Applications of the complex interpolation method to a von Neumann algebra: Non-commutative Lp-spaces

Non-commutative L^p-spaces, 1 < p < ∞, associated with a von Neumann algebra are considered. The paper consists of two parts. In part I, by making use of the complex interpolation method, non-commutative L^p-spaces are defined as interpolation spaces between the von Neumann algebra in question and its predual. Also, all expected properties (such as duality and uniform convexity) are proved in the frame of interpolaton theory and relative modular theory. In part II, these L^p-spaces are compared with Haagerup's L^p-spaces. Based on this comparison, a non-commutative analogue of the classical Stein-Weiss interpolation theorem is obtained.     

Tent spaces associated with semigroups of operators

We study tent spaces on general measure spaces (Ω,μ). We assume that there exists a semigroup of positive operators on Lp(Ω,μ) satisfying a monotone property but do not assume any geometric/metric structure on Ω. The semigroup plays the same role as integrals on cones and cubes in Euclidean spaces. We then study BMO spaces on general measure spaces and get an analogue of Fefferman's H¹-BMO duality theory. We also get a H¹-BMO duality inequality without assuming the monotone property. All the results are proved in a more general setting, namely for noncommutative Lp spaces.     

Grand Sobolev spaces and their applications in geometric function theory and PDEs

Function spaces that are slightly larger than the Lebesgue L ^p (Ω) spaces (even larger than the Marcinkiewicz L ^p,∞ (Ω) spaces) have been introduced by Iwaniec and Sbordone [Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. 119 (1992), 129–143] in connection with integrability properties of the Jacobian. These are the grand Lebesgue spaces L ^p)(Ω). In this survey we collect a number of results which prove that these spaces are useful in various classical settings of geometric function theory and partial differential equations (PDEs).     

Conical square function estimates and functional calculi for perturbed Hodge-Dirac operators in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">P</Emphasis></Superscript>

Perturbed Hodge-Dirac operators and their holomorphic functional calculi, as investigated in the papers by Axelsson, Keith and the second author, provided insight into the solution of the Kato square-root problem for elliptic operators in L² spaces and allowed for an extension of these estimates to other systems with applications to non-smooth boundary value problems. In this paper, we determine conditions under which such operators satisfy conical square function estimates in a range of L ^p spaces, thus allowing us to apply the theory of Hardy spaces associated with an operator to prove that they have a bounded holomorphic functional calculus in those L ^p spaces. We also obtain functional calculus results for restrictions to certain subspaces, for a larger range of p. This provides a framework for obtaining L ^p results on perturbed Hodge Laplacians, generalising known Riesz transform bounds for an elliptic operator L with bounded measurable coefficients, one Sobolev exponent below the Hodge exponent, and L ^p bounds on the square-root of L by the gradient, two Sobolev exponents below the Hodge exponent. Our proof shows that the heart of the harmonic analysis in L² extends to L ^p for all p ∈ (1,∞), while the restrictions in p come from the operator-theoretic part of the L² proof. In the course of our work, we obtain some results of independent interest about singular integral operators on tent spaces and about the relationship between conical and vertical square functions.     

Best approximation with wavelets in weighted Orlicz spaces

Democracy functions of wavelet admissible bases are computed for weighted Orlicz Spaces L ^??(w) in terms of the fundamental function of L ^??(w). In particular, we prove that these bases are greedy in L ^??(w) if and only if L ^??(w) =?L ^p (w), 1?<?p?<???. Also, sharp embeddings for the approximation spaces are given in terms of weighted discrete Lorentz spaces. For L ^p (w) the approximation spaces are identified with weighted Besov spaces.     

Some discontinuous translation-invariant linear forms

The author proved in [3] that every translation-invariant linear form on $\text{D}$(Rⁿ), as well as on other spaces of test functions and distributions, is necessarily continuous. The same result has also been proved for the Hilbert space L²(G) where G is a compact connected Abelian group. In contrast to this it is proved here that there do exist discontinuous translation-invariant linear forms on the Banach spaces l₁(Z) and L¹(R), and on the Hibert spaces L²(D) and L²(R). Here Z denotes the additive group of the integers, D denotes the totally disconnected compact Abelian Cantor discontinuum group, and R denotes the additive group of the real numbers. The proofs divide into two parts: A general criterion (Theorem 1) and proofs that the spaces l₁(Z), L²(D), L²(R), and L¹(R) satisfy this criterion (Theorems 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively).     

On a class of real Banach spaces

The structure theory for simplex spaces is extended to arbitrary real Banach spaces with L¹-duals. This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation.     

Optimal spectral theory of the linear Boltzmann equation

We give optimal compactness results in L^p spaces ( 1<p<∞) related to spectral theory of general neutron transport equations on spatial domains with finite Lebesgue measure.     

Sur l'existence des opérateurs d'onde pour l'équation de Wigner dans les espaces L2,pExistence of wave operators for the Wigner equation in L2,p spaces

Basing on the formalism established by Markovich, we show the completeness of wave operators for the Wigner equation in L². In the second part, using estimations proved by Castella and Perthame on the one hand, and the L^p→L^q estimations for the Schrödinger group on the other hand, we prove the existence of the wave operators in L^2,p spaces. To cite this article: H. Emamirad, P. Rogeon, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 334 (2002) 811–816.     

Algebra properties for Sobolev spaces — applications to semilinear PDEs on manifolds

In this work, we aim to prove algebra properties for generalized Sobolev spaces W ^s,p ?? L ^?? on a Riemannian manifold (or more general homogeneous type space as graphs), where W ^s,p is of Bessel-type W ^s,p := (1+L)^?s/m (L ^p ) with an operator L generating a heat semigroup satisfying off-diagonal decays. We do not require any assumption on the gradient of the semigroup. Instead, we propose two different approaches (one by paraproducts associated to the heat semigroup and another one using functionals). We also study the action of nonlinearities on these spaces and give applications to semi-linear PDEs. These results are new on Riemannian manifolds (with a non-bounded geometry) and even in euclidean space for Sobolev spaces associated to second order uniformly elliptic operators in divergence form.     

Nonlinear Neumann–Transmission Problems for Stokes and Brinkman Equations on Euclidean Lipschitz Domains

The purpose of this paper is to use a layer potential analysis and the Leray–Schauder degree theory to show an existence result for a nonlinear Neumann–transmission problem corresponding to the Stokes and Brinkman operators on Euclidean Lipschitz domains with boundary data in L ^p spaces, Sobolev spaces, and also in Besov spaces.     

Natural examples of Valdivia compact spaces

We collect examples of Valdivia compact spaces, their continuous images and associated classes of Banach spaces which appear naturally in various branches of mathematics. We focus on topological constructions generating Valdivia compact spaces, linearly ordered compact spaces, compact groups, L¹ spaces, Banach lattices and noncommutative L¹ spaces.     

Singular operators and Fourier multipliers in weighted Lebesgue spaces with variable index

Mikhlin’s ideas and results related to the theory of spaces L _ρ ^p(·) with nonstandard growth are developed. These spaces are called Lebesgue spaces with variable index; they are used in mechanics, the theory of differential equations, and variational problems. The boundedness of Fourier multipliers and singular operators on the spaces L _ρ ^p(·) are considered. All theorems are derived from an extrapolation theorem due to Rubio de Francia. The considerations essentially use theorems on the boundedness of operators and maximal Hardy-Littlewood functions on Lebesgue spaces with constant index.     

On L-Tychonoff spaces II

This paper is a sequel to the 1995 paper On L-Tychonoff spaces. The embedding theorem for L-topological spaces is shown to hold true for L an arbitrary complete lattice without imposing any order reversing involution (·)^′ on L. Some results on completely L-regular spaces and on L-Tychonoff spaces, which have previously been known to hold true for (L,^′) a frame, are exhibited as ones holding for (L,^′) a meet-continuous lattice. For such a lattice an insertion theorem for completely L-regular spaces is given. Some weak forms of separating families of maps are discussed. We also clarify the dependence between the sub-T₀ separation axiom of Liu and the L-T₀ separation axiom of Rodabaugh.     

On a sequence of integral operators on weighted L p spaces

Continuing some investigations started in previous papers, we introduce and study a sequence of multidimensional positive integral operators which generalize the Gauss-Weierstrass operators. We show that this sequence is an approximation process in some classes of weighted L ^p spaces on ? ^N , N ≥ 1. Estimates of the rate of convergence are also obtained. Our mean tool is a Korovkin-type theorem which we establish in the context of L ^p (X, µ) spaces, X being a locally compact Hausdorff space and µ a regular positive Borel measure on X. Several examples are explicitly indicated as well.     

Extensions of certain operators to spaces of abstract integrable functions

In this paper we discuss the extension of operators onL ₁ ^R spaces to operators onL ₁ ^E andP ₁ ^E spaces (see Section 1), whereE is a Banach space. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of the extension to a spaceP ₁ ^E is given (see Section 3) whenE has the weak Radon-Nikodym property. The paper contains certain applications to ergodic theory and a theorem giving a characterization of weakly conditionally compact sets.     

On Jodeit’s multiplier extension theorems

Let Δ(x) = max {1 - ¦x¦, 0} for all x ∈ ?, and let ξ_[0,1) be the characteristic function of the interval 0 ≤x < 1. Two seminal theorems of M. Jodeit assert that A and ξ_[0,1) act as summability kernels convertingp-multipliers for Fourier series to multipliers forL ^P (?). The summability process corresponding to Δ extendsL ^P (T)-multipliers from ? to ? by linearity over the intervals [n, n + 1],n ∈ ?, when 1 ≤p < ∞, while the summability process corresponding to ξ_[0,1) extends L^P(T)-multipliers by constancy on the intervals [n, n + 1),n ∈ ?, when 1 <p < ∞. We describe how both these results have the following complete generalization: for 1 ≤p < ∞, an arbitrary compactly supported multiplier forL ^P (?) will act as a summability kernel forL ^P (T)-multipliers, transferring maximal estimates from L^P(T) to L^P(?). In particular, specialization of this maximal theorem to Jodeit’s summability kernel ξ_{[0, 1)} provides a quick structural way to recover the fact that the maximal partial sum operator on L^P(?), 1 <p < ∞, inherits strong type (p,p)-boundedness from the Carleson-Hunt Theorem for Fourier series. Another result of Jodeit treats summability kernels lacking compact support, and we show that this aspect of multiplier theory sets up a lively interplay with entire functions of exponential type and sampling methods for band limited distributions.     

On a Generalization of Szász–Mirakjan–Kantorovich Operators

In this paper we introduce and study a sequence of positive linear operators acting on suitable spaces of measurable functions on [0,+∞[, including L ^p ([0,+∞[) spaces, 1 ≤ p < +∞, as well as continuous function spaces with polynomial weights. These operators generalize the Szász–Mirakjan–Kantorovich operators and they allow to approximate (or to reconstruct) suitable measurable functions by knowing their mean values on a sequence of subintervals of [0,+∞[ that do not constitute a subdivision of it. We also give some estimates of the rates of convergence by means of suitable moduli of smoothness.     

On the reflexivity of subspaces of Toeplitz operators on the hardy space on the upper half-plane

The reflexivity and transitivity of subspaces of Toeplitz operators on the Hardy space on the upper half-plane are investigated. The dichotomic behavior (transitive or reflexive) of these subspaces is shown. It refers to the similar dichotomic behavior for subspaces of Toeplitz operators on the Hardy space on the unit disc. The isomorphism between the Hardy spaces on the unit disc and the upper half-plane is used. To keep weak* homeomorphism between L ^∞ spaces on the unit circle and the real line we redefine the classical isomorphism between L ¹ spaces.