Introduction and main results
Maximal inequalities for convolution operators provide a means of passing from convergence on a dense class to almost everywhere convergence. For integrable approximation kernels, Zó [30 ] proved weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) estimates under a joint L 1 L_1 L 1 -Hörmander condition. Zó’s result turned out to be a standard application of vector-valued Calderón–Zygmund theory, having found numerous applications including a new proof of Hardy-Littlewood maximal inequality; see, e.g., [28 Chapter II, Section 4] .
We study these maximal inequalities for operator-valued functions. Let M \mathcal{M} M be a semifinite von Neumann algebra equipped with a normal faithful semifinite trace τ \tau τ , and put
N = L ∞ ( R d ) ⊗ ‾ M , φ = ∫ R d d x ⊗ τ . \mathcal{N}=L_{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})\overline{\otimes}\mathcal{M},\qquad\varphi=\int_{\mathbb{R}^{d}} dx\otimes\tau. N = L ∞ ( R d ) ⊗ M , φ = ∫ R d d x ⊗ τ .
In this setting, the noncommutative Hardy–Littlewood maximal inequality was established by Mei [17 ] . Mei’s approach was built on previous foundational works on noncommutative martingale and ergodic inequalities and vector-valued noncommutative L p L_p L p -spaces [5 , 24 , 25 , 13 , 14 ] ; see also [15 Yea77] for earlier contributions. The first noncommutative Calderón–Zygmund decomposition was obtained by Parcet [21 ] , who exploited Cuculescu’s projections from noncommutative martingale theory in place of classical stopping times. There are four terms in Parcet’s decomposition:
f = g + b + g o f f + b o f f . f=g+b+g_{\mathrm{off}}+b_{\mathrm{off}}. f = g + b + g off + b off .
The additional terms g o f f g_{\mathrm{off}} g off and b o f f b_{\mathrm{off}} b off are called off-diagonal good and bad functions, respectively. They do not enjoy the same properties as the diagonal parts g g g and b b b , which creates a substantial obstacle to applying classical ideas or techniques, and substantial new ideas are required. For instance, under the Lipschitz regularity condition, to deal with g o f f g_{\mathrm{off}} g off , Parcet in [21 ] explored the T T ∗ TT^* T T ∗ method and a new pseudo-localization technique; see also [19 ] . This method does not directly apply under the Hörmander condition, so he left the sufficiency of this condition as an open problem in [21 Remark 5.5] , see also [22 Remark 1.3] .
Subsequently, partial progress was made by Cadilhac, Conde-Alonso and Parcet in [2 ] , where they constructed a new Calderón–Zygmund decomposition by modifying b o f f b_{\mathrm{off}} b off so that g o f f g_{\mathrm{off}} g off disappears. This enables them to obtain endpoint results under an L 2 L_2 L 2 -Hörmander regularity condition, which is stronger than the usual Hörmander condition but weaker than the Lipschitz regularity condition. Under an L 2 L_2 L 2 integral regularity condition and a maximal strong type assumption, Hong, Lai and Xu in [11 ] proved the noncommutative maximal weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate for truncations of singular integral operators. This gives a noncommutative maximal weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) inequality for families of linear operators that are not necessarily positive.
With many applications in mind, the original purpose of the present paper is to build a noncommutative version of Zo’s maximal inequalities for integrable approximation kernels. Then we found that the entirely new strategy designed to overcome the limitations of the classical vector-valued Calderón–Zygmund approach also works for singular convolution kernels satisfying the Hörmander condition. This provides a positive answer to the previously mentioned problem for convolution kernels.
Our first result is a noncommutative analogue of Zo’s maximal inequalities. The unexplained notation will be specified in § 2.2 .
Theorem 1.1. Let ( T n ) n ≥ 1 (T_n)_{n\geq1} ( T n ) n ≥ 1 be a family of scalar convolution operators on N \mathcal{N} N with kernels K n ∈ L 1 , l o c ( R d ∖ { 0 } ) K_n\in L_{1,\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^{d}\setminus\{0\}) K n ∈ L 1 , loc ( R d ∖ { 0 }) . Suppose that their off-support representations hold on D \mathcal{D} D and that
sup y ≠ 0 ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2 ∣ y ∣ sup n ≥ 1 ∣ K n ( x − y ) − K n ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H . (1) \sup_{y\neq0}\int_{\lvert x\rvert>2\lvert y\rvert}\sup_{n\geq1}\lvert K_n(x-y)-K_n(x)\rvert\,dx\leq C_H. \tag*{(1)} y = 0 sup ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2 ∣ y ∣ n ≥ 1 sup ∣ K n ( x − y ) − K n ( x )∣ d x ≤ C H . (1) Assume also that, for some 1 < r ≤ ∞ 1<r\leq\infty 1 < r ≤ ∞ ,
∥ ( T n f ) n ≥ 1 ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r . \lVert(T_nf)_{n\geq1}\rVert_{L_r(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}\leq M_r\lVert f\rVert_r. ∥( T n f ) n ≥ 1 ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r .
Then ( T n ) n ≥ 1 (T_n)_{n\ge1} ( T n ) n ≥ 1 is of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) . More precisely, for every f ∈ L 1 ( N ) f \in L_1(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) and t > 0 t > 0 t > 0 , there exists a projection e ∈ N e \in\mathcal{N} e ∈ N such that
sup n ≥ 1 ∥ e T n ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ t , t φ ( e ⊥ ) ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \sup_{n\ge1}\|eT_n(f)e\|_\infty\le t,\qquad t\varphi(e^\perp)\le C_{d,r}(M_r+C_H)\|f\|_1. n ≥ 1 sup ∥ e T n ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ t , tφ ( e ⊥ ) ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Our second result concerns all sharp truncations of one singular convolution kernel.
Theorem 1.2. Let T T T be an L 2 ( N ) L_2(\mathcal{N}) L 2 ( N ) -bounded scalar convolution operator with kernel K : R d ∖ { 0 } → C K:\mathbb{R}^d\setminus\{0\}\to\mathbb{C} K : R d ∖ { 0 } → C , whose off-support integral formula holds for bounded, spatially compactly supported inputs in L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) . Suppose that
∣ K ( x ) ∣ ≤ A ∣ x ∣ − d , sup y ≠ 0 ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2 ∣ y ∣ ∣ K ( x − y ) − K ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H . |K(x)|\le A|x|^{-d},\qquad\sup_{y\ne0}\int_{|x|>2|y|}|K(x-y)-K(x)|\,dx\le C_H. ∣ K ( x ) ∣ ≤ A ∣ x ∣ − d , y = 0 sup ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2∣ y ∣ ∣ K ( x − y ) − K ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H . For ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 , set
T ε f ( x ) = ∫ ∣ x − y ∣ > ε K ( x − y ) f ( y ) d y . T_\varepsilon f(x)=\int_{|x-y|>\varepsilon}K(x-y)f(y)\,dy. T ε f ( x ) = ∫ ∣ x − y ∣ > ε K ( x − y ) f ( y ) d y . Assume that, for some 1 < p 0 < ∞ 1<p_0<\infty 1 < p 0 < ∞ ,
∥ ( T ε f ) ε > 0 ∥ L p 0 ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M p 0 ∥ f ∥ p 0 . (2) \|(T_\varepsilon f)_{\varepsilon>0}\|_{L_{p_0}(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}\le M_{p_0}\|f\|_{p_0}. \tag*{(2)} ∥ ( T ε f ) ε > 0 ∥ L p 0 ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M p 0 ∥ f ∥ p 0 . (2) Then ( T ε ) ε > 0 (T_\varepsilon)_{\varepsilon>0} ( T ε ) ε > 0 is of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) . More precisely, for every f ∈ L 1 ( N ) f\in L_1(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) and t > 0 t>0 t > 0 , there exists a projection e ∈ N e\in\mathcal{N} e ∈ N such that
sup ε > 0 ∥ e T ε ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ t , t φ ( e ⊥ ) ≤ C d , p 0 ( A + C H + M p 0 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \sup_{\varepsilon>0}\|eT_\varepsilon(f)e\|_\infty\le t,\qquad t\varphi(e^\perp)\le C_{d,p_0}(A+C_H+M_{p_0})\|f\|_1. ε > 0 sup ∥ e T ε ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ t , tφ ( e ⊥ ) ≤ C d , p 0 ( A + C H + M p 0 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
In many cases, the assumption {(xref)}(1.1) is redundant, because it can be deduced from the Cotlar inequality; see [11 Theorem 1.3] . Given one singular integral operator T T T satisfying all the conditions but not necessarily {(xref)}(1.1) in Theorem 1.2 , applying Theorem 1.1 to T n = T T_n=T T n = T for all n n n implies the weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate of T T T . This resolves, for convolution kernels, the open problem raised in [21 Remark 5.5] and reiterated in Parcet’s recent ICM survey [22 Remark 1.3] . Finally, the deduction from Theorem 1.1 to Theorem 1.2 is not automatic since the kernels of ( T ε ) ε > 0 (T_\varepsilon)_{\varepsilon>0} ( T ε ) ε > 0 do not satisfy the joint Hörmander condition {(xref)}(H); see § 6.4 for this non-trivial passage.
As with Zó’s result (see, e.g., [28 Chapter II, §§5.10 and 5.16] ), Theorem 1.1 gives lots of applications in § 7 , such as approximations of the identity, kernels with monotone L log L L\log L L log L majorants, and Poisson integrals on symmetric spaces. Together with transference techniques, further applications to Fourier multipliers on group von Neumann algebras, quantum Euclidean spaces and quantum tori, Schur multipliers, and double operator integrals will be presented in § 8 .
Strategy and novelties. As mentioned previously, the proof of Theorem 1.1 requires substantial new ideas. We will exploit the effective decomposition introduced in [2 ] . The main obstruction to using the usual L 1 L_1 L 1 -Hörmander condition lies in the off-diagonal terms of the noncommutative decomposition. Let b o f f , Q b_{\mathrm{off},Q} b off , Q denote the off-diagonal bad term associated with Q Q Q in the decomposition recalled in § 2.3 . Estimating these terms separately using the L 1 L_1 L 1 -Hörmander condition and then summing the resulting bounds would require
∑ Q ∥ b o f f , Q ∥ 1 ≲ ∥ f ∥ 1 , \sum_Q\|b_{\mathrm{off},Q}\|_1\lesssim\|f\|_1, Q ∑ ∥ b off , Q ∥ 1 ≲ ∥ f ∥ 1 ,
which is unavailable for the noncommutative decomposition; see [2 Remark 2.4] . Their proof instead uses an annular L 2 L_2 L 2 kernel condition to estimate the off-diagonal terms; see also [11 ] for maximal truncations.
Our new approach will not require the preceding L 1 L_1 L 1 bound by exploring the kernel decomposition. It consists of two main steps. First, we establish a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate for operators represented by dyadic averages. Second, we regularize the convolution operators and construct a simultaneous dyadic expansion of their kernels to verify the assumptions of this estimate.
The weak type estimate for dyadic series. In § 4 , by assuming a maximal strong type ( r , r ) (r,r) ( r , r ) bound for some 1 < r ≤ ∞ 1 < r \le\infty 1 < r ≤ ∞ , we prove a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate for operator families of the form
S n f = ∑ Q ∈ Q b n , Q E Q f , ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q , \mathcal{S}_n f = \sum_{Q \in\mathcal{Q}} b_{n,Q} \mathsf{E}_Q f, \qquad|b_{n,Q}| \le m_Q, S n f = Q ∈ Q ∑ b n , Q E Q f , ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q ,
provided additionally
Γ : = sup P ∈ Q ess sup y ∈ P ∑ Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q 1 ∣ Q ∣ ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x < ∞ . (3) \Gamma:= \sup_{P \in\mathcal{Q}} \operatorname*{ess\,sup}_{y \in P} \sum_{\substack{Q \subseteq P \\ y \in Q}} \frac{1}{|Q|} \int_{(\beta P)^c} m_Q(x)\,\mathrm{d}x < \infty. \tag*{(3)} Γ := P ∈ Q sup y ∈ P ess sup Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q ∑ ∣ Q ∣ 1 ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x < ∞. (3)
where β ≥ 3 \beta\ge3 β ≥ 3 is fixed. The proof relies on the decomposition in Proposition 3.2 . We briefly explain this decomposition and how it yields the weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate. First, we use Cuculescu’s construction at height t > 0 t > 0 t > 0 to obtain the diagonal good function g g g . For any λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , independently of t t t , we then construct a projection w w w such that
w S n ( f − g ) w = B n + B ℓ , n + B r , n , w\mathcal{S}_n(f-g)w = B_n + B_{\ell,n} + B_{r,n}, w S n ( f − g ) w = B n + B ℓ , n + B r , n ,
where the three bad terms depend on w w w . Here, we choose w w w so that each bad term has the operator norm at most λ / 4 \lambda/4 λ /4 for every n n n , while keeping φ ( 1 − w ) \varphi(1-w) φ ( 1 − w ) small. To deduce the weak type estimate, we apply the assumed strong type bound to the good part, and choose t t t appropriately in terms of λ \lambda λ .
We now turn to the construction of w w w , where our treatment of bad terms differs substantially from previous approaches; see, for example, [2 ] . Although the good function g g g comes from the standard noncommutative Calderón–Zygmund decomposition recalled in Lemma 2.5 , we use the coefficient bound to choose one projection w w w controlling the three bad terms for every n n n , with small φ ( 1 − w ) \varphi(1-w) φ ( 1 − w ) . The main difficulty lies in the off-diagonal bad terms B ℓ , n B_{\ell,n} B ℓ , n and B r , n B_{r,n} B r , n , which we estimate without summing the L 1 L_1 L 1 norms of the individual off-diagonal bad terms.
To explain this construction, write f Q = E Q f f_Q = \mathsf{E}_Q f f Q = E Q f , let q Q q_Q q Q be the Cuculescu projection at height t t t , and put
Π Q ( x ) = ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) 1 ( β P ) c ( x ) p P , \Pi_Q(x) = \sum_{P \in\mathcal{P}(Q)} \mathbf{1}_{(\beta P)^c}(x)p_P, Π Q ( x ) = P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ 1 ( β P ) c ( x ) p P ,
where P ( Q ) \mathcal{P}(Q) P ( Q ) and p P p_P p P are the stopping ancestors and difference projections defined in the proof of Proposition 3.2 . The coefficient bound (3) gives
φ ( ∑ Q m Q Π Q ) ≤ Γ t ∥ f ∥ 1 , ∑ Q φ ( m Q Π Q f Q Π Q ) ≤ Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 . \varphi\left(\sum_Q m_Q\Pi_Q\right) \le\frac{\Gamma}{t}\|f\|_1, \qquad\sum_Q \varphi(m_Q\Pi_Q f_Q\Pi_Q) \le\Gamma\|f\|_1. φ Q ∑ m Q Π Q ≤ t Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 , Q ∑ φ ( m Q Π Q f Q Π Q ) ≤ Γ∥ f ∥ 1 .
After a spectral cut, we obtain a projection w 0 w_0 w 0 with φ ( 1 − w 0 ) ≤ C d , β ∥ f ∥ 1 / t \varphi(1-w_0) \le C_{d,\beta}\lVert f\rVert_1/t φ ( 1 − w 0 ) ≤ C d , β ∥ f ∥ 1 / t , on which the left off-diagonal sum factors as follows:
∑ Q b n , Q w 0 Π Q f Q q Q w 0 = R n C , \sum_Q b_{n,Q}w_0\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw_0=R_nC, Q ∑ b n , Q w 0 Π Q f Q q Q w 0 = R n C ,
where
R n = ( b n , Q m Q w 0 Π Q ) Q , C = ( m Q Π Q f Q q Q w 0 ) Q c o l u m n , R_n=\left(\frac{b_{n,Q}}{\sqrt{m_Q}}w_0\Pi_Q\right)_Q,\qquad C=\left(\sqrt{m_Q}\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw_0\right)^{\mathrm{column}}_Q, R n = ( m Q b n , Q w 0 Π Q ) Q , C = ( m Q Π Q f Q q Q w 0 ) Q column ,
with the quotient defined to be zero when m Q = 0 m_Q=0 m Q = 0 . The preceding estimates and f Q q Q f Q ≤ t f Q f_Qq_Qf_Q\leq tf_Q f Q q Q f Q ≤ t f Q give
( R n C ) ∗ ( R n C ) ≤ Γ C ∗ C , φ ( C ∗ C ) ≤ t Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (R_nC)^*(R_nC)\leq\Gamma C^*C,\qquad\varphi(C^*C)\leq t\Gamma\lVert f\rVert_1. ( R n C ) ∗ ( R n C ) ≤ Γ C ∗ C , φ ( C ∗ C ) ≤ t Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 .
The same bound holds for the adjoint of the right off-diagonal sum. Therefore, starting from w 0 w_0 w 0 , we take a spectral cut of C ∗ C C^*C C ∗ C to control both off-diagonal sums at height λ / 4 \lambda/4 λ /4 , with additional trace cost at most 16 t Γ 2 λ − 2 ∥ f ∥ 1 16t\Gamma^2\lambda^{-2}\lVert f\rVert_1 16 t Γ 2 λ − 2 ∥ f ∥ 1 . We then take a further cut to control B n B_n B n , obtaining the desired projection w ≤ w 0 w\leq w_0 w ≤ w 0 .
The simultaneous kernel decomposition and dyadic representations of operators. To apply this abstract estimate to the operators in Theorem 1.1 , we first regularize them such that the regularized kernels are bounded and Lipschitz; see Lemma 5.2 .
For a fixed regularization parameter ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 , write T n , ε T_{n,\varepsilon} T n , ε and K n , ε K_{n,\varepsilon} K n , ε for the regularized operators and their kernels. The main construction in § 5 gives one family D \mathcal{D} D of dyadic cubes and coefficients a n , Q a_{n,Q} a n , Q such that K n , ε = ∑ Q ∈ D a n , Q 1 Q K_{n,\varepsilon}=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}}a_{n,Q}1_Q K n , ε = ∑ Q ∈ D a n , Q 1 Q , and, for every P ∈ D P\in\mathcal{D} P ∈ D ,
∑ Q ∈ D Q ⊆ P ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≲ ∫ P sup n ∣ K n , ε − E P K n , ε ∣ ; \sum_{\substack{Q\in\mathcal{D}\\Q\subseteq P}}|Q|\sup_n|a_{n,Q}|\lesssim\int_P\sup_n|K_{n,\varepsilon}-\mathbb{E}_PK_{n,\varepsilon}|; Q ∈ D Q ⊆ P ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≲ ∫ P n sup ∣ K n , ε − E P K n , ε ∣ ;
see Proposition 4.1 .
