalized to connected and simply connected nilpotent Lie groups. In this paper, we extend it further to connected nilpotent Lie groups with non-compact centre. Concerning the converse, we show that Hardy’s theorem fails for a connected nilpotent Lie group G which admits a square integrable irreducible representation and that this condition is necessary if the simply connected covering group of G satisfies the flat orbit condition.     

Dedekind symbols with plus reciprocity laws

Dedekind symbols are generalizations of the classical Dedekind sums (symbols), and the symbols are determined uniquely by their reciprocity laws, up to an additive constant. For Dedekind symbols D and F, we can consider two kinds of reciprocity laws: D(p,q)−D(q,−p)=R(p,q) and F(p,q)+F(q,−p)=T(p,q). The first type, which we call minus reciprocity laws, have been studied extensively. On the contrary, the second type, which we call plus reciprocity laws, have not yet been investigated. In this note we study fundamental properties of Dedekind symbols with plus reciprocity law F(p,q)+F(q,−p)=T(p,q). We will see that there is a fundamental difference between Dedekind symbols with minus and plus reciprocity laws.     

Stability of localized operators

Let ?p, 1?p?∞, be the space of all p-summable sequences and Ca be the convolution operator associated with a summable sequence a. It is known that the ?p-stability of the convolution operator Ca for different 1?p?∞ are equivalent to each other, i.e., if Ca has ?p-stability for some 1?p?∞ then Ca has ?q-stability for all 1?q?∞. In the study of spline approximation, wavelet analysis, time-frequency analysis, and sampling, there are many localized operators of non-convolution type whose stability is one of the basic assumptions. In this paper, we consider the stability of those localized operators including infinite matrices in the Sjöstrand class, synthesis operators with generating functions enveloped by shifts of a function in the Wiener amalgam space, and integral operators with kernels having certain regularity and decay at infinity. We show that the ?p-stability (or Lp-stability) of those three classes of localized operators are equivalent to each other, and we also prove that the left inverse of those localized operators are well localized.     

On a conjecture of ōshima

The set of homotopy classes of self maps of a compact, connected Lie group G is a group by the pointwise multiplication which we denote by H(G), and it is known to be nilpotent. ōshima [H. ōshima, Self homotopy group of the exceptional Lie group G₂, J. Math. Kyoto Univ. 40 (1) (2000) 177-184] conjectured: if G is simple, then H(G) is nilpotent of class ?rankG. We show this is true for PU(p) which is the first high rank example.     

On boundedness of discrete multilinear singular integral operators

Let m(ξ,η) be a measurable locally bounded function defined in R². Let 1?p₁,q₁,p₂,q₂<∞ such that pi=1 implies qi=∞. Let also 0<p₃,q₃<∞ and 1/p=1/p₁+1/p₂−1/p₃. We prove the following transference result: the operator

     

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.