For each cube Q ∈ D Q\in\mathcal{D} Q ∈ D in the kernel expansion and each x ∈ R d x\in\mathbb{R}^d x ∈ R d , we partition x − Q x-Q x − Q into maximal standard dyadic cubes. This expresses 1 Q ∗ f ( x ) 1_Q*f(x) 1 Q ∗ f ( x ) in terms of the dyadic averages of f f f . This converts the kernel expansion into
T n , ε f = ∑ Q ∈ D b n , Q E Q f , ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q . T_{n,\varepsilon}f=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}}b_{n,Q}\mathbb{E}_Qf,\qquad|b_{n,Q}|\leq m_Q. T n , ε f = Q ∈ D ∑ b n , Q E Q f , ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q .
The coefficient estimates for the kernel expansion, together with the joint Hörmander condition and the geometry of translated cubes, yield Γ ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) \Gamma\leq C_{d,r}(M_r+C_H) Γ ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) ; see Proposition 4.4 . This is the bound needed in Theorem 3.1 . Its uniformity in the regularization parameter allows us to recover the original operators and complete the proof of Theorem 1.1 in § 6 .
Limitation of the method. Convolution allows us to combine the kernel decomposition with the geometry of translated cubes to obtain Γ < ∞ \Gamma<\infty Γ < ∞ . For general kernels, the coefficients depend on x x x , and we do not know how to deduce the same bound from the Hörmander condition.
Organization of the paper. § 2 collects the definitions and preliminary results used below. § 4 proves a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate for dyadic series and the decomposition used in its proof. § 5 constructs the simultaneous kernel decomposition and expresses the convolution operators in terms of dyadic averages. § 6 discusses the joint Hörmander condition and regularization, and proves Theorems 1.1 and 1.2 . § 7 studies maximal inequalities and approximation of the identity. It first treats integrable kernels and dyadic approximation, then monotone L log L L\log L L log L majorants, and finally applications to nilpotent groups. and Poisson kernels. Section 7 uses transference to obtain maximal inequalities for Fourier multipliers, Schur multipliers and double operator integrals, together with bilateral almost uniform convergence of dyadic Fourier summation methods on L 1 L_1 L 1 of group von Neumann algebras.
Preliminaries
In this section, we introduce the notation and recall basic facts about noncommutative measure spaces and convolution operators. We also recall the noncommutative Calderón–Zygmund decomposition and transference results used below.
Noncommutative measure spaces.
Noncommutative L p L_p L p -spaces.
Let M \mathcal{M} M be a semifinite von Neumann algebra equipped with a normal faithful semifinite trace τ \tau τ . Denote by M + \mathcal{M}_+ M + its positive cone and by S ( M ) + S(\mathcal{M})_+ S ( M ) + the set of all x ∈ M + x \in\mathcal{M}_+ x ∈ M + whose support projection has finite trace. Let S ( M ) S(\mathcal{M}) S ( M ) be the linear span of S ( M ) + S(\mathcal{M})_+ S ( M ) + . For 1 ≤ p < ∞ 1 \le p < \infty 1 ≤ p < ∞ , the noncommutative space L p ( M ) L_p(\mathcal{M}) L p ( M ) is the completion of S ( M ) S(\mathcal{M}) S ( M ) under the norm
∥ x ∥ p = τ ( ∣ x ∣ p ) 1 / p , ∣ x ∣ = ( x ∗ x ) 1 / 2 . \lVert x\rVert_p=\tau(|x|^p)^{1/p}, \qquad|x|=(x^*x)^{1/2}. ∥ x ∥ p = τ ( ∣ x ∣ p ) 1/ p , ∣ x ∣ = ( x ∗ x ) 1/2 .
As usual, L ∞ ( M ) = M L_\infty(\mathcal{M})=\mathcal{M} L ∞ ( M ) = M with the operator norm.
A closed densely defined operator x x x affiliated with M \mathcal{M} M is called τ \tau τ -measurable if
τ ( 1 ( t , ∞ ) ( ∣ x ∣ ) ) < ∞ for some t > 0. \tau\bigl(\mathbf{1}_{(t,\infty)}(|x|)\bigr)<\infty\qquad\text{for some } t>0. τ ( 1 ( t , ∞ ) ( ∣ x ∣ ) ) < ∞ for some t > 0.
We denote the algebra of these operators by L 0 ( M ) L_0(\mathcal{M}) L 0 ( M ) . Under the usual identification,
L p ( M ) = { x ∈ L 0 ( M ) : τ ( ∣ x ∣ p ) < ∞ } , 1 ≤ p < ∞ . L_p(\mathcal{M})=\{x\in L_0(\mathcal{M}):\tau(|x|^p)<\infty\}, \qquad1\le p<\infty. L p ( M ) = { x ∈ L 0 ( M ) : τ ( ∣ x ∣ p ) < ∞ } , 1 ≤ p < ∞.
And the weak L p L_p L p -space L p , ∞ ( M ) L_{p,\infty}(\mathcal{M}) L p , ∞ ( M ) consists of those x ∈ L 0 ( M ) x\in L_0(\mathcal{M}) x ∈ L 0 ( M ) for which
∥ x ∥ p , ∞ : = sup t > 0 t d x ( t ) 1 / p < ∞ , \lVert x\rVert_{p,\infty}:=\sup_{t>0}t d_x(t)^{1/p}<\infty, ∥ x ∥ p , ∞ := t > 0 sup t d x ( t ) 1/ p < ∞ ,
where d x ( t ) = τ ( 1 ( t , ∞ ) ( ∣ x ∣ ) ) d_x(t)=\tau\bigl(\mathbf{1}_{(t,\infty)}(|x|)\bigr) d x ( t ) = τ ( 1 ( t , ∞ ) ( ∣ x ∣ ) ) is the distribution function of x x x . This expression defines a quasi-norm, and Chebyshev’s inequality gives
∥ x ∥ p , ∞ ≤ ∥ x ∥ p , x ∈ L p ( M ) . \lVert x\rVert_{p,\infty}\le\lVert x\rVert_p,\qquad x\in L_p(\mathcal{M}). ∥ x ∥ p , ∞ ≤ ∥ x ∥ p , x ∈ L p ( M ) .
We refer to [26 ] for further details on noncommutative L p L_p L p -spaces.
Vector-valued noncommutative L p L_p L p -spaces.
For 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ 1\le p\le\infty 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ , let L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ ) ) L_p(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty(\Lambda)) L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ )) be the space of families x = ( x λ ) λ ∈ Λ x=(x_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} x = ( x λ ) λ ∈ Λ that admit a factorization
x λ = a y λ b , λ ∈ Λ , x_\lambda=ay_\lambda b,\qquad\lambda\in\Lambda, x λ = a y λ b , λ ∈ Λ ,
where a , b ∈ L 2 p ( M ) a,b\in L_{2p}(\mathcal{M}) a , b ∈ L 2 p ( M ) are independent of λ \lambda λ and ( y λ ) λ ∈ Λ (y_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( y λ ) λ ∈ Λ is a bounded family in M \mathcal{M} M . Here Λ \Lambda Λ is an arbitrary index set. And the norm of x x x in L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ ) ) L_p(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty(\Lambda)) L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ )) is defined by
∥ x ∥ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ ) ) = inf { ∥ a ∥ 2 p sup λ ∈ Λ ∥ y λ ∥ ∞ ∥ b ∥ 2 p } , \lVert x\rVert_{L_p(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty(\Lambda))}
=\inf\left\{\lVert a\rVert_{2p}\sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\lVert y_\lambda\rVert_\infty\lVert b\rVert_{2p}\right\}, ∥ x ∥ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ )) = inf { ∥ a ∥ 2 p λ ∈ Λ sup ∥ y λ ∥ ∞ ∥ b ∥ 2 p } ,
where the infimum runs over all such factorizations. For p = ∞ p=\infty p = ∞ , this reduces to
∥ x ∥ L ∞ ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ ) ) = sup λ ∈ Λ ∥ x λ ∥ ∞ . \lVert x\rVert_{L_\infty(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty(\Lambda))}
=\sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\lVert x_\lambda\rVert_\infty. ∥ x ∥ L ∞ ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ )) = λ ∈ Λ sup ∥ x λ ∥ ∞ .
We refer to [24 , 13 , 14 ] for further details.
For 1 ≤ p < ∞ 1\le p<\infty 1 ≤ p < ∞ , let Λ p , ∞ ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ ) ) \Lambda_{p,\infty}(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty(\Lambda)) Λ p , ∞ ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ )) denote the space of families x = ( x λ ) λ ∈ Λ ⊂ L 0 ( M ) x=(x_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\subset L_0(\mathcal{M}) x = ( x λ ) λ ∈ Λ ⊂ L 0 ( M ) for which
∥ x ∥ Λ p , ∞ ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ ) ) : = sup t > 0 t inf { τ ( 1 − e ) 1 / p : e ∈ P ( M ) , sup λ ∈ Λ ∥ e x λ e ∥ ∞ ≤ t } < ∞ . \|x\|_{\Lambda_{p,\infty}(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty(\Lambda))}:=\sup_{t>0}t\inf\left\{\tau(1-e)^{1/p}:e\in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}),\ \sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\|ex_\lambda e\|_\infty\le t\right\}<\infty. ∥ x ∥ Λ p , ∞ ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ )) := t > 0 sup t inf { τ ( 1 − e ) 1/ p : e ∈ P ( M ) , λ ∈ Λ sup ∥ e x λ e ∥ ∞ ≤ t } < ∞.
where P ( M ) \mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}) P ( M ) denotes the set of projections in M \mathcal{M} M . This expression defines the weak maximal quasi-norm of the family x x x . If each x λ x_\lambda x λ is selfadjoint, the condition sup λ ∈ Λ ∥ e x λ e ∥ ∞ ≤ t \sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\|ex_\lambda e\|_\infty\le t sup λ ∈ Λ ∥ e x λ e ∥ ∞ ≤ t is equivalent to
− t e ≤ e x λ e ≤ t e for every λ ∈ Λ . -te\le ex_\lambda e\le te\qquad\text{for every }\lambda\in\Lambda. − t e ≤ e x λ e ≤ t e for every λ ∈ Λ.
We refer to [11 Section 2.2] for further details.
Definition 2.2. Let 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ 1\le p\le\infty 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ , and let S = ( S λ ) λ ∈ Λ S=(S_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} S = ( S λ ) λ ∈ Λ be a family of maps from L p ( M ) L_p(\mathcal{M}) L p ( M ) into L 0 ( M ) L_0(\mathcal{M}) L 0 ( M ) . For x ∈ L p ( M ) x\in L_p(\mathcal{M}) x ∈ L p ( M ) , write S x = ( S λ x ) λ ∈ Λ Sx=(S_\lambda x)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} S x = ( S λ x ) λ ∈ Λ . We say that S S S is of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) if there exists a constant C p C_p C p such that
∥ S x ∥ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ ) ) ≤ C p ∥ x ∥ p , x ∈ L p ( M ) . \|Sx\|_{L_p(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty(\Lambda))}\le C_p\|x\|_p,\qquad x\in L_p(\mathcal{M}). ∥ S x ∥ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ )) ≤ C p ∥ x ∥ p , x ∈ L p ( M ) . When p < ∞ p<\infty p < ∞ , we say that S S S is of weak type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) if there exists a constant C p C_p C p such that
∥ S x ∥ Λ p , ∞ ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ ) ) ≤ C p ∥ x ∥ p , x ∈ L p ( M ) . \|Sx\|_{\Lambda_{p,\infty}(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty(\Lambda))}\le C_p\|x\|_p,\qquad x\in L_p(\mathcal{M}). ∥ S x ∥ Λ p , ∞ ( M ; ℓ ∞ ( Λ )) ≤ C p ∥ x ∥ p , x ∈ L p ( M ) .
The following consequence of the factorization defining L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ) L_p(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty) L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ) and Chebyshev’s inequality will be used below.
Lemma 2.3. Let 1 < p < ∞ 1<p<\infty 1 < p < ∞ and x = ( x n ) n ≥ 1 ∈ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ) x=(x_n)_{n\ge1}\in L_p(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty) x = ( x n ) n ≥ 1 ∈ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ) . For every t > 0 t>0 t > 0 , there exists e ∈ P ( M ) e\in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}) e ∈ P ( M ) such that
sup n ∥ e x n e ∥ ∞ ≤ t , τ ( 1 − e ) ≤ 2 p + 1 t p ∥ x ∥ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ) p . \sup_n\|ex_ne\|_\infty\le t,\qquad\tau(1-e)\le\frac{2^{p+1}}{t^p}\|x\|_{L_p(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty)}^p. n sup ∥ e x n e ∥ ∞ ≤ t , τ ( 1 − e ) ≤ t p 2 p + 1 ∥ x ∥ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ) p .
We recall the noncommutative Marcinkiewicz interpolation theorem of Junge and Xu.
Lemma 2.4 ([14 Theorem 3.1] ). Let 1 ≤ p 0 < p 1 ≤ ∞ 1\le p_0<p_1\le\infty 1 ≤ p 0 < p 1 ≤ ∞ , and let S = ( S n ) n ≥ 1 S=(S_n)_{n\ge1} S = ( S n ) n ≥ 1 be a family of maps from L p 0 ( M ) + + L p 1 ( M ) + L_{p_0}(\mathcal{M})_++L_{p_1}(\mathcal{M})_+ L p 0 ( M ) + + L p 1 ( M ) + into L 0 ( M ) + L_0(\mathcal{M})_+ L 0 ( M ) + satisfying
S n ( x + y ) ≤ S n ( x ) + S n ( y ) ( n ≥ 1 ) . S_n(x+y)\le S_n(x)+S_n(y)\qquad(n\ge1). S n ( x + y ) ≤ S n ( x ) + S n ( y ) ( n ≥ 1 ) . Suppose that S S S is of weak type ( p 0 , p 0 ) (p_0,p_0) ( p 0 , p 0 ) and strong type ( p 1 , p 1 ) (p_1,p_1) ( p 1 , p 1 ) on the positive cones, with constants B 0 B_0 B 0 and B 1 B_1 B 1 , respectively. Then, for every p 0 < p < p 1 p_0<p<p_1 p 0 < p < p 1 ,
∥ S x ∥ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ C B 0 1 − θ B 1 θ ( 1 p 0 − 1 p ) − 2 ∥ x ∥ p , x ∈ L p ( M ) + . \|Sx\|_{L_p(\mathcal{M};\ell_\infty)}\le C B_0^{1-\theta}B_1^\theta\left(\frac{1}{p_0}-\frac{1}{p}\right)^{-2}\|x\|_p,\qquad x\in L_p(\mathcal{M})_+. ∥ S x ∥ L p ( M ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ C B 0 1 − θ B 1 θ ( p 0 1 − p 1 ) − 2 ∥ x ∥ p , x ∈ L p ( M ) + . where
1 p = 1 − θ p 0 + θ p 1 , \frac{1}{p}=\frac{1-\theta}{p_0}+\frac{\theta}{p_1}, p 1 = p 0 1 − θ + p 1 θ , and C C C is a universal constant.
Bilateral almost uniform convergence
A sequence ( x n ) ⊂ L 0 ( M ) (x_n) \subset L_0(\mathcal{M}) ( x n ) ⊂ L 0 ( M ) converges bilaterally almost uniformly to x ∈ L 0 ( M ) x \in L_0(\mathcal{M}) x ∈ L 0 ( M ) if, for every ε > 0 \varepsilon> 0 ε > 0 , there is a projection e ∈ P ( M ) e \in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}) e ∈ P ( M ) such that
τ ( 1 − e ) < ε , ∥ e ( x n − x ) e ∥ ∞ ⟶ 0. \tau(1-e)<\varepsilon,\qquad\lVert e(x_n-x)e\rVert_\infty\longrightarrow0. τ ( 1 − e ) < ε , ∥ e ( x n − x ) e ∥ ∞ ⟶ 0.
We write x n → x x_n \to x x n → x b.a.u.; see [14 Definition 6.1(i)] .
For operator-valued functions on R d \mathbb{R}^d R d , put
N = L ∞ ( R d ) ⊗ ‾ M , φ = ∫ R d d x ⊗ τ . \mathcal{N}=L_\infty(\mathbb{R}^d)\overline{\otimes}\mathcal{M},\qquad\varphi=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}dx\otimes\tau. N = L ∞ ( R d ) ⊗ M , φ = ∫ R d d x ⊗ τ .
Suppose that the restrictions of f n f_n f n and f f f to every bounded measurable set are trace-measurable. We say that f n → f f_n \to f f n → f locally b.a.u. if, for every bounded measurable set E ⊂ R d E\subset\mathbb{R}^d E ⊂ R d and every ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 , there is a projection e ≤ p E : = 1 E ⊗ 1 e\leq p_E:=1_E\otimes1 e ≤ p E := 1 E ⊗ 1 such that
φ ( p E − e ) < ε , ∥ e ( f n − f ) e ∥ ∞ ⟶ 0. \varphi(p_E-e)<\varepsilon,\qquad\lVert e(f_n-f)e\rVert_\infty\longrightarrow0. φ ( p E − e ) < ε , ∥ e ( f n − f ) e ∥ ∞ ⟶ 0.
In particular, this definition applies to functions in L 1 , l o c ( R d ; L 1 ( M ) ) L_{1,\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^d;L_1(\mathcal{M})) L 1 , loc ( R d ; L 1 ( M )) .
Convolution operators
For 1 ≤ p < ∞ 1\leq p<\infty 1 ≤ p < ∞ , we identify L p ( N ) L_p(\mathcal{N}) L p ( N ) with L p ( R d ; L p ( M ) ) L_p(\mathbb{R}^d;L_p(\mathcal{M})) L p ( R d ; L p ( M )) . Let K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) K\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) and f ∈ L p ( N ) f\in L_p(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L p ( N ) . The convolution of K K K and f f f is defined by
K ∗ f = ∫ R d K ( y ) f ( ⋅ − y ) d y , K*f=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K(y)f(\mathord{\cdot}-y)\,dy, K ∗ f = ∫ R d K ( y ) f ( ⋅ − y ) d y ,
where the integral is a Bochner integral in L p ( N ) L_p(\mathcal{N}) L p ( N ) . For p = ∞ p=\infty p = ∞ , convolution by K K K is defined by weak∗ ^* ∗ duality. These definitions agree on intersections and satisfy
∥ K ∗ f ∥ p ≤ ∥ K ∥ 1 ∥ f ∥ p , 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ . (4) \lVert K*f\rVert_p\leq\lVert K\rVert_1\lVert f\rVert_p,\qquad1\leq p\leq\infty. \tag*{(4)} ∥ K ∗ f ∥ p ≤ ∥ K ∥ 1 ∥ f ∥ p , 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞. (4)
More generally, let σ \sigma σ be a scalar distribution on R d \mathbb{R}^d R d whose restriction to R d ∖ { 0 } \mathbb{R}^d\setminus\{0\} R d ∖ { 0 } is represented by K ∈ L 1 , l o c ( R d ∖ { 0 } ) K\in L_{1,\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^d\setminus\{0\}) K ∈ L 1 , loc ( R d ∖ { 0 }) . We define the associated convolution operator T T T on the dense subspace
D = C c ∞ ( R d ) ⊗ S ( M ) \mathcal{D}=C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R}^d)\otimes\mathcal{S}(\mathcal{M}) D = C c ∞ ( R d ) ⊗ S ( M )
of L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) , where the tensor product is algebraic. More specifically, for f = ∑ k = 1 m u k ⊗ a k ∈ D f=\sum_{k=1}^{m}u_k\otimes a_k\in\mathcal{D} f = ∑ k = 1 m u k ⊗ a k ∈ D , we set
T f = ∑ k = 1 m ( σ ∗ u k ) ⊗ a k , ( σ ∗ u k ) ( x ) = ⟨ σ , u k ( x − ⋅ ) ⟩ . Tf=\sum_{k=1}^{m}(\sigma*u_k)\otimes a_k,\qquad(\sigma*u_k)(x)=\langle\sigma,u_k(x-\mathord{\cdot})\rangle. T f = k = 1 ∑ m ( σ ∗ u k ) ⊗ a k , ( σ ∗ u k ) ( x ) = ⟨ σ , u k ( x − ⋅ )⟩ .
Consequently,
T f ( x ) = ∫ R d K ( x − y ) f ( y ) d y for almost every x ∉ supp R d f . (5) Tf(x)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K(x-y)f(y)\,dy\quad\text{for almost every }x\notin\operatorname{supp}_{\mathbb{R}^d}f. \tag*{(5)} T f ( x ) = ∫ R d K ( x − y ) f ( y ) d y for almost every x ∈ / supp R d f . (5)
Noncommutative Calderón–Zygmund decomposition
The first noncommutative Calderón–Zygmund decomposition was introduced by Parcet [21 ] . But the decomposition to be used in the present paper is closer to that in [2 Sections 1 and 2.1] .
For j ∈ Z j\in\mathbb{Z} j ∈ Z , let Q j \mathcal{Q}_j Q j denote the standard dyadic cubes of side length 2 − j 2^{-j} 2 − j :
Q j = { 2 − j ( m + [ 0 , 1 ) d ) : m ∈ Z d } , Q = ⋃ j ∈ Z Q j . \mathcal{Q}_j=\{2^{-j}(m+[0,1)^d):m\in\mathbb{Z}^d\},\qquad\mathcal{Q}=\bigcup_{j\in\mathbb{Z}}\mathcal{Q}_j. Q j = { 2 − j ( m + [ 0 , 1 ) d ) : m ∈ Z d } , Q = j ∈ Z ⋃ Q j .
For an axis-parallel cube Q Q Q , denote its side length and centre by ℓ ( Q ) \ell(Q) ℓ ( Q ) and c Q c_Q c Q , respectively. For c > 0 c>0 c > 0 , write c Q cQ c Q for the concentric cube of side length c ℓ ( Q ) c\ell(Q) c ℓ ( Q ) , and denote the average of f f f over Q Q Q by
E Q f = 1 ∣ Q ∣ ∫ Q f ( y ) d y . \mathbb{E}_Qf=\frac{1}{|Q|}\int_Q f(y)\,\mathrm{d}y. E Q f = ∣ Q ∣ 1 ∫ Q f ( y ) d y .
Let N j \mathcal{N}_j N j be the von Neumann subalgebra of N \mathcal{N} N consisting of functions constant almost everywhere on each Q ∈ Q j Q\in\mathcal{Q}_j Q ∈ Q j . The associated trace-preserving conditional expectation is
E j f = ∑ Q ∈ Q j 1 Q ⊗ E Q f . (6) \mathbb{E}_jf=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}_j}1_Q\otimes\mathbb{E}_Qf. \tag*{(6)} E j f = Q ∈ Q j ∑ 1 Q ⊗ E Q f . (6)
These expectations are contractive on L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) and satisfy
E j f ≤ 2 d E j − 1 f , f ∈ L 1 ( N ) + . (7) \mathbb{E}_jf\leq2^d\mathbb{E}_{j-1}f,\qquad f\in L_1(\mathcal{N})_+. \tag*{(7)} E j f ≤ 2 d E j − 1 f , f ∈ L 1 ( N ) + . (7)
Fix f ∈ L 1 ( N ) + f\in L_1(\mathcal{N})_+ f ∈ L 1 ( N ) + , t > 0 t>0 t > 0 and j 0 ∈ Z j_0\in\mathbb{Z} j 0 ∈ Z , and write f j = E j f f_j=\mathbb{E}_jf f j = E j f . Following Cuculescu’s construction [5 ] , as presented in [2 Section 1] , define
q j 0 − 1 = 1 , q j = 1 [ 0 , t ] ( q j − 1 f j q j − 1 ) , p j = q j − 1 − q j ( j ≥ j 0 ) , (8) q_{j_0-1}=1,\qquad q_j=1_{[0,t]}(q_{j-1}f_jq_{j-1}),\qquad p_j=q_{j-1}-q_j\quad(j\geq j_0), \tag*{(8)} q j 0 − 1 = 1 , q j = 1 [ 0 , t ] ( q j − 1 f j q j − 1 ) , p j = q j − 1 − q j ( j ≥ j 0 ) , (8)
where the spectral projection is taken in q j − 1 N j q j − 1 q_{j-1}\mathcal{N}_jq_{j-1} q j − 1 N j q j − 1 . Then q j ∈ N j q_j\in\mathcal{N}_j q j ∈ N j , q j ≤ q j − 1 q_j\leq q_{j-1} q j ≤ q j − 1 , and
q j f j q j ≤ t q j , p j f j q j = q j f j p j = 0 , p j f j p j ≥ t p j . (9) q_jf_jq_j\leq tq_j,\qquad p_jf_jq_j=q_jf_jp_j=0,\qquad p_jf_jp_j\geq tp_j. \tag*{(9)} q j f j q j ≤ t q j , p j f j q j = q j f j p j = 0 , p j f j p j ≥ t p j . (9)
The projections p j p_j p j are pairwise orthogonal, with q j 1 + ∑ j = j 0 j 1 p j = 1 q_{j_1}+\sum_{j=j_0}^{j_1}p_j=1 q j 1 + ∑ j = j 0 j 1 p j = 1 for every j 1 ≥ j 0 j_1\geq j_0 j 1 ≥ j 0 , and satisfy
t ∑ j ≥ j 0 φ ( p j ) ≤ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (10) t\sum_{j\geq j_0}\varphi(p_j)\leq\lVert f\rVert_1. \tag*{(10)} t j ≥ j 0 ∑ φ ( p j ) ≤ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (10)
For each j 1 ≥ j 0 j_1\geq j_0 j 1 ≥ j 0 , we have the decomposition
f j 1 = g + b d + b o f f , (11) f_{j_1}=g+b_{\mathrm{d}}+b_{\mathrm{off}}, \tag*{(11)} f j 1 = g + b d + b off , (11)
where
g = q j 1 f j 1 q j 1 + ∑ j = j 0 j 1 p j f j p j , b d = ∑ j = j 0 j 1 p j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j , g=q_{j_1}f_{j_1}q_{j_1}+\sum_{j=j_0}^{j_1}p_jf_jp_j,\qquad b_{\mathrm{d}}=\sum_{j=j_0}^{j_1}p_j(f_{j_1}-f_j)p_j, g = q j 1 f j 1 q j 1 + j = j 0 ∑ j 1 p j f j p j , b d = j = j 0 ∑ j 1 p j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ,
and
b o f f = ∑ j = j 0 j 1 [ p j ( f j 1 − f j ) q j + q j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ] . b_{\mathrm{off}}=\sum_{j=j_0}^{j_1}\left[p_j(f_{j_1}-f_j)q_j+q_j(f_{j_1}-f_j)p_j\right]. b off = j = j 0 ∑ j 1 [ p j ( f j 1 − f j ) q j + q j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ] .
The following properties can be found in [2 Equation (1.1) and Lemma 1.1] .
Lemma 2.5. The terms in (11) satisfy
g ≥ 0 , ∥ g ∥ 1 = ∥ f ∥ 1 , ∑ j = j 0 j 1 ∥ p j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ∥ 1 ≤ 2 ∥ f ∥ 1 . (12) g\geq0,\qquad\lVert g\rVert_1=\lVert f\rVert_1,\qquad\sum_{j=j_0}^{j_1}\lVert p_j(f_{j_1}-f_j)p_j\rVert_1\leq2\lVert f\rVert_1. \tag*{(12)} g ≥ 0 , ∥ g ∥ 1 = ∥ f ∥ 1 , j = j 0 ∑ j 1 ∥ p j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ∥ 1 ≤ 2 ∥ f ∥ 1 . (12) Moreover, for j 0 ≤ j ≤ j 1 j_0\leq j\leq j_1 j 0 ≤ j ≤ j 1 ,
E j ( p j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ) = 0 , \mathbb{E}_j\bigl(p_j(f_{j_1}-f_j)p_j\bigr)=0, E j ( p j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ) = 0 , E j ( p j ( f j 1 − f j ) q j + q j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ) = 0. \mathbb{E}_j\bigl(p_j(f_{j_1}-f_j)q_j+q_j(f_{j_1}-f_j)p_j\bigr)=0. E j ( p j ( f j 1 − f j ) q j + q j ( f j 1 − f j ) p j ) = 0. If, in addition, f j 0 − 1 ≤ t 1 f_{j_0-1}\leq t1 f j 0 − 1 ≤ t 1 , then
p j f j p j ≤ 2 d t p j , ∥ g ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 d t . (13) p_jf_jp_j\leq2^dtp_j,\qquad\lVert g\rVert_\infty\leq2^dt. \tag*{(13)} p j f j p j ≤ 2 d t p j , ∥ g ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 d t . (13)
Since p j ∈ N j p_j \in\mathcal{N}_j p j ∈ N j , there are projections p Q ∈ P ( M ) p_Q \in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}) p Q ∈ P ( M ) such that
p j = ∑ Q ∈ Q j 1 Q ⊗ p Q . p_j = \sum_{Q \in\mathcal{Q}_j} 1_Q \otimes p_Q. p j = Q ∈ Q j ∑ 1 Q ⊗ p Q .
For β ≥ 1 \beta\ge1 β ≥ 1 , define
ζ = 1 − ⋁ j ≥ j 0 ⋁ Q ∈ Q j ( 1 β Q ⊗ p Q ) . (14) \zeta= 1 - \bigvee_{j \ge j_0} \bigvee_{Q \in\mathcal{Q}_j} (1_{\beta Q} \otimes p_Q). \tag*{(14)} ζ = 1 − j ≥ j 0 ⋁ Q ∈ Q j ⋁ ( 1 β Q ⊗ p Q ) . (14)
The following properties are given in [1 Lemma 3.4] for odd positive integer dilation factors. The same proof applies to every β ≥ 1 \beta\ge1 β ≥ 1 .
Lemma 2.6. The projection ζ \zeta ζ satisfies
φ ( 1 − ζ ) ≤ β d t ∥ f ∥ 1 . \varphi(1-\zeta) \le\frac{\beta^d}{t}\|f\|_1. φ ( 1 − ζ ) ≤ t β d ∥ f ∥ 1 . Moreover, for every Q ∈ Q j Q \in\mathcal{Q}_j Q ∈ Q j with j ≥ j 0 j \ge j_0 j ≥ j 0 ,
ζ ( x ) p Q = p Q ζ ( x ) = 0 for almost every x ∈ β Q . \zeta(x)p_Q = p_Q\zeta(x) = 0 \quad\text{for almost every } x \in\beta Q. ζ ( x ) p Q = p Q ζ ( x ) = 0 for almost every x ∈ β Q .
Auxiliary lemmas and transference
We collect three lemmas used in the maximal estimates below, and then recall a transference principle for positive convolution operators.
Positive operator matrices and compression estimates
We first prove a factorization for positive operator matrices. The following factorization is classical for bounded operators; see [18 Theorem 5.11] . We include a proof that also applies to measurable operators.
Lemma 2.7. Let 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ 1 \le p \le\infty 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ . Suppose that u , v ∈ L p ( M ) + u, v \in L_p(\mathcal{M})_+ u , v ∈ L p ( M ) + and x ∈ L p ( M ) x \in L_p(\mathcal{M}) x ∈ L p ( M ) satisfy
( u x x ∗ v ) ≥ 0. \begin{pmatrix} u & x \\ x^* & v \end{pmatrix} \ge0. ( u x ∗ x v ) ≥ 0. Then there is a contraction z ∈ M z \in\mathcal{M} z ∈ M such that x = u 1 / 2 z v 1 / 2 x = u^{1/2}zv^{1/2} x = u 1/2 z v 1/2 . In particular, if u , v ≤ t e u, v \le te u , v ≤ t e for some t ≥ 0 t \ge0 t ≥ 0 and e ∈ P ( M ) e \in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}) e ∈ P ( M ) , then ∥ x ∥ ∞ ≤ t \|x\|_\infty\le t ∥ x ∥ ∞ ≤ t .
Proof. Write
R = ( u x x ∗ v ) 1 / 2 = ( R 1 R 2 ) , R = \begin{pmatrix} u & x \\ x^* & v \end{pmatrix}^{1/2} = (R_1\ R_2), R = ( u x ∗ x v ) 1/2 = ( R 1 R 2 ) , where R 1 R_1 R 1 and R 2 R_2 R 2 are the columns of R R R . Then
R 1 ∗ R 1 = u , R 2 ∗ R 2 = v , R 1 ∗ R 2 = x . R_1^*R_1 = u,\qquad R_2^*R_2 = v,\qquad R_1^*R_2 = x. R 1 ∗ R 1 = u , R 2 ∗ R 2 = v , R 1 ∗ R 2 = x . By polar decomposition,
R 1 = w 1 u 1 / 2 , R 2 = w 2 v 1 / 2 , R_1 = w_1u^{1/2},\qquad R_2 = w_2v^{1/2}, R 1 = w 1 u 1/2 , R 2 = w 2 v 1/2 , where w 1 , w 2 ∈ M 2 , 1 ( M ) w_1,w_2 \in M_{2,1}(\mathcal{M}) w 1 , w 2 ∈ M 2 , 1 ( M ) are partial isometries. Here M 2 , 1 ( M ) M_{2,1}(\mathcal{M}) M 2 , 1 ( M ) denotes the space of 2 × 1 2 \times1 2 × 1 matrices with entries in M \mathcal{M} M , viewed as operators from H H H to H ⊕ H H \oplus H H ⊕ H , where M \mathcal{M} M acts on H H H .
Set z = w 1 ∗ w 2 z = w_1^*w_2 z = w 1 ∗ w 2 . Since
z ∗ z = w 2 ∗ w 1 w 1 ∗ w 2 ≤ w 2 ∗ w 2 ≤ 1 , z^*z = w_2^*w_1w_1^*w_2 \le w_2^*w_2 \le1, z ∗ z = w 2 ∗ w 1 w 1 ∗ w 2 ≤ w 2 ∗ w 2 ≤ 1 , we have ∥ z ∥ ∞ ≤ 1 \|z\|_\infty\le1 ∥ z ∥ ∞ ≤ 1 , and
x = R 1 ∗ R 2 = u 1 / 2 z v 1 / 2 . x = R_1^*R_2 = u^{1/2}zv^{1/2}. x = R 1 ∗ R 2 = u 1/2 z v 1/2 . If u , v ≤ t e u,v \le te u , v ≤ t e , then
∥ x ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥ u 1 / 2 ∥ ∞ ∥ z ∥ ∞ ∥ v 1 / 2 ∥ ∞ ≤ t . \|x\|_\infty\le\|u^{1/2}\|_\infty\|z\|_\infty\|v^{1/2}\|_\infty\le t. ∥ x ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥ u 1/2 ∥ ∞ ∥ z ∥ ∞ ∥ v 1/2 ∥ ∞ ≤ t .
Lemma 2.8. Let t ≥ 0 t \ge0 t ≥ 0 . Suppose that x j ∈ L 1 ( M ) ∩ M x_j \in L_1(\mathcal{M}) \cap\mathcal{M} x j ∈ L 1 ( M ) ∩ M , x j → x x_j \to x x j → x in L 1 ( M ) L_1(\mathcal{M}) L 1 ( M ) , and ∥ x j ∥ ∞ ≤ t \lVert x_j\rVert_\infty\le t ∥ x j ∥ ∞ ≤ t . Then x ∈ M x \in\mathcal{M} x ∈ M and ∥ x ∥ ∞ ≤ t \lVert x\rVert_\infty\le t ∥ x ∥ ∞ ≤ t . If also x j ≥ 0 x_j \ge0 x j ≥ 0 for all j j j , then x ≥ 0 x \ge0 x ≥ 0 .
Proof. Let x = w ∣ x ∣ x = w|x| x = w ∣ x ∣ be the polar decomposition of x x x . For ε > 0 \varepsilon> 0 ε > 0 , put q = 1 ( t + ε , ∞ ) ( ∣ x ∣ ) q = \mathbf{1}_{(t+\varepsilon,\infty)}(|x|) q = 1 ( t + ε , ∞ ) ( ∣ x ∣ ) . Since x ∈ L 1 ( M ) x \in L_1(\mathcal{M}) x ∈ L 1 ( M ) ,
τ ( q ) ≤ ∥ x ∥ 1 t + ε < ∞ . \tau(q) \le\frac{\lVert x\rVert_1}{t+\varepsilon} < \infty. τ ( q ) ≤ t + ε ∥ x ∥ 1 < ∞. Moreover, ∥ q w ∗ ∥ ∞ ≤ 1 \lVert qw^*\rVert_\infty\le1 ∥ q w ∗ ∥ ∞ ≤ 1 and ∥ q w ∗ ∥ 1 ≤ τ ( q ) \lVert qw^*\rVert_1 \le\tau(q) ∥ q w ∗ ∥ 1 ≤ τ ( q ) . Hence
( t + ε ) τ ( q ) ≤ τ ( q ∣ x ∣ ) ≤ ∣ τ ( q w ∗ x j ) ∣ + ∥ x − x j ∥ 1 ≤ t τ ( q ) + ∥ x − x j ∥ 1 . (t+\varepsilon)\tau(q) \le\tau(q|x|) \le|\tau(qw^*x_j)| + \lVert x-x_j\rVert_1 \le t\tau(q) + \lVert x-x_j\rVert_1. ( t + ε ) τ ( q ) ≤ τ ( q ∣ x ∣ ) ≤ ∣ τ ( q w ∗ x j ) ∣ + ∥ x − x j ∥ 1 ≤ t τ ( q ) + ∥ x − x j ∥ 1 . Letting j → ∞ j \to\infty j → ∞ gives τ ( q ) = 0 \tau(q) = 0 τ ( q ) = 0 , and hence q = 0 q = 0 q = 0 . Since ε > 0 \varepsilon> 0 ε > 0 is arbitrary, ∣ x ∣ ≤ t 1 |x| \le t1 ∣ x ∣ ≤ t 1 . The last assertion follows from the norm closedness of L 1 ( M ) + L_1(\mathcal{M})_+ L 1 ( M ) + .
The next lemma follows by adapting the compactness argument in the proof of [12 Lemma 3.2] .
Lemma 2.9. Let ( x n ) n ≥ 1 ⊂ L 1 ( M ) + (x_n)_{n\ge1} \subset L_1(\mathcal{M})_+ ( x n ) n ≥ 1 ⊂ L 1 ( M ) + . Suppose that there are projections e N ∈ M e_N \in\mathcal{M} e N ∈ M and numbers t N → t > 0 t_N \to t > 0 t N → t > 0 and D N → D < ∞ D_N \to D < \infty D N → D < ∞ such that
e N x n e N ≤ t N e N ( 1 ≤ n ≤ N ) , τ ( 1 − e N ) ≤ D N . e_Nx_ne_N \le t_Ne_N \quad(1 \le n \le N), \qquad\tau(1-e_N) \le D_N. e N x n e N ≤ t N e N ( 1 ≤ n ≤ N ) , τ ( 1 − e N ) ≤ D N . Then there is a projection e ∈ M e \in\mathcal{M} e ∈ M satisfying
e x n e ≤ 2 t e ( n ≥ 1 ) , τ ( 1 − e ) ≤ 2 D . ex_ne \le2te \quad(n \ge1), \qquad\tau(1-e) \le2D. e x n e ≤ 2 t e ( n ≥ 1 ) , τ ( 1 − e ) ≤ 2 D . Proof. By the Banach–Alaoglu theorem, a subnet ( e N α ) (e_{N_\alpha}) ( e N α ) converges weak* to some a ∈ M a \in\mathcal{M} a ∈ M with 0 ≤ a ≤ 1 0 \le a \le1 0 ≤ a ≤ 1 . By the weak* lower semicontinuity of τ \tau τ , we have
τ ( 1 − a ) ≤ lim inf α τ ( 1 − e N α ) ≤ D . \tau(1-a) \le\liminf_{\alpha} \tau(1-e_{N_\alpha}) \le D. τ ( 1 − a ) ≤ α lim inf τ ( 1 − e N α ) ≤ D . Set e = 1 [ 1 / 2 , 1 ] ( a ) e = \mathbf{1}_{[1/2,1]}(a) e = 1 [ 1/2 , 1 ] ( a ) , we obtain τ ( 1 − e ) ≤ τ ( 1 − 2 a ) ≤ 2 D \tau(1-e) \le\tau(1-2a) \le2D τ ( 1 − e ) ≤ τ ( 1 − 2 a ) ≤ 2 D .
Fix n ≥ 1 n \ge1 n ≥ 1 and put x n , k = f k ( x n ) x_{n,k} = f_k(x_n) x n , k = f k ( x n ) , where f k ( s ) = min { s , k } f_k(s) = \min\{s,k\} f k ( s ) = min { s , k } for s ≥ 0 s \ge0 s ≥ 0 . We have 0 ≤ x n , k ≤ x n 0 \le x_{n,k} \le x_n 0 ≤ x n , k ≤ x n , and
x n , k ∈ L 1 ( M ) ∩ M , ∥ x n , k − x n ∥ 1 ⟶ 0. x_{n,k} \in L_1(\mathcal{M}) \cap\mathcal{M}, \qquad\lVert x_{n,k} - x_n\rVert_1 \longrightarrow0. x n , k ∈ L 1 ( M ) ∩ M , ∥ x n , k − x n ∥ 1 ⟶ 0. Moreover, for fixed k k k and all sufficiently large α \alpha α , we get
e N α x n , k e N α ≤ t N α e N α . e_{N_\alpha}x_{n,k}e_{N_\alpha} \le t_{N_\alpha}e_{N_\alpha}. e N α x n , k e N α ≤ t N α e N α . Note that for b ∈ M + b \in\mathcal{M}_+ b ∈ M + , p ∈ P ( M ) p \in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}) p ∈ P ( M ) and c ≥ 0 c \ge0 c ≥ 0 , we have (15)
p b p ≤ c p ⟺ b 1 / 2 p b 1 / 2 ≤ c 1 , (15) pbp \le cp \Longleftrightarrow b^{1/2}pb^{1/2} \le c1, \tag*{(15)} p b p ≤ c p ⟺ b 1/2 p b 1/2 ≤ c 1 , (15) since both inequalities are equivalent to ∥ b 1 / 2 p ∥ ∞ 2 ≤ c \lVert b^{1/2}p\rVert_\infty^2 \le c ∥ b 1/2 p ∥ ∞ 2 ≤ c . Thus, we get
x n , k 1 / 2 e N α x n , k 1 / 2 ≤ t N α 1. x_{n,k}^{1/2}e_{N_\alpha}x_{n,k}^{1/2} \le t_{N_\alpha}1. x n , k 1/2 e N α x n , k 1/2 ≤ t N α 1. Since x n , k 1 / 2 x_{n,k}^{1/2} x n , k 1/2 is bounded, using e ≤ 2 a e \le2a e ≤ 2 a and passing to the weak* limit, we obtain
x n , k 1 / 2 e x n , k 1 / 2 ≤ 2 x n , k 1 / 2 a x n , k 1 / 2 ≤ 2 t 1. x_{n,k}^{1/2}ex_{n,k}^{1/2} \le2x_{n,k}^{1/2}ax_{n,k}^{1/2} \le2t1. x n , k 1/2 e x n , k 1/2 ≤ 2 x n , k 1/2 a x n , k 1/2 ≤ 2 t 1. Another application of (15) gives e x n , k e ≤ 2 t e ex_{n,k}e \le2te e x n , k e ≤ 2 t e .
Finally, note that
∥ e x n , k e − e x n e ∥ 1 ≤ ∥ x n , k − x n ∥ 1 ⟶ 0 , \lVert ex_{n,k}e-ex_ne\rVert_1 \le\lVert x_{n,k}-x_n\rVert_1 \longrightarrow0, ∥ e x n , k e − e x n e ∥ 1 ≤ ∥ x n , k − x n ∥ 1 ⟶ 0 , we have ∥ e x n e ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 t \lVert ex_ne\rVert_\infty\le2t ∥ e x n e ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 t by Lemma 2.8 . Since e x n e ex_ne e x n e is positive and supported on e e e , we have e x n e ≤ 2 t e ex_ne \le2te e x n e ≤ 2 t e . The projection e e e is independent of n n n .
Transference for positive convolution operators
We now recall a transference principle that transfers maximal inequalities for positive convolution operators on R d \mathbb{R}^{d} R d to averages associated with trace-preserving actions. The following form follows from the proofs of [10 Theorems 3.1 and 3.3] . Although those theorems are stated for probability measures, their proofs apply equally to finite positive measures K n ( y ) d y K_n(y)\,\mathrm{d}y K n ( y ) d y , without requiring ∫ R d K n = 1 \int_{\mathbb{R}^{d}} K_n = 1 ∫ R d K n = 1 .
Let α = ( α y ) y ∈ R d \alpha=(\alpha_y)_{y\in\mathbb{R}^{d}} α = ( α y ) y ∈ R d be a family of ∗ * ∗ -automorphisms of M \mathcal{M} M satisfying α 0 = id M \alpha_0=\operatorname{id}_{\mathcal{M}} α 0 = id M and α y + z = α y ∘ α z \alpha_{y+z}=\alpha_y\circ\alpha_z α y + z = α y ∘ α z for all y , z ∈ R d y,z\in\mathbb{R}^{d} y , z ∈ R d . Assume that τ ( α y ( x ) ) = τ ( x ) \tau(\alpha_y(x))=\tau(x) τ ( α y ( x )) = τ ( x ) for every x ∈ M + x\in\mathcal{M}_{+} x ∈ M + and y ∈ R d y\in\mathbb{R}^{d} y ∈ R d . For ( K n ) n ≥ 1 ⊂ L 1 ( R d ) + (K_n)_{n\geq1}\subset L_1(\mathbb{R}^{d})_{+} ( K n ) n ≥ 1 ⊂ L 1 ( R d ) + , define
T n F ( s ) = ∫ R d K n ( y ) F ( s + y ) d y , T n α x = ∫ R d K n ( y ) α y ( x ) d y . T_nF(s)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^{d}}K_n(y)F(s+y)\,\mathrm{d}y,\qquad T_n^\alpha x=\int_{\mathbb{R}^{d}}K_n(y)\alpha_y(x)\,\mathrm{d}y. T n F ( s ) = ∫ R d K n ( y ) F ( s + y ) d y , T n α x = ∫ R d K n ( y ) α y ( x ) d y .
The following statement concerns these families on the positive cones of L p ( N ) L_p(\mathcal{N}) L p ( N ) and L p ( M ) L_p(\mathcal{M}) L p ( M ) , respectively.
Lemma 2.10. For 1 < p < ∞ 1<p<\infty 1 < p < ∞ , a strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) bound for ( T n ) (T_n) ( T n ) with constant C p C_p C p implies the same bound for ( T n α ) (T_n^\alpha) ( T n α ) .
Similarly, a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) bound for ( T n ) (T_n) ( T n ) with constant C 1 C_1 C 1 implies a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) bound for ( T n α ) (T_n^\alpha) ( T n α ) with constant C C 1 CC_1 C C 1 , where C C C is universal.
A weak type (1, 1) estimate for dyadic series
In this section, we prove a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate for operator families represented by dyadic averages. We first state and prove the theorem, using a decomposition whose proof is given in the second subsection.
The weak type (1, 1) estimate
Let D 0 \mathcal{D}_0 D 0 denote the set of functions f ∈ L 1 ( N ) ∩ L ∞ ( N ) f\in L_1(\mathcal{N})\cap L_\infty(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) ∩ L ∞ ( N ) with bounded support. Fix β ≥ 3 \beta\geq3 β ≥ 3 , and suppose that a countable family ( S n ) n ≥ 1 (\mathcal{S}_n)_{n\geq1} ( S n ) n ≥ 1 admits the representation
S n f = ∑ Q ∈ Q b n , Q E Q f , ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q , f ∈ D 0 , \mathcal{S}_n f=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}}b_{n,Q}E_Qf,\qquad\lvert b_{n,Q}\rvert\leq m_Q,\qquad f\in\mathcal{D}_0, S n f = Q ∈ Q ∑ b n , Q E Q f , ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q , f ∈ D 0 ,
with absolute convergence in local L 1 L_1 L 1 . Here b n , Q b_{n,Q} b n , Q are measurable scalar functions, and m Q m_Q m Q are nonnegative measurable functions independent of n n n and finite almost everywhere. Put
Γ = sup P ∈ Q ess sup y ∈ P ∑ Q ⊂ P y ∈ Q 1 ∣ Q ∣ ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x . (16) \Gamma=\sup_{P\in\mathcal{Q}}\operatorname*{ess\,sup}_{y\in P}\sum_{\substack{Q\subset P\\y\in Q}}\frac{1}{\lvert Q\rvert}\int_{(\beta P)^c}m_Q(x)\,\mathrm{d}x. \tag*{(16)} Γ = P ∈ Q sup y ∈ P ess sup Q ⊂ P y ∈ Q ∑ ∣ Q ∣ 1 ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x . (16)
Theorem 3.1. Suppose that Γ < ∞ \Gamma<\infty Γ < ∞ and that, for some 1 < r ≤ ∞ 1<r\leq\infty 1 < r ≤ ∞ ,
∥ ( S n f ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r , f ∈ L r ( N ) . \left\|(\mathcal{S}_n f)_n\right\|_{L_r(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}\leq M_r\lVert f\rVert_r,\qquad f\in L_r(\mathcal{N}). ∥ ( S n f ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r , f ∈ L r ( N ) . Then, for every f ∈ D 0 f\in\mathcal{D}_0 f ∈ D 0 and λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 , there is a projection e ∈ N e\in\mathcal{N} e ∈ N such that
sup n ∥ e S n ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ , λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ C d , β , r ( M r + Γ ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \sup_n\lVert e\mathcal{S}_n(f)e\rVert_\infty\leq\lambda,\qquad\lambda\varphi(1-e)\leq C_{d,\beta,r}(M_r+\Gamma)\lVert f\rVert_1. n sup ∥ e S n ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ , λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ C d , β , r ( M r + Γ ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
The theorem follows from the following decomposition proposition, whose proof is given in the next subsection. As in the earlier noncommutative Calderón–Zygmund decomposition recalled in Lemma 2.5 , we use Cuculescu’s projections to construct a good function g g g . Here we rearrange the terms arising from b d b_{\mathrm{d}} b d and b o f f b_{\mathrm{off}} b off into three sums after applying S n \mathcal{S}_n S n . The bound (16) allows us to control these sums on one projection w w w for every n n n , without requiring a bound for the sum of the L 1 L_1 L 1 norms of the individual off-diagonal bad terms.
Proposition 3.2. Suppose that Γ < ∞ \Gamma<\infty Γ < ∞ . For every f ∈ D 0 f\in\mathcal{D}_0 f ∈ D 0 with f ≥ 0 f\ge0 f ≥ 0 and every t , λ > 0 t,\lambda>0 t , λ > 0 , there exist g ∈ D 0 g\in\mathcal{D}_0 g ∈ D 0 , a projection w ∈ N w\in\mathcal{N} w ∈ N , and operators B n , B ℓ , n , B r , n ∈ w N w B_n,B_{\ell,n},B_{r,n}\in w\mathcal{N}w B n , B ℓ , n , B r , n ∈ w N w such that
w S n ( f ) w = w S n ( g ) w + B n + B ℓ , n + B r , n , n ≥ 1. (17) w\mathcal{S}_n(f)w=w\mathcal{S}_n(g)w+B_n+B_{\ell,n}+B_{r,n},\qquad n\ge1. \tag*{(17)} w S n ( f ) w = w S n ( g ) w + B n + B ℓ , n + B r , n , n ≥ 1. (17) Moreover,
0 ≤ g ≤ 2 d t 1 , ∥ g ∥ 1 = ∥ f ∥ 1 , (18) 0\le g\le2^d t1,\qquad\lVert g\rVert_1=\lVert f\rVert_1, \tag*{(18)} 0 ≤ g ≤ 2 d t 1 , ∥ g ∥ 1 = ∥ f ∥ 1 , (18) sup n ≥ 1 max { ∥ B n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B ℓ , n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B r , n ∥ ∞ } ≤ λ / 4 , (19) \sup_{n\ge1}\max\left\{\lVert B_n\rVert_\infty,\lVert B_{\ell,n}\rVert_\infty,\lVert B_{r,n}\rVert_\infty\right\}\le\lambda/4, \tag*{(19)} n ≥ 1 sup max { ∥ B n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B ℓ , n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B r , n ∥ ∞ } ≤ λ /4 , (19) and
φ ( 1 − w ) ≤ C d , β ( 1 t + Γ λ + t Γ 2 λ 2 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . (20) \varphi(1-w)\le C_{d,\beta}\left(\frac{1}{t}+\frac{\Gamma}{\lambda}+\frac{t\Gamma^2}{\lambda^2}\right)\lVert f\rVert_1. \tag*{(20)} φ ( 1 − w ) ≤ C d , β ( t 1 + λ Γ + λ 2 t Γ 2 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . (20)
Proof of Theorem 3.1. We first assume that f ≥ 0 f\ge0 f ≥ 0 . If M r + Γ = 0 M_r+\Gamma=0 M r + Γ = 0 , the conclusion follows immediately from the assumed strong type estimate. Otherwise, apply Proposition 3.2 with parameters t , λ > 0 t,\lambda>0 t , λ > 0 .
Suppose first that 1 < r < ∞ 1<r<\infty 1 < r < ∞ . By (18) , we have
∥ g ∥ r r ≤ ∥ g ∥ ∞ r − 1 ∥ g ∥ 1 ≤ ( 2 d t ) r − 1 ∥ f ∥ 1 . \lVert g\rVert_r^r\le\lVert g\rVert_\infty^{r-1}\lVert g\rVert_1\le(2^d t)^{r-1}\lVert f\rVert_1. ∥ g ∥ r r ≤ ∥ g ∥ ∞ r − 1 ∥ g ∥ 1 ≤ ( 2 d t ) r − 1 ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Hence
∥ ( S n g ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r r ( 2 d t ) r − 1 ∥ f ∥ 1 . \lVert(\mathcal{S}_n g)_n\rVert_{L_r(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}\le M_r^r(2^d t)^{r-1}\lVert f\rVert_1. ∥( S n g ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r r ( 2 d t ) r − 1 ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Lemma 2.3 gives a projection e g e_g e g such that
sup n ∥ e g S n ( g ) e g ∥ ∞ ≤ λ / 4 , φ ( 1 − e g ) ≤ C d , r M r r t r − 1 λ − r ∥ f ∥ 1 . \sup_n\lVert e_g\mathcal{S}_n(g)e_g\rVert_\infty\le\lambda/4,\qquad\varphi(1-e_g)\le C_{d,r}M_r^r t^{r-1}\lambda^{-r}\lVert f\rVert_1. n sup ∥ e g S n ( g ) e g ∥ ∞ ≤ λ /4 , φ ( 1 − e g ) ≤ C d , r M r r t r − 1 λ − r ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Set e = w ∧ e g e=w\wedge e_g e = w ∧ e g . By (17) and (19) , we get
sup n ∥ e S n ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ . \sup_n\lVert e\mathcal{S}_n(f)e\rVert_\infty\le\lambda. n sup ∥ e S n ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ .
Moreover, we obtain
λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ λ φ ( 1 − w ) + λ φ ( 1 − e g ) ≤ C d , β , r [ λ t + Γ + t Γ 2 λ + M r r ( t λ ) r − 1 ] ∥ f ∥ 1 . \begin{aligned}
\lambda\varphi(1-e)\le\lambda\varphi(1-w)+\lambda\varphi(1-e_g) \\
&\le C_{d,\beta,r}\left[\frac{\lambda}{t}+\Gamma+\frac{t\Gamma^2}{\lambda}+M_r^r\left(\frac{t}{\lambda}\right)^{r-1}\right]\lVert f\rVert_1.
\end{aligned} λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ λ φ ( 1 − w ) + λ φ ( 1 − e g ) ≤ C d , β , r [ t λ + Γ + λ t Γ 2 + M r r ( λ t ) r − 1 ] ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Taking t = λ / ( M r + Γ ) t=\lambda/(M_r+\Gamma) t = λ / ( M r + Γ ) , we deduce that
λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ C d , β , r ( M r + Γ ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \lambda\varphi(1-e)\le C_{d,\beta,r}(M_r+\Gamma)\lVert f\rVert_1. λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ C d , β , r ( M r + Γ ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
For r = ∞ r=\infty r = ∞ , take
t = λ 2 d + 2 ( M ∞ + Γ ) . t=\frac{\lambda}{2^{d+2}(M_\infty+\Gamma)}. t = 2 d + 2 ( M ∞ + Γ ) λ .
Then, we have
sup n ∥ S n g ∥ ∞ ≤ M ∞ ∥ g ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 d t M ∞ ≤ λ / 4. \sup_n\lVert\mathcal{S}_n g\rVert_\infty\le M_\infty\lVert g\rVert_\infty\le2^d tM_\infty\le\lambda/4. n sup ∥ S n g ∥ ∞ ≤ M ∞ ∥ g ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 d t M ∞ ≤ λ /4.
Thus by (17) and (19) ,
sup n ∥ w S n ( f ) w ∥ ∞ ≤ λ , \sup_n\lVert w\mathcal{S}_n(f)w\rVert_\infty\le\lambda, n sup ∥ w S n ( f ) w ∥ ∞ ≤ λ ,
and (20) yields
λ φ ( 1 − w ) ≤ C d , β ( M ∞ + Γ ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \lambda\varphi(1-w)\le C_{d,\beta}(M_\infty+\Gamma)\lVert f\rVert_1. λ φ ( 1 − w ) ≤ C d , β ( M ∞ + Γ ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
For arbitrary f ∈ D 0 f \in\mathcal{D}_0 f ∈ D 0 , write
f = ( Re f ) + − ( Re f ) − + i ( Im f ) + − i ( Im f ) − . f = (\operatorname{Re} f)_+ - (\operatorname{Re} f)_- + i(\operatorname{Im} f)_+ - i(\operatorname{Im} f)_-. f = ( Re f ) + − ( Re f ) − + i ( Im f ) + − i ( Im f ) − .
The four positive parts belong to D 0 \mathcal{D}_0 D 0 , and their L 1 L_1 L 1 norms sum to at most 2 ∥ f ∥ 1 2\lVert f\rVert_1 2 ∥ f ∥ 1 . Apply the positive estimate to each part at height λ / 4 \lambda/4 λ /4 and intersect the four projections. The triangle inequality and trace subadditivity give the conclusion. □
Proof of the decomposition
Before proving Proposition 3.2, we record two operator inequalities that will be used to estimate the mixed terms. For x ∈ M + x \in\mathcal{M}_+ x ∈ M + , q ∈ P ( M ) q \in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}) q ∈ P ( M ) and t ≥ 0 t \ge0 t ≥ 0 ,
q x q ≤ t q ⟹ x q x ≤ t x . (21) qxq \le tq \quad\Longrightarrow\quad xqx \le tx. \tag*{(21)} q x q ≤ tq ⟹ x q x ≤ t x . (21)
Indeed, ∥ x 1 / 2 q x 1 / 2 ∥ ∞ = ∥ q x q ∥ ∞ ≤ t \lVert x^{1/2}qx^{1/2}\rVert_\infty= \lVert qxq\rVert_\infty\le t ∥ x 1/2 q x 1/2 ∥ ∞ = ∥ q x q ∥ ∞ ≤ t , and hence
x q x = x 1 / 2 ( x 1 / 2 q x 1 / 2 ) x 1 / 2 ≤ t x . xqx = x^{1/2}(x^{1/2}qx^{1/2})x^{1/2} \le tx. x q x = x 1/2 ( x 1/2 q x 1/2 ) x 1/2 ≤ t x .
Lemma 3.3. Let ( a k ) k ≥ 1 ⊂ M (a_k)_{k\ge1} \subset\mathcal{M} ( a k ) k ≥ 1 ⊂ M and ( b k ) k ≥ 1 ⊂ L 2 ( M ) (b_k)_{k\ge1} \subset L_2(\mathcal{M}) ( b k ) k ≥ 1 ⊂ L 2 ( M ) satisfy
∑ k = 1 N a k a k ∗ ≤ C 1 , ∑ k ≥ 1 ∥ b k ∥ 2 2 < ∞ , \sum_{k=1}^{N} a_k a_k^* \le C1,\qquad\sum_{k\ge1}\lVert b_k\rVert_2^2 < \infty, k = 1 ∑ N a k a k ∗ ≤ C 1 , k ≥ 1 ∑ ∥ b k ∥ 2 2 < ∞ ,
where C ≥ 0 C \ge0 C ≥ 0 . Let z n , k ∈ M z_{n,k} \in\mathcal{M} z n , k ∈ M satisfy ∥ z n , k ∥ ∞ ≤ 1 \lVert z_{n,k}\rVert_\infty\le1 ∥ z n , k ∥ ∞ ≤ 1 for all n , k ≥ 1 n,k \ge1 n , k ≥ 1 . Then
x n = ∑ k ≥ 1 a k z n , k b k x_n = \sum_{k\ge1} a_k z_{n,k}b_k x n = k ≥ 1 ∑ a k z n , k b k
converges in L 2 ( M ) L_2(\mathcal{M}) L 2 ( M ) , and
x n ∗ x n ≤ C ∑ k ≥ 1 b k ∗ b k ( n ≥ 1 ) . (22) x_n^*x_n \le C\sum_{k\ge1}b_k^*b_k\qquad(n\ge1). \tag*{(22)} x n ∗ x n ≤ C k ≥ 1 ∑ b k ∗ b k ( n ≥ 1 ) . (22)
Proof. Let ( e i j ) (e_{ij}) ( e ij ) be the standard matrix units in B ( ℓ 2 ) B(\ell_2) B ( ℓ 2 ) . For every finite set F ⊂ N F \subset\mathbb{N} F ⊂ N ,
( ∑ k ∈ F a k z n , k b k ) ⊗ e 11 = ( ∑ k ∈ F a k z n , k ⊗ e 1 k ) ( ∑ k ∈ F b k ⊗ e k 1 ) . \left(\sum_{k\in F}a_kz_{n,k}b_k\right)\otimes e_{11}
=
\left(\sum_{k\in F}a_kz_{n,k}\otimes e_{1k}\right)
\left(\sum_{k\in F}b_k\otimes e_{k1}\right). ( k ∈ F ∑ a k z n , k b k ) ⊗ e 11 = ( k ∈ F ∑ a k z n , k ⊗ e 1 k ) ( k ∈ F ∑ b k ⊗ e k 1 ) .
Since ∥ z n , k ∥ ∞ ≤ 1 \lVert z_{n,k}\rVert_\infty\le1 ∥ z n , k ∥ ∞ ≤ 1 ,
∥ ∑ k ∈ F a k z n , k ⊗ e 1 k ∥ ∞ 2 = ∥ ∑ k ∈ F a k z n , k z n , k ∗ a k ∗ ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥ ∑ k ∈ F a k a k ∗ ∥ ∞ ≤ C . \left\lVert\sum_{k\in F}a_kz_{n,k}\otimes e_{1k}\right\rVert_\infty^2
=
\left\lVert\sum_{k\in F}a_kz_{n,k}z_{n,k}^*a_k^*\right\rVert_\infty
\le
\left\lVert\sum_{k\in F}a_ka_k^*\right\rVert_\infty
\le C. k ∈ F ∑ a k z n , k ⊗ e 1 k ∞ 2 = k ∈ F ∑ a k z n , k z n , k ∗ a k ∗ ∞ ≤ k ∈ F ∑ a k a k ∗ ∞ ≤ C .
Consequently,
∣ ( ∑ k ∈ F a k z n , k b k ) ⊗ e 11 ∣ 2 ≤ C ∣ ∑ k ∈ F b k ⊗ e k 1 ∣ 2 = C ( ∑ k ∈ F b k ∗ b k ) ⊗ e 11 , \left|\left(\sum_{k\in F}a_kz_{n,k}b_k\right)\otimes e_{11}\right|^2
\le C\left|\sum_{k\in F}b_k\otimes e_{k1}\right|^2
=
C\left(\sum_{k\in F}b_k^*b_k\right)\otimes e_{11}, ( k ∈ F ∑ a k z n , k b k ) ⊗ e 11 2 ≤ C k ∈ F ∑ b k ⊗ e k 1 2 = C ( k ∈ F ∑ b k ∗ b k ) ⊗ e 11 ,
and hence
∣ ∑ k ∈ F a k z n , k b k ∣ 2 ≤ C ∑ k ∈ F b k ∗ b k . \left|\sum_{k\in F}a_kz_{n,k}b_k\right|^2
\le C\sum_{k\in F}b_k^*b_k. k ∈ F ∑ a k z n , k b k 2 ≤ C k ∈ F ∑ b k ∗ b k .
Therefore we get
∥ ∑ k ∈ F a k z n , k b k ∥ 2 2 ≤ C ∑ k ∈ F ∥ b k ∥ 2 2 . \left\|\sum_{k\in F}a_kz_{n,k}b_k\right\|_2^2
\le C\sum_{k\in F}\lVert b_k\rVert_2^2. k ∈ F ∑ a k z n , k b k 2 2 ≤ C k ∈ F ∑ ∥ b k ∥ 2 2 .
Since ∑ k ∥ b k ∥ 2 2 < ∞ \sum_k \lVert b_k\rVert_2^2<\infty ∑ k ∥ b k ∥ 2 2 < ∞ , applying this estimate to the tails proves that the series defining x n x_n x n converges in L 2 ( M ) L_2(\mathcal{M}) L 2 ( M ) . Moreover, ∑ k b k ∗ b k \sum_k b_k^*b_k ∑ k b k ∗ b k converges in L 1 ( M ) L_1(\mathcal{M}) L 1 ( M ) and x n ∗ x n ≤ C ∑ k ≥ 1 b k ∗ b k x_n^*x_n\leq C\sum_{k\geq1}b_k^*b_k x n ∗ x n ≤ C ∑ k ≥ 1 b k ∗ b k .
We now prove Proposition 3.2 .
Proof of Proposition 3.2. The case f = 0 f=0 f = 0 is immediate. Write f j = E j f f_j=\mathsf{E}_jf f j = E j f and choose j 0 ∈ Z j_0\in\mathbb{Z} j 0 ∈ Z such that f j 0 − 1 ≤ t 1 f_{j_0-1}\leq t1 f j 0 − 1 ≤ t 1 . This is possible since
∥ E j f ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 j d ∣ supp R d f ∣ ∥ f ∥ ∞ ⟶ 0 ( j → − ∞ ) . \lVert\mathsf{E}_jf\rVert_\infty\leq2^{jd}\lvert\operatorname{supp}_{\mathbb{R}^d}f\rvert\lVert f\rVert_\infty\longrightarrow0\qquad(j\to-\infty). ∥ E j f ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 j d ∣ supp R d f ∣ ∥ f ∥ ∞ ⟶ 0 ( j → − ∞ ) .
We first construct the good function g g g using the Calderón–Zygmund decomposition in Lemma 2.5 , and verify the identities for its dyadic averages needed below. Let q j , p j q_j,p_j q j , p j be the projections defined in (2.5). By (2.6), (2.7) and Lemma 2.5 ,
q j f j q j ≤ t q j , p j f j q j = q j f j p j = 0 , t p j ≤ p j f j p j ≤ 2 d t p j , t ∑ j ≥ j 0 φ ( p j ) ≤ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (23) \begin{aligned}
q_jf_jq_j&\leq tq_j,\qquad p_jf_jq_j=q_jf_jp_j=0,\\
tp_j&\leq p_jf_jp_j\leq2^dtp_j,\qquad t\sum_{j\geq j_0}\varphi(p_j)\leq\lVert f\rVert_1. \tag*{(23)}
\end{aligned} q j f j q j t p j ≤ t q j , p j f j q j = q j f j p j = 0 , ≤ p j f j p j ≤ 2 d t p j , t j ≥ j 0 ∑ φ ( p j ) ≤ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (23)
For s ≥ j 0 s\geq j_0 s ≥ j 0 , put
g s = q s f s q s + ∑ j = j 0 s p j f j p j , g j 0 − 1 = f j 0 − 1 . g_s=q_sf_sq_s+\sum_{j=j_0}^{s}p_jf_jp_j,\qquad g_{j_0-1}=f_{j_0-1}. g s = q s f s q s + j = j 0 ∑ s p j f j p j , g j 0 − 1 = f j 0 − 1 .
Applying Lemma 2.5 with j 1 = s j_1=s j 1 = s , we have
0 ≤ g s ≤ 2 d t 1 , ∥ g s ∥ 1 = ∥ f ∥ 1 , ∥ g s ∥ 2 2 ≤ 2 d t ∥ f ∥ 1 . 0\leq g_s\leq2^dt1,\qquad\lVert g_s\rVert_1=\lVert f\rVert_1,\qquad\lVert g_s\rVert_2^2\leq2^dt\lVert f\rVert_1. 0 ≤ g s ≤ 2 d t 1 , ∥ g s ∥ 1 = ∥ f ∥ 1 , ∥ g s ∥ 2 2 ≤ 2 d t ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Moreover, since q s − 1 = q s + p s q_{s-1}=q_s+p_s q s − 1 = q s + p s and p s f s q s = 0 p_sf_sq_s=0 p s f s q s = 0 , we get
g s = q s − 1 f s q s − 1 + ∑ j = j 0 s − 1 p j f j p j , g_s=q_{s-1}f_sq_{s-1}+\sum_{j=j_0}^{s-1}p_jf_jp_j, g s = q s − 1 f s q s − 1 + j = j 0 ∑ s − 1 p j f j p j ,
and hence
E s − 1 g s = q s − 1 f s − 1 q s − 1 + ∑ j = j 0 s − 1 p j f j p j = g s − 1 . \mathsf{E}_{s-1}g_s=q_{s-1}f_{s-1}q_{s-1}+\sum_{j=j_0}^{s-1}p_jf_jp_j=g_{s-1}. E s − 1 g s = q s − 1 f s − 1 q s − 1 + j = j 0 ∑ s − 1 p j f j p j = g s − 1 .
Thus ( g s ) (g_s) ( g s ) is an L 2 L_2 L 2 -bounded martingale and converges in L 2 ( N ) L_2(\mathcal{N}) L 2 ( N ) to g g g satisfying
0 ≤ g ≤ 2 d t 1 , E s g = g s ( s ≥ j 0 − 1 ) . 0\leq g\leq2^dt1,\qquad\mathsf{E}_sg=g_s\quad(s\geq j_0-1). 0 ≤ g ≤ 2 d t 1 , E s g = g s ( s ≥ j 0 − 1 ) .
Moreover, we have
φ ( g ) = φ ( E j 0 − 1 g ) = φ ( f j 0 − 1 ) = ∥ f ∥ 1 . \varphi(g)=\varphi(\mathsf{E}_{j_0-1}g)=\varphi(f_{j_0-1})=\lVert f\rVert_1. φ ( g ) = φ ( E j 0 − 1 g ) = φ ( f j 0 − 1 ) = ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Note that all g s g_s g s are supported on the finite union of cubes in Q j 0 − 1 \mathcal{Q}_{j_0-1} Q j 0 − 1 meeting supp R d f \operatorname{supp}_{\mathbb{R}^d}f supp R d f , thus we have g ∈ D 0 g\in\mathcal{D}_0 g ∈ D 0 , and (3.3) follows.
Write
p j = ∑ P ∈ Q j 1 P ⊗ p P , f Q = E Q f . p_j=\sum_{P\in\mathcal{Q}_j}1_P\otimes p_P,\qquad f_Q=\mathsf{E}_Qf. p j = P ∈ Q j ∑ 1 P ⊗ p P , f Q = E Q f .
For Q ∈ Q s Q\in\mathcal{Q}_s Q ∈ Q s , s ≥ j 0 s\geq j_0 s ≥ j 0 , let q Q q_Q q Q be the value of q s q_s q s on Q Q Q , and let P ( Q ) \mathcal{P}(Q) P ( Q ) consist of the ancestors of Q Q Q at levels j 0 , … , s j_0,\ldots,s j 0 , … , s , including Q Q Q . The identity E s g = g s \mathsf{E}_sg=g_s E s g = g s yields
E Q g = q Q f Q q Q + ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) p P f P p P . (24) \mathsf{E}_Qg=q_Qf_Qq_Q+\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}p_Pf_Pp_P. \tag*{(24)} E Q g = q Q f Q q Q + P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ p P f P p P . (24)
Consequently,
f Q − E Q g = ( 1 − q Q ) f Q ( 1 − q Q ) − ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) p P f P p P + ( 1 − q Q ) f Q q Q + q Q f Q ( 1 − q Q ) . (25) f_Q-\mathbb{E}_Qg=(1-q_Q)f_Q(1-q_Q)-\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}p_Pf_Pp_P+(1-q_Q)f_Qq_Q+q_Qf_Q(1-q_Q). \tag*{(25)} f Q − E Q g = ( 1 − q Q ) f Q ( 1 − q Q ) − P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ p P f P p P + ( 1 − q Q ) f Q q Q + q Q f Q ( 1 − q Q ) . (25)
We next use the projection ζ \zeta ζ defined in (14) to restrict the terms involving p P p_P p P to ( β P ) c (\beta P)^c ( β P ) c . By Lemma 2.6,
φ ( 1 − ζ ) ≤ β d t ∥ f ∥ 1 , ζ ( x ) p P = p P ζ ( x ) = 0 for almost every x ∈ β P . \varphi(1-\zeta)\leq\frac{\beta^d}{t}\lVert f\rVert_1,\qquad\zeta(x)p_P=p_P\zeta(x)=0\quad\text{for almost every }x\in\beta P. φ ( 1 − ζ ) ≤ t β d ∥ f ∥ 1 , ζ ( x ) p P = p P ζ ( x ) = 0 for almost every x ∈ β P .
Put
Π Q ( x ) = ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) 1 ( β P ) c ( x ) p P . \Pi_Q(x)=\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}\mathbf{1}_{(\beta P)^c}(x)p_P. Π Q ( x ) = P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ 1 ( β P ) c ( x ) p P .
The projections in this sum are pairwise orthogonal, so Π Q \Pi_Q Π Q is a projection. Since 1 − q Q = ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) p P 1-q_Q=\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}p_P 1 − q Q = ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) p P , the preceding cancellation property gives
ζ ( 1 − q Q ) = ζ Π Q , ( 1 − q Q ) ζ = Π Q ζ . (26) \zeta(1-q_Q)=\zeta\Pi_Q,\qquad(1-q_Q)\zeta=\Pi_Q\zeta. \tag*{(26)} ζ ( 1 − q Q ) = ζ Π Q , ( 1 − q Q ) ζ = Π Q ζ . (26)
For any projection w ≤ ζ w\leq\zeta w ≤ ζ , (26) gives w ( 1 − q Q ) = w Π Q w(1-q_Q)=w\Pi_Q w ( 1 − q Q ) = w Π Q and ( 1 − q Q ) w = Π Q w (1-q_Q)w=\Pi_Qw ( 1 − q Q ) w = Π Q w . Therefore, (25) yields
w ( f Q − E Q g ) w = w ( Π Q f Q Π Q − ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) 1 ( β P ) c p P f P p P ) w + w Π Q f Q q Q w + w q Q f Q Π Q w . w(f_Q-\mathbb{E}_Qg)w=w\left(\Pi_Qf_Q\Pi_Q-\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}\mathbf{1}_{(\beta P)^c}p_Pf_Pp_P\right)w+w\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw+wq_Qf_Q\Pi_Qw. w ( f Q − E Q g ) w = w Π Q f Q Π Q − P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ 1 ( β P ) c p P f P p P w + w Π Q f Q q Q w + w q Q f Q Π Q w .
Multiplying these three terms by b n , Q b_{n,Q} b n , Q leads to the series, we have
B n = ∑ Q b n , Q w ( Π Q f Q Π Q − ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) 1 ( β P ) c p P f P p P ) w , B_n=\sum_Qb_{n,Q}w\left(\Pi_Qf_Q\Pi_Q-\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}\mathbf{1}_{(\beta P)^c}p_Pf_Pp_P\right)w, B n = Q ∑ b n , Q w Π Q f Q Π Q − P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ 1 ( β P ) c p P f P p P w ,
and
B ℓ , n = ∑ Q b n , Q w Π Q f Q q Q w , B r , n = ∑ Q b n , Q w q Q f Q Π Q w . B_{\ell,n}=\sum_Qb_{n,Q}w\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw,\qquad B_{r,n}=\sum_Qb_{n,Q}wq_Qf_Q\Pi_Qw. B ℓ , n = Q ∑ b n , Q w Π Q f Q q Q w , B r , n = Q ∑ b n , Q w q Q f Q Π Q w .
Here and below, Q Q Q ranges over ⋃ s ≥ j 0 Q s \bigcup_{s\geq j_0}\mathcal{Q}_s ⋃ s ≥ j 0 Q s . For s < j 0 s<j_0 s < j 0 , we have
E s g = E s E j 0 − 1 g = E s E j 0 − 1 f = E s f . \mathbb{E}_sg=\mathbb{E}_s\mathbb{E}_{j_0-1}g=\mathbb{E}_s\mathbb{E}_{j_0-1}f=\mathbb{E}_sf. E s g = E s E j 0 − 1 g = E s E j 0 − 1 f = E s f .
Thus E Q ( f − g ) = 0 \mathbb{E}_Q(f-g)=0 E Q ( f − g ) = 0 for Q ∈ Q s Q\in\mathcal{Q}_s Q ∈ Q s with s < j 0 s<j_0 s < j 0 . These series give the decomposition
w S n ( f ) w = w S n ( g ) w + B n + B ℓ , n + B r , n . w\mathcal{S}_n(f)w=w\mathcal{S}_n(g)w+B_n+B_{\ell,n}+B_{r,n}. w S n ( f ) w = w S n ( g ) w + B n + B ℓ , n + B r , n .
Fix λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 . It remains to find a projection w ≤ ζ w\leq\zeta w ≤ ζ such that the series defining B n B_n B n converges in L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) , those defining B ℓ , n B_{\ell,n} B ℓ , n and B r , n B_{r,n} B r , n converge in L 2 ( N ) L_2(\mathcal{N}) L 2 ( N ) , and
sup n max { ∥ B n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B ℓ , n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B r , n ∥ ∞ } ≤ λ 4 , \sup_n\max\{\lVert B_n\rVert_\infty,\lVert B_{\ell,n}\rVert_\infty,\lVert B_{r,n}\rVert_\infty\}\leq\frac{\lambda}{4}, n sup max {∥ B n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B ℓ , n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B r , n ∥ ∞ } ≤ 4 λ ,
with
φ ( 1 − w ) ≤ C d , β ( 1 t + Γ λ + t Γ 2 λ 2 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \varphi(1-w)\leq C_{d,\beta}\left(\frac{1}{t}+\frac{\Gamma}{\lambda}+\frac{t\Gamma^2}{\lambda^2}\right)\lVert f\rVert_1. φ ( 1 − w ) ≤ C d , β ( t 1 + λ Γ + λ 2 t Γ 2 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
We first estimate ∑ Q m Q Π Q \sum_Q m_Q\Pi_Q ∑ Q m Q Π Q . Integrating (16) over P P P gives
∑ Q ⊆ P ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x ≤ Γ ∣ P ∣ . \sum_{Q\subseteq P}\int_{(\beta P)^c}m_Q(x)\,dx\leq\Gamma|P|. Q ⊆ P ∑ ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x ≤ Γ∣ P ∣.
Thus, we obtain
φ ( ∑ Q m Q Π Q ) = ∑ j ≥ j 0 ∑ Q ∈ Q j τ ( p P ) ∑ Q ⊆ P ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x ≤ Γ ∑ j ≥ j 0 ∑ P ∈ Q j ∣ P ∣ τ ( p P ) = Γ ∑ j ≥ j 0 φ ( p j ) ≤ Γ t ∥ f ∥ 1 , \begin{aligned}
\varphi\left(\sum_Qm_Q\Pi_Q\right)
&=\sum_{j\geq j_0}\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}_j}\tau(p_P)\sum_{Q\subseteq P}\int_{(\beta P)^c}m_Q(x)\,dx\\
&\leq\Gamma\sum_{j\geq j_0}\sum_{P\in\mathcal{Q}_j}|P|\tau(p_P)\\
&=\Gamma\sum_{j\geq j_0}\varphi(p_j)\leq\frac{\Gamma}{t}\|f\|_1,
\end{aligned} φ Q ∑ m Q Π Q = j ≥ j 0 ∑ Q ∈ Q j ∑ τ ( p P ) Q ⊆ P ∑ ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x ≤ Γ j ≥ j 0 ∑ P ∈ Q j ∑ ∣ P ∣ τ ( p P ) = Γ j ≥ j 0 ∑ φ ( p j ) ≤ t Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 ,
where the last inequality follows from (10) . Set
w 0 = ζ ∧ 1 [ 0 , Γ ] ( ∑ Q m Q Π Q ) . w_0=\zeta\wedge\mathbf{1}_{[0,\Gamma]}\left(\sum_Qm_Q\Pi_Q\right). w 0 = ζ ∧ 1 [ 0 , Γ ] Q ∑ m Q Π Q .
For Γ > 0 \Gamma>0 Γ > 0 , Chebyshev’s inequality yields
φ ( 1 − w 0 ) ≤ φ ( 1 − ζ ) + 1 Γ φ ( ∑ Q m Q Π Q ) ≤ β d + 1 t ∥ f ∥ 1 . \varphi(1-w_0)\leq\varphi(1-\zeta)+\frac{1}{\Gamma}\varphi\left(\sum_Qm_Q\Pi_Q\right)\leq\frac{\beta^d+1}{t}\|f\|_1. φ ( 1 − w 0 ) ≤ φ ( 1 − ζ ) + Γ 1 φ Q ∑ m Q Π Q ≤ t β d + 1 ∥ f ∥ 1 .
If Γ = 0 \Gamma=0 Γ = 0 , the positive series is zero and w 0 = ζ w_0=\zeta w 0 = ζ . Hence, in both cases, we have
w 0 ( ∑ Q m Q Π Q ) w 0 ≤ Γ w 0 , φ ( 1 − w 0 ) ≤ β d + 1 t ∥ f ∥ 1 . (27) w_0\left(\sum_Qm_Q\Pi_Q\right)w_0\leq\Gamma w_0,\qquad\varphi(1-w_0)\leq\frac{\beta^d+1}{t}\|f\|_1. \tag*{(27)} w 0 Q ∑ m Q Π Q w 0 ≤ Γ w 0 , φ ( 1 − w 0 ) ≤ t β d + 1 ∥ f ∥ 1 . (27)
We next estimate the positive terms appearing in B n B_n B n . By orthogonality of the projections indexed by P ( Q ) \mathcal{P}(Q) P ( Q ) , we get
τ ( Π Q ( x ) f Π Q ( x ) ) = ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) 1 ( β P ) c ( x ) τ ( p P f Q ) . \tau(\Pi_Q(x)f\Pi_Q(x))=\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}\mathbf{1}_{(\beta P)^c}(x)\tau(p_Pf_Q). τ ( Π Q ( x ) f Π Q ( x )) = P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ 1 ( β P ) c ( x ) τ ( p P f Q ) .
Since
τ ( p P f Q ) = 1 ∣ Q ∣ ∫ Q τ ( p P f ( y ) ) d y ( Q ⊆ P ) , \tau(p_Pf_Q)=\frac{1}{|Q|}\int_Q\tau(p_Pf(y))\,dy\qquad(Q\subseteq P), τ ( p P f Q ) = ∣ Q ∣ 1 ∫ Q τ ( p P f ( y )) d y ( Q ⊆ P ) ,
we obtain
∑ Q φ ( m Q Π Q f Π Q ) = ∑ j ≥ j 0 ∑ P ∈ Q j ∫ P τ ( p P f ( y ) ) ( ∑ Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q 1 ∣ Q ∣ ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x ) d y ≤ Γ ∑ j ≥ j 0 φ ( p j f ) ≤ Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 , (28) \begin{aligned}
\sum_Q\varphi(m_Q\Pi_Qf\Pi_Q)
&=\sum_{j\geq j_0}\sum_{P\in\mathcal{Q}_j}\int_P\tau(p_Pf(y))\left(\sum_{\substack{Q\subseteq P\\y\in Q}}\frac{1}{|Q|}\int_{(\beta P)^c}m_Q(x)\,dx\right)\,dy\\
&\leq\Gamma\sum_{j\geq j_0}\varphi(p_jf)\leq\Gamma\|f\|_1, \tag*{(28)}
\end{aligned} Q ∑ φ ( m Q Π Q f Π Q ) = j ≥ j 0 ∑ P ∈ Q j ∑ ∫ P τ ( p P f ( y )) Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q ∑ ∣ Q ∣ 1 ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x d y ≤ Γ j ≥ j 0 ∑ φ ( p j f ) ≤ Γ∥ f ∥ 1 , (28)
where we used (16) and ∑ j ≥ j 0 p j ≤ 1 \sum_{j\ge j_0}p_j\le1 ∑ j ≥ j 0 p j ≤ 1 . Similarly,
∑ Q φ ( m Q ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) 1 ( β P ) c P p P f P p P ) ≤ Γ ∑ j ≥ j 0 φ ( p j f ) ≤ Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (29) \sum_Q\varphi\left(m_Q\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}\mathbf{1}_{(\beta P)}c_Pp_Pf_Pp_P\right)\le\Gamma\sum_{j\ge j_0}\varphi(p_jf)\le\Gamma\lVert f\rVert_1. \tag*{(29)} Q ∑ φ m Q P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ 1 ( β P ) c P p P f P p P ≤ Γ j ≥ j 0 ∑ φ ( p j f ) ≤ Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (29)
On the other hand, q Q f Q q Q ≤ t q Q q_Qf_Qq_Q\le tq_Q q Q f Q q Q ≤ t q Q and (21) give f Q q Q f Q ≤ t f Q f_Qq_Qf_Q\le tf_Q f Q q Q f Q ≤ t f Q . Consequently,
∑ Q ∥ m Q Π Q f Q q Q w 0 ∥ 2 2 ≤ ∑ Q φ ( m Q Π Q f Q q Q f Q Π Q ) ≤ t Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (30) \sum_Q\left\lVert\sqrt{m_Q}\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw_0\right\rVert_2^2\le\sum_Q\varphi(m_Q\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qf_Q\Pi_Q)\le t\Gamma\lVert f\rVert_1. \tag*{(30)} Q ∑ m Q Π Q f Q q Q w 0 2 2 ≤ Q ∑ φ ( m Q Π Q f Q q Q f Q Π Q ) ≤ t Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 . (30)
We now define h ∈ L 1 ( N ) + h\in L_1(\mathcal{N})_+ h ∈ L 1 ( N ) + by
h = 4 λ ∑ Q m Q w 0 ( Π Q f Q Π Q + ∑ P ∈ P ( Q ) 1 ( β P ) c P p P f P p P ) w 0 + 16 Γ λ 2 ∑ Q m Q w 0 q Q f Q Π Q f Q q Q w 0 . h=\frac{4}{\lambda}\sum_Qm_Qw_0\left(\Pi_Qf_Q\Pi_Q+\sum_{P\in\mathcal{P}(Q)}\mathbf{1}_{(\beta P)}c_Pp_Pf_Pp_P\right)w_0+\frac{16\Gamma}{\lambda^2}\sum_Qm_Qw_0q_Qf_Q\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw_0. h = λ 4 Q ∑ m Q w 0 Π Q f Q Π Q + P ∈ P ( Q ) ∑ 1 ( β P ) c P p P f P p P w 0 + λ 2 16Γ Q ∑ m Q w 0 q Q f Q Π Q f Q q Q w 0 .
By (28) , (29) and (30) , we get
φ ( h ) ≤ ( 8 Γ λ + 16 t Γ 2 λ 2 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \varphi(h)\le\left(\frac{8\Gamma}{\lambda}+\frac{16t\Gamma^2}{\lambda^2}\right)\lVert f\rVert_1. φ ( h ) ≤ ( λ 8Γ + λ 2 16 t Γ 2 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Take
w = w 0 ∧ 1 [ 0 , 1 ] ( h ) . w=w_0\wedge\mathbf{1}_{[0,1]}(h). w = w 0 ∧ 1 [ 0 , 1 ] ( h ) .
Then w ≤ ζ w\le\zeta w ≤ ζ , w h w ≤ w whw\le w w h w ≤ w , and
φ ( 1 − w ) ≤ φ ( 1 − w 0 ) + φ ( h ) ≤ ( β d + 1 t + 8 Γ λ + 16 t Γ 2 λ 2 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \varphi(1-w)\le\varphi(1-w_0)+\varphi(h)\le\left(\frac{\beta^d+1}{t}+\frac{8\Gamma}{\lambda}+\frac{16t\Gamma^2}{\lambda^2}\right)\lVert f\rVert_1. φ ( 1 − w ) ≤ φ ( 1 − w 0 ) + φ ( h ) ≤ ( t β d + 1 + λ 8Γ + λ 2 16 t Γ 2 ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
This proves (20) .
Since ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q \lvert b_{n,Q}\rvert\le m_Q ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q , (28) and (29) give absolute convergence of the series defining B n B_n B n in L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) . For Y ≥ 0 Y\ge0 Y ≥ 0 and ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 \lvert z\rvert\le1 ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 ,
( Y z Y z ˉ Y Y ) ≥ 0. \begin{pmatrix}
Y & zY\\
\bar{z}Y & Y
\end{pmatrix}\ge0. ( Y z ˉ Y z Y Y ) ≥ 0.
Applying this to the two positive terms in B n B_n B n with coefficients b n , Q / m Q b_{n,Q}/m_Q b n , Q / m Q and − b n , Q / m Q -b_{n,Q}/m_Q − b n , Q / m Q , and summing, gives
\begin{pmatrix}
\frac{\lambda}{4}whw & B_n\\
B_n^* & \frac{\lambda}{4}whw
\end{pmatrix}\ge0. \tag*{(31)}\end{pmatrix}
As w h w ≤ w whw\le w w h w ≤ w , Lemma 2.7 yields ∥ B n ∥ ∞ ≤ λ / 4 \lVert B_n\rVert_\infty\le\lambda/4 ∥ B n ∥ ∞ ≤ λ /4 .
Furthermore, by (27) , (30) and the fact w ≤ w 0 w\le w_0 w ≤ w 0 , we obtain
∑ Q ( m Q w Π Q ) ( m Q w Π Q ) ∗ ≤ Γ w , ∑ Q ∥ m Q Π Q f Q q Q w ∥ 2 2 ≤ t Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 . \sum_Q(\sqrt{m_Q}w\Pi_Q)(\sqrt{m_Q}w\Pi_Q)^*\le\Gamma w,\qquad\sum_Q\left\lVert\sqrt{m_Q}\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw\right\rVert_2^2\le t\Gamma\lVert f\rVert_1. Q ∑ ( m Q w Π Q ) ( m Q w Π Q ) ∗ ≤ Γ w , Q ∑ m Q Π Q f Q q Q w 2 2 ≤ t Γ ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Apply Lemma 3.3 with
a Q = m Q w Π Q , b Q = m Q Π Q f Q q Q w , z n , Q = b n , Q / m Q . a_Q=\sqrt{m_Q}w\Pi_Q,\qquad b_Q=\sqrt{m_Q}\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw,\qquad z_{n,Q}=b_{n,Q}/m_Q. a Q = m Q w Π Q , b Q = m Q Π Q f Q q Q w , z n , Q = b n , Q / m Q .
Applying the same lemma with z n , Q ‾ \overline{z_{n,Q}} z n , Q and taking adjoints proves that the series defining B ℓ , n B_{\ell,n} B ℓ , n and B r , n B_{r,n} B r , n both converge in L 2 ( N ) L_2(\mathcal{N}) L 2 ( N ) and satisfy
B ℓ , n ∗ B ℓ , n , B r , n B r , n ∗ ≤ Γ ∑ Q m Q w q Q f Q Π Q f Q q Q w ≤ λ 2 16 w h w . (32) B_{\ell,n}^*B_{\ell,n},\ B_{r,n}B_{r,n}^*\le\Gamma\sum_Qm_Qwq_Qf_Q\Pi_Qf_Qq_Qw\le\frac{\lambda^2}{16}whw. \tag*{(32)} B ℓ , n ∗ B ℓ , n , B r , n B r , n ∗ ≤ Γ Q ∑ m Q w q Q f Q Π Q f Q q Q w ≤ 16 λ 2 w h w . (32)
Thus ∥ B ℓ , n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B r , n ∥ ∞ ≤ λ / 4 \lVert B_{\ell,n}\rVert_{\infty},\lVert B_{r,n}\rVert_{\infty}\leq\lambda/4 ∥ B ℓ , n ∥ ∞ , ∥ B r , n ∥ ∞ ≤ λ /4 , proving (19) . □
A simultaneous dyadic decomposition
In this section, we construct a simultaneous dyadic decomposition of a family of kernels; see Proposition 4.1 . We then express the convolution operators in terms of dyadic averages and verify the coefficient bound required in Theorem 3.1 ; see Proposition 4.4 .
Dyadic expansion and coefficient estimates
In this subsection, we construct a dyadic expansion for a countable family ( K n ) n ≥ 1 ⊂ L 1 , l o c ( R d ∖ { 0 } ) (K_n)_{n\geq1}\subset L_{1,\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^{d}\setminus\{0\}) ( K n ) n ≥ 1 ⊂ L 1 , loc ( R d ∖ { 0 }) of complex-valued kernels. We use the dyadic cubes and averages introduced in § 2.3 . For each j ∈ Z j\in\mathbb{Z} j ∈ Z , let
V j = [ − 2 1 − j , 2 1 − j ) d ∖ [ − 2 − j , 2 − j ) d , B j = { B ∈ Q j : B ⊆ V j } . V_j=[-2^{1-j},2^{1-j})^d\setminus[-2^{-j},2^{-j})^d,\qquad\mathcal{B}_j=\{B\in\mathcal{Q}_j:B\subseteq V_j\}. V j = [ − 2 1 − j , 2 1 − j ) d ∖ [ − 2 − j , 2 − j ) d , B j = { B ∈ Q j : B ⊆ V j } .
The 4 d − 2 d 4^d-2^d 4 d − 2 d cubes in B j \mathcal{B}_j B j partition V j V_j V j , and the cubes in ⋃ j B j \bigcup_j\mathcal{B}_j ⋃ j B j partition R d ∖ { 0 } \mathbb{R}^d\setminus\{0\} R d ∖ { 0 } . Let D \mathcal{D} D consist of these cubes and all their dyadic descendants. Each Q ∈ D Q\in\mathcal{D} Q ∈ D is therefore contained in a unique cube B ∈ ⋃ j B j B\in\bigcup_j\mathcal{B}_j B ∈ ⋃ j B j .
On each B ∈ ⋃ j B j B\in\bigcup_j\mathcal{B}_j B ∈ ⋃ j B j , we define the coefficients a n , Q a_{n,Q} a n , Q recursively, starting with B B B and proceeding to its dyadic descendants. Once the coefficients on the strict ancestors of Q Q Q have been chosen, put
F n , Q = K n − ∑ Q ⊊ P ⊆ B a n , P . F_{n,Q}=K_n-\sum_{Q\subsetneq P\subseteq B}a_{n,P}. F n , Q = K n − Q ⊊ P ⊆ B ∑ a n , P .
where the sum is empty for Q = B Q=B Q = B . Set
d n , Q = { E Q F n , Q , ∫ Q ∣ F n , Q − E Q F n , Q ∣ ≤ 1 2 ∫ Q ∣ F n , Q ∣ , 0 , otherwise . d_{n,Q}=
\begin{cases}
\mathbb{E}_QF_{n,Q},&\int_Q\lvert F_{n,Q}-\mathbb{E}_QF_{n,Q}\rvert\leq\frac{1}{2}\int_Q\lvert F_{n,Q}\rvert,\\
0,&\text{otherwise}.
\end{cases} d n , Q = { E Q F n , Q , 0 , ∫ Q ∣ F n , Q − E Q F n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 1 ∫ Q ∣ F n , Q ∣ , otherwise .
and define
( a n , Q ) n = { ( d n , Q ) n , ∫ Q sup n ∣ F n , Q − d n , Q ∣ ≤ 1 2 ∫ Q sup n ∣ F n , Q ∣ , ( 0 ) n , otherwise . (33) (a_{n,Q})_n=
\begin{cases}
(d_{n,Q})_n,&\int_Q\sup_n\lvert F_{n,Q}-d_{n,Q}\rvert\leq\frac{1}{2}\int_Q\sup_n\lvert F_{n,Q}\rvert,\\
(0)_n,&\text{otherwise}.
\end{cases} \tag*{(33)} ( a n , Q ) n = { ( d n , Q ) n , ( 0 ) n , ∫ Q sup n ∣ F n , Q − d n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 1 ∫ Q sup n ∣ F n , Q ∣ , otherwise . (33)
We impose the following assumptions on ( K n ) n ≥ 1 (K_n)_{n\geq1} ( K n ) n ≥ 1 . The kernels are uniformly bounded and Lipschitz, in the sense that
sup n ∥ K n ∥ ∞ + sup n sup x ≠ y ∣ K n ( x ) − K n ( y ) ∣ ∣ x − y ∣ < ∞ . \sup_n\lVert K_n\rVert_\infty+\sup_n\sup_{x\ne y}\frac{\lvert K_n(x)-K_n(y)\rvert}{\lvert x-y\rvert}<\infty. n sup ∥ K n ∥ ∞ + n sup x = y sup ∣ x − y ∣ ∣ K n ( x ) − K n ( y )∣ < ∞.
They satisfy the joint Hörmander condition (51) ,
C D : = sup k ∈ Z sup y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c sup n ∣ K n ( x − y ) − K n ( x ) ∣ d x < ∞ C_D:=\sup_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}\sup_{y\in Q_0^{(k)}}\int_{(A Q_0^{(k)})^c}\sup_n\lvert K_n(x-y)-K_n(x)\rvert\,dx<\infty C D := k ∈ Z sup y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) sup ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c n sup ∣ K n ( x − y ) − K n ( x )∣ d x < ∞
for some fixed A ≥ 1 A\geq1 A ≥ 1 . In addition, we require a uniform bound on the integrals of sup n ∣ K n ∣ \sup_n\lvert K_n\rvert sup n ∣ K n ∣ over V j V_j V j :
C V : = sup j ∈ Z ∫ V j sup n ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ d x < ∞ . C_V:=\sup_{j\in\mathbb{Z}}\int_{V_j}\sup_n\lvert K_n(x)\rvert\,dx<\infty. C V := j ∈ Z sup ∫ V j n sup ∣ K n ( x )∣ d x < ∞.
Proposition 4.1. The coefficients defined above have the following properties.
(i) For every B ∈ ⋃ j B j B \in\bigcup_j \mathcal{B}_j B ∈ ⋃ j B j ,
∑ Q ⊆ B ∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B ∣ K n ∣ , ∑ Q ⊆ B ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B sup n ∣ K n ∣ . (34) \sum_{Q\subseteq B} |Q||a_{n,Q}| \le2\int_B |K_n|,\qquad\sum_{Q\subseteq B} |Q|\sup_n |a_{n,Q}| \le2\int_B \sup_n |K_n|. \tag*{(34)} Q ⊆ B ∑ ∣ Q ∣∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B ∣ K n ∣ , Q ⊆ B ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B n sup ∣ K n ∣. (34) Furthermore, for every P ∈ D P\in\mathcal{D} P ∈ D ,
∑ Q ⊆ P ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 12 ∫ P sup n ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ . (35) \sum_{Q\subseteq P}|Q|\sup_n |a_{n,Q}| \le12\int_P \sup_n |K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|. \tag*{(35)} Q ⊆ P ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 12 ∫ P n sup ∣ K n − E P K n ∣. (35) (ii) For every n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 ,
K n = ∑ Q ∈ D a n , Q 1 Q almost everywhere on R d ∖ { 0 } . (36) K_n=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}}a_{n,Q}1_Q\quad\text{almost everywhere on }\mathbb{R}^d\setminus\{0\}. \tag*{(36)} K n = Q ∈ D ∑ a n , Q 1 Q almost everywhere on R d ∖ { 0 } . (36) If K n ∈ L 1 ( R d ) K_n\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) K n ∈ L 1 ( R d ) , then
∣ K n ∣ ≤ ∑ Q ∈ D ∣ a n , Q ∣ 1 Q a.e. , ∑ Q ∈ D ∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∥ K n ∥ 1 . (37) |K_n|\le\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}}|a_{n,Q}|1_Q\quad\text{a.e.},\qquad\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}}|Q||a_{n,Q}|\le2\|K_n\|_1. \tag*{(37)} ∣ K n ∣ ≤ Q ∈ D ∑ ∣ a n , Q ∣ 1 Q a.e. , Q ∈ D ∑ ∣ Q ∣∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2∥ K n ∥ 1 . (37) (iii) For Q ∈ Q Q\in\mathcal{Q} Q ∈ Q , put ρ Q = ∣ c Q ∣ ∞ + ℓ ( Q ) / 2 \rho_Q=|c_Q|_\infty+\ell(Q)/2 ρ Q = ∣ c Q ∣ ∞ + ℓ ( Q ) /2 , and define
E j = { Q ∈ Q : ℓ ( Q ) ≤ 2 − j , ρ Q > 2 − j } . \mathcal{E}_j=\{Q\in\mathcal{Q}:\ell(Q)\le2^{-j},\ \rho_Q>2^{-j}\}. E j = { Q ∈ Q : ℓ ( Q ) ≤ 2 − j , ρ Q > 2 − j } . Then, for every j ∈ Z j\in\mathbb{Z} j ∈ Z ,
∑ Q ∈ D ∩ E j ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) . (38) \sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}\cap\mathcal{E}_j}|Q|\sup_n|a_{n,Q}|\le C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D). \tag*{(38)} Q ∈ D ∩ E j ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) . (38)
Proof. We first obtain the coefficient estimates needed to justify the expansion. By the definition of a n , Q a_{n,Q} a n , Q ,
∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ( ∫ Q ∣ F n , Q ∣ − ∫ Q ∣ F n , Q − a n , Q ∣ ) , (39) |Q||a_{n,Q}|\le2\left(\int_Q|F_{n,Q}|-\int_Q|F_{n,Q}-a_{n,Q}|\right), \tag*{(39)} ∣ Q ∣∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ( ∫ Q ∣ F n , Q ∣ − ∫ Q ∣ F n , Q − a n , Q ∣ ) , (39)
∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ( ∫ Q sup n ∣ F n , Q ∣ − ∫ Q sup n ∣ F n , Q − a n , Q ∣ ) . (40) |Q|\sup_n|a_{n,Q}|\le2\left(\int_Q\sup_n|F_{n,Q}|-\int_Q\sup_n|F_{n,Q}-a_{n,Q}|\right). \tag*{(40)} ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ( ∫ Q n sup ∣ F n , Q ∣ − ∫ Q n sup ∣ F n , Q − a n , Q ∣ ) . (40)
Fix B ∈ ⋃ j B j B\in\bigcup_j\mathcal{B}_j B ∈ ⋃ j B j , and denote its k k k th generation of dyadic subcubes by
G k ( B ) = { Q ⊆ B : ℓ ( Q ) = 2 − k ℓ ( B ) } . \mathcal{G}_k(B)=\{Q\subseteq B:\ell(Q)=2^{-k}\ell(B)\}. G k ( B ) = { Q ⊆ B : ℓ ( Q ) = 2 − k ℓ ( B )} .
For each child Q ′ Q' Q ′ of Q Q Q , the recursive definition gives F n , Q ′ = F n , Q − a n , Q F_{n,Q'}=F_{n,Q}-a_{n,Q} F n , Q ′ = F n , Q − a n , Q . Indeed,
F n , Q ′ = K n − ∑ Q ′ ⊊ P ⊆ B a n , P = K n − a n , Q − ∑ Q ⊊ P ⊆ B a n , P = F n , Q − a n , Q . F_{n,Q'}=K_n-\sum_{Q'\subsetneq P\subseteq B}a_{n,P}=K_n-a_{n,Q}-\sum_{Q\subsetneq P\subseteq B}a_{n,P}=F_{n,Q}-a_{n,Q}. F n , Q ′ = K n − Q ′ ⊊ P ⊆ B ∑ a n , P = K n − a n , Q − Q ⊊ P ⊆ B ∑ a n , P = F n , Q − a n , Q .
Consequently,
∑ Q ′ child of Q ∫ Q ′ sup n ∣ F n , Q ′ ∣ = ∫ Q sup n ∣ F n , Q − a n , Q ∣ . \sum_{\substack{Q'\text{ child}\\\text{of }Q}}\int_{Q'}\sup_n|F_{n,Q'}|=\int_Q\sup_n|F_{n,Q}-a_{n,Q}|. Q ′ child of Q ∑ ∫ Q ′ n sup ∣ F n , Q ′ ∣ = ∫ Q n sup ∣ F n , Q − a n , Q ∣.
Summing (40) and (39) over generations 0 , … , m 0,\ldots,m 0 , … , m , all intermediate integrals cancel, and we obtain
∑ k = 0 m ∑ Q ∈ G k ( B ) ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ( ∫ B sup n ∣ K n ∣ − ∑ Q ∈ G m ( B ) ∫ Q sup n ∣ F n , Q − a n , Q ∣ ) ≤ 2 ∫ B sup n ∣ K n ∣ , \begin{aligned}
\sum_{k=0}^{m}\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{G}_k(B)} |Q|\sup_n |a_{n,Q}| &\le2\left(\int_B\sup_n |K_n|-\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{G}_m(B)}\int_Q\sup_n |F_{n,Q}-a_{n,Q}|\right)\\
&\le2\int_B\sup_n |K_n|,
\end{aligned} k = 0 ∑ m Q ∈ G k ( B ) ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B n sup ∣ K n ∣ − Q ∈ G m ( B ) ∑ ∫ Q n sup ∣ F n , Q − a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B n sup ∣ K n ∣ ,
and
∑ k = 0 m ∑ Q ∈ G k ( B ) ∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B ∣ K n ∣ . \sum_{k=0}^{m}\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{G}_k(B)} |Q||a_{n,Q}|\le2\int_B |K_n|. k = 0 ∑ m Q ∈ G k ( B ) ∑ ∣ Q ∣∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B ∣ K n ∣.
Letting m → ∞ m\to\infty m → ∞ proves the estimates in (34) . Repeating the same summation over the strict descendants of P P P and noting that F n , Q = F n , P − a n , P F_{n,Q}=F_{n,P}-a_{n,P} F n , Q = F n , P − a n , P for Q ∈ G 1 ( P ) Q\in\mathcal{G}_1(P) Q ∈ G 1 ( P ) , we obtain
∑ Q ⊆ P ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ P sup n ∣ F n , P − a n , P ∣ . (41) \sum_{Q\subseteq P}|Q|\sup_n|a_{n,Q}|\le2\int_P\sup_n|F_{n,P}-a_{n,P}|. \tag*{(41)} Q ⊆ P ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ P n sup ∣ F n , P − a n , P ∣. (41)
We claim that
∫ P sup n ∣ F n , P − a n , P ∣ ≤ 6 ∫ P sup n ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ . (42) \int_P\sup_n|F_{n,P}-a_{n,P}|\le6\int_P\sup_n|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|. \tag*{(42)} ∫ P n sup ∣ F n , P − a n , P ∣ ≤ 6 ∫ P n sup ∣ K n − E P K n ∣. (42)
Together with (41) , this yields
∑ Q ⊆ P ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 12 ∫ P sup n ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ , \sum_{Q\subseteq P}|Q|\sup_n|a_{n,Q}|\le12\int_P\sup_n|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|, Q ⊆ P ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 12 ∫ P n sup ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ ,
which is (35) .
To prove the claim, note that F n , P − E P F n , P = K n − E P K n F_{n,P}-\mathbb{E}_P F_{n,P}=K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n F n , P − E P F n , P = K n − E P K n . If d n , P = E P F n , P d_{n,P}=\mathbb{E}_P F_{n,P} d n , P = E P F n , P , then ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ = ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ |F_{n,P}-d_{n,P}|=|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n| ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ = ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ . Otherwise, d n , P = 0 d_{n,P}=0 d n , P = 0 and
∫ P ∣ F n , P ∣ < 2 ∫ P ∣ F n , P − E P F n , P ∣ = 2 ∫ P ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ . \int_P|F_{n,P}|<2\int_P|F_{n,P}-\mathbb{E}_P F_{n,P}|=2\int_P|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|. ∫ P ∣ F n , P ∣ < 2 ∫ P ∣ F n , P − E P F n , P ∣ = 2 ∫ P ∣ K n − E P K n ∣.
Consequently,
∣ E P F n , P ∣ ≤ E P ∣ F n , P ∣ ≤ 2 E P ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ , |\mathbb{E}_P F_{n,P}|\le\mathbb{E}_P|F_{n,P}|\le2\mathbb{E}_P|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|, ∣ E P F n , P ∣ ≤ E P ∣ F n , P ∣ ≤ 2 E P ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ ,
so in both cases,
∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ ≤ ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ + 2 E P ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ . |F_{n,P}-d_{n,P}|\le|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|+2\mathbb{E}_P|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|. ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ ≤ ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ + 2 E P ∣ K n − E P K n ∣.
Taking the supremum over n n n and integrating over P P P gives
∫ P sup n ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ ≤ 3 ∫ P sup n ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ . \int_P\sup_n|F_{n,P}-d_{n,P}|\le3\int_P\sup_n|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|. ∫ P n sup ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ ≤ 3 ∫ P n sup ∣ K n − E P K n ∣.
By (33) , either a n , P = d n , P a_{n,P}=d_{n,P} a n , P = d n , P for all n n n , or a n , P = 0 a_{n,P}=0 a n , P = 0 for all n n n and
∫ P sup n ∣ F n , P ∣ < 2 ∫ P sup n ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ . \int_P\sup_n|F_{n,P}|<2\int_P\sup_n|F_{n,P}-d_{n,P}|. ∫ P n sup ∣ F n , P ∣ < 2 ∫ P n sup ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣.
Thus
∫ P sup n ∣ F n , P − a n , P ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ P sup n ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ ≤ 6 ∫ P sup n ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ , \int_P\sup_n|F_{n,P}-a_{n,P}|\le2\int_P\sup_n|F_{n,P}-d_{n,P}|\le6\int_P\sup_n|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|, ∫ P n sup ∣ F n , P − a n , P ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ P n sup ∣ F n , P − d n , P ∣ ≤ 6 ∫ P n sup ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ ,
proving the claim.
We now prove (36) . Fix B ∈ ⋃ j B j B \in\bigcup_j \mathcal{B}_j B ∈ ⋃ j B j . For P ∈ G m ( B ) P \in\mathcal{G}_m(B) P ∈ G m ( B ) and x ∈ P x \in P x ∈ P ,
K n ( x ) − ∑ k = 0 m ∑ Q ∈ G k ( B ) a n , Q 1 Q ( x ) = K n ( x ) − ∑ P ⊆ Q ⊆ B a n , Q = F n , P ( x ) − a n , P . K_n(x)-\sum_{k=0}^{m}\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{G}_k(B)}a_{n,Q}\mathbf{1}_Q(x)=K_n(x)-\sum_{P\subseteq Q\subseteq B}a_{n,Q}=F_{n,P}(x)-a_{n,P}. K n ( x ) − k = 0 ∑ m Q ∈ G k ( B ) ∑ a n , Q 1 Q ( x ) = K n ( x ) − P ⊆ Q ⊆ B ∑ a n , Q = F n , P ( x ) − a n , P .
Let C L i p C_{\mathrm{Lip}} C Lip be a common Lipschitz constant. Since
∣ K n ( x ) − E P K n ∣ ≤ 1 ∣ P ∣ ∫ P ∣ K n ( x ) − K n ( y ) ∣ d y ≤ C L i p d ℓ ( P ) , x ∈ P , \lvert K_n(x)-\mathbb{E}_P K_n\rvert\leq\frac{1}{\lvert P\rvert}\int_P\lvert K_n(x)-K_n(y)\rvert\,\mathrm{d}y\leq C_{\mathrm{Lip}}\sqrt{d}\,\ell(P),\qquad x\in P, ∣ K n ( x ) − E P K n ∣ ≤ ∣ P ∣ 1 ∫ P ∣ K n ( x ) − K n ( y )∣ d y ≤ C Lip d ℓ ( P ) , x ∈ P ,
we obtain from (42) that
∫ B sup n ∣ K n − ∑ k = 0 m ∑ Q ∈ G k ( B ) a n , Q 1 Q ∣ = ∑ P ∈ G m ( B ) ∫ P sup n ∣ F n , P − a n , P ∣ ≤ 6 ∑ P ∈ G m ( B ) ∫ P sup n ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ ≤ 6 C L i p d 2 − m ℓ ( B ) ∣ B ∣ ⟶ 0. \begin{aligned}
\int_B\sup_n\left\lvert K_n-\sum_{k=0}^{m}\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{G}_k(B)}a_{n,Q}\mathbf{1}_Q\right\rvert
&=\sum_{P\in\mathcal{G}_m(B)}\int_P\sup_n\lvert F_{n,P}-a_{n,P}\rvert\\
&\leq6\sum_{P\in\mathcal{G}_m(B)}\int_P\sup_n\lvert K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n\rvert\\
&\leq6C_{\mathrm{Lip}}\sqrt{d}\,2^{-m}\ell(B)\lvert B\rvert\longrightarrow0.
\end{aligned} ∫ B n sup K n − k = 0 ∑ m Q ∈ G k ( B ) ∑ a n , Q 1 Q = P ∈ G m ( B ) ∑ ∫ P n sup ∣ F n , P − a n , P ∣ ≤ 6 P ∈ G m ( B ) ∑ ∫ P n sup ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ ≤ 6 C Lip d 2 − m ℓ ( B ) ∣ B ∣ ⟶ 0.
Moreover, by (34) , we have
∫ B ∑ Q ⊆ B sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ 1 Q = ∑ Q ⊆ B ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B sup n ∣ K n ∣ < ∞ . \int_B\sum_{Q\subseteq B}\sup_n\lvert a_{n,Q}\rvert\mathbf{1}_Q=\sum_{Q\subseteq B}\lvert Q\rvert\sup_n\lvert a_{n,Q}\rvert\leq2\int_B\sup_n\lvert K_n\rvert<\infty. ∫ B Q ⊆ B ∑ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ 1 Q = Q ⊆ B ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∫ B n sup ∣ K n ∣ < ∞.
Thus the series converge absolutely almost everywhere and in L 1 ( B ) L_1(B) L 1 ( B ) , and
∥ K n − ∑ Q ⊆ B a n , Q 1 Q ∥ L 1 ( B ) = lim m → ∞ ∥ K n − ∑ k = 0 m ∑ Q ∈ G k ( B ) a n , Q 1 Q ∥ L 1 ( B ) = 0. \left\|K_n-\sum_{Q\subseteq B}a_{n,Q}\mathbf{1}_Q\right\|_{L_1(B)}
=\lim_{m\to\infty}\left\|K_n-\sum_{k=0}^{m}\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{G}_k(B)}a_{n,Q}\mathbf{1}_Q\right\|_{L_1(B)}
=0. K n − Q ⊆ B ∑ a n , Q 1 Q L 1 ( B ) = m → ∞ lim K n − k = 0 ∑ m Q ∈ G k ( B ) ∑ a n , Q 1 Q L 1 ( B ) = 0.
Since ⋃ j B j \bigcup_j\mathcal{B}_j ⋃ j B j is a countable partition of R d ∖ { 0 } \mathbb{R}^d\setminus\{0\} R d ∖ { 0 } , this proves (36) .
If K n ∈ L 1 ( R d ) K_n\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) K n ∈ L 1 ( R d ) , then
∣ K n ∣ ≤ ∑ Q ∈ D ∣ a n , Q ∣ 1 Q a.e. , \lvert K_n\rvert\leq\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}}\lvert a_{n,Q}\rvert\mathbf{1}_Q\quad\text{a.e.}, ∣ K n ∣ ≤ Q ∈ D ∑ ∣ a n , Q ∣ 1 Q a.e. ,
and summing (34) over B B B ,
∑ Q ∈ D ∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ = ∑ B ∈ ⋃ j B j ∑ Q ⊆ B ∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∑ B ∈ ⋃ j B j ∫ B ∣ K n ∣ = 2 ∥ K n ∥ 1 . \sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}}\lvert Q\rvert\lvert a_{n,Q}\rvert
=\sum_{B\in\bigcup_j\mathcal{B}_j}\sum_{Q\subseteq B}\lvert Q\rvert\lvert a_{n,Q}\rvert
\leq2\sum_{B\in\bigcup_j\mathcal{B}_j}\int_B\lvert K_n\rvert
=2\lVert K_n\rVert_1. Q ∈ D ∑ ∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ = B ∈ ⋃ j B j ∑ Q ⊆ B ∑ ∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 B ∈ ⋃ j B j ∑ ∫ B ∣ K n ∣ = 2 ∥ K n ∥ 1 .
This proves (37) .
It remains to prove (38) . Fix j ∈ Z j\in\mathbb{Z} j ∈ Z and choose J = ⌈ log 2 ( 2 A ) ⌉ J=\lceil\log_2(2A)\rceil J = ⌈ log 2 ( 2 A )⌉ . Every Q ∈ D ∩ E j Q\in\mathcal{D}\cap\mathcal{E}_j Q ∈ D ∩ E j is contained in a cube B ∈ B r B\in\mathcal{B}_r B ∈ B r with r ≤ j r\leq j r ≤ j . Indeed, if r > j r>j r > j , then B ⊆ [ − 2 − j , 2 − j ) d B\subseteq[-2^{-j},2^{-j})^d B ⊆ [ − 2 − j , 2 − j ) d , contrary to ρ Q > 2 − j \rho_Q>2^{-j} ρ Q > 2 − j . For j − J < r ≤ j j-J<r\leq j j − J < r ≤ j , by (34) , we have
∑ r = j − J + 1 j ∑ B ∈ B r ∑ Q ⊆ B ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 ∑ r = j − J + 1 j ∫ V r sup n ∣ K n ∣ ≤ 2 J C V . \sum_{r=j-J+1}^{j}\sum_{B\in\mathcal{B}_r}\sum_{Q\subseteq B}\lvert Q\rvert\sup_n\lvert a_{n,Q}\rvert
\leq2\sum_{r=j-J+1}^{j}\int_{V_r}\sup_n\lvert K_n\rvert\leq2JCV. r = j − J + 1 ∑ j B ∈ B r ∑ Q ⊆ B ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 r = j − J + 1 ∑ j ∫ V r n sup ∣ K n ∣ ≤ 2 J C V .
For r ≤ j − J r\leq j-J r ≤ j − J and B ∈ B r B\in\mathcal{B}_r B ∈ B r , write
B = ⨆ P ∈ Q j − 1 P ⊆ B P . B=\bigsqcup_{\substack{P\in\mathcal{Q}_{j-1}\\P\subseteq B}}P. B = P ∈ Q j − 1 P ⊆ B ⨆ P .
Since 2 − r ≥ 2 J − j ≥ A 2 1 − j 2^{-r} \geq2^{J-j} \geq A2^{1-j} 2 − r ≥ 2 J − j ≥ A 2 1 − j , each such P P P satisfies
P ⊆ B ⊆ V r ⊆ ( [ − 2 − r , 2 − r ) d ) c ⊆ ( A Q 0 ( j − 2 ) ) c . P \subseteq B \subseteq V_r \subseteq\left([-2^{-r},2^{-r})^d\right)^c \subseteq\left(AQ_0^{(j-2)}\right)^c. P ⊆ B ⊆ V r ⊆ ( [ − 2 − r , 2 − r ) d ) c ⊆ ( A Q 0 ( j − 2 ) ) c .
If Q ∈ D ∩ E j Q \in\mathcal{D} \cap\mathcal{E}_j Q ∈ D ∩ E j and Q ⊆ B Q \subseteq B Q ⊆ B , then ℓ ( Q ) ≤ 2 − j < 2 1 − j = ℓ ( P ) \ell(Q) \leq2^{-j} < 2^{1-j} = \ell(P) ℓ ( Q ) ≤ 2 − j < 2 1 − j = ℓ ( P ) . By dyadic nesting, Q ⊊ P Q \subsetneq P Q ⊊ P for a unique P P P in this partition. Summing over all such P P P and applying (35) , we obtain
∑ r ≤ j − J ∑ B ∈ B r ∑ Q ∈ D ∩ E j Q ⊆ B ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ ∑ P ∑ Q ⊆ P ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 12 ∑ P ∫ P sup n ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ . \sum_{r\leq j-J}\sum_{B\in\mathcal{B}_r}\sum_{\substack{Q\in\mathcal{D}\cap\mathcal{E}_j\\Q\subseteq B}} |Q|\sup_n|a_{n,Q}|
\leq\sum_P\sum_{Q\subseteq P}|Q|\sup_n|a_{n,Q}|
\leq12\sum_P\int_P\sup_n|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|. r ≤ j − J ∑ B ∈ B r ∑ Q ∈ D ∩ E j Q ⊆ B ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ P ∑ Q ⊆ P ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 12 P ∑ ∫ P n sup ∣ K n − E P K n ∣.
Write D ( z , y ) = sup n ∣ K n ( z − y ) − K n ( z ) ∣ D(z,y)=\sup_n|K_n(z-y)-K_n(z)| D ( z , y ) = sup n ∣ K n ( z − y ) − K n ( z ) ∣ . We have
sup n ∣ K n ( z ) − E P K n ∣ ≤ 1 ∣ P ∣ ∫ P D ( z , z − w ) d w , z ∈ P . \sup_n|K_n(z)-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|
\leq\frac{1}{|P|}\int_P D(z,z-w)\,dw,\qquad z\in P. n sup ∣ K n ( z ) − E P K n ∣ ≤ ∣ P ∣ 1 ∫ P D ( z , z − w ) d w , z ∈ P .
Since ∣ P ∣ = 2 ( 1 − j ) d |P|=2^{(1-j)d} ∣ P ∣ = 2 ( 1 − j ) d , changing variables y = z − w y=z-w y = z − w yields
∑ P ∫ P sup n ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ ≤ 2 ( j − 1 ) d ∑ P ∫ P ∫ P D ( z , z − w ) d w d z = 2 ( j − 1 ) d ∫ ( − 2 1 − j , 2 1 − j ) d ∫ R d D ( z , y ) ∑ P 1 P ( z ) 1 P ( z − y ) d z d y \begin{aligned}
\sum_P\int_P\sup_n|K_n-\mathbb{E}_P K_n|
\leq2^{(j-1)d}\sum_P\int_P\int_P D(z,z-w)\,dw\,dz \\
&=2^{(j-1)d}\int_{(-2^{1-j},2^{1-j})^d}\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}D(z,y)\sum_P\mathbf{1}_P(z)\mathbf{1}_P(z-y)\,dz\,dy
\end{aligned} P ∑ ∫ P n sup ∣ K n − E P K n ∣ ≤ 2 ( j − 1 ) d P ∑ ∫ P ∫ P D ( z , z − w ) d w d z = 2 ( j − 1 ) d ∫ ( − 2 1 − j , 2 1 − j ) d ∫ R d D ( z , y ) P ∑ 1 P ( z ) 1 P ( z − y ) d z d y
≤ 2 ( j − 1 ) d ∫ ( − 2 1 − j , 2 1 − j ) d ∫ ( A Q 0 ( j − 2 ) ) c D ( z , y ) d z d y \leq2^{(j-1)d}\int_{(-2^{1-j},2^{1-j})^d}\int_{(AQ_0^{(j-2)})^c}D(z,y)\,dz\,dy ≤ 2 ( j − 1 ) d ∫ ( − 2 1 − j , 2 1 − j ) d ∫ ( A Q 0 ( j − 2 ) ) c D ( z , y ) d z d y
≤ 2 d C D . \leq2^d C_D. ≤ 2 d C D .
Here disjointness gives ∑ P 1 P ( z ) 1 P ( z − y ) ≤ 1 \sum_P\mathbf{1}_P(z)\mathbf{1}_P(z-y)\leq1 ∑ P 1 P ( z ) 1 P ( z − y ) ≤ 1 , and the last inequality follows from (51) , since ( − 2 1 − j , 2 1 − j ) d ⊂ Q 0 ( j − 2 ) (-2^{1-j},2^{1-j})^d\subset Q_0^{(j-2)} ( − 2 1 − j , 2 1 − j ) d ⊂ Q 0 ( j − 2 ) . Combining the two contributions, we get
∑ Q ∈ D ∩ E j ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 J C V + 12 ⋅ 2 d C D ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) , \sum_{Q\in\mathcal{D}\cap\mathcal{E}_j}|Q|\sup_n|a_{n,Q}|
\leq2J C_V+12\cdot2^d C_D\leq C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D), Q ∈ D ∩ E j ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , Q ∣ ≤ 2 J C V + 12 ⋅ 2 d C D ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) ,
which proves (38) . □
Remark 4.2. The conclusions of Proposition 4.1 also hold for a finite family ( K n ) n = 1 N ⊂ L 1 , l o c ( R d ∖ { 0 } ) (K_n)_{n=1}^N\subset L_{1,\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^d\setminus\{0\}) ( K n ) n = 1 N ⊂ L 1 , loc ( R d ∖ { 0 }) , under the same assumptions involving C D C_D C D and C V C_V C V , without boundedness or Lipschitz regularity. Indeed, on each B ∈ ⋃ j B j B\in\bigcup_j\mathcal{B}_j B ∈ ⋃ j B j ,
∫ B max 1 ≤ n ≤ N ∣ K n ∣ ≤ ∑ n = 1 N ∫ B ∣ K n ∣ < ∞ , \int_B\max_{1\leq n\leq N}|K_n|
\leq\sum_{n=1}^N\int_B|K_n|<\infty, ∫ B 1 ≤ n ≤ N max ∣ K n ∣ ≤ n = 1 ∑ N ∫ B ∣ K n ∣ < ∞ ,
so the recursion and the coefficient estimates remain valid. For B ∈ B j B\in\mathcal{B}_j B ∈ B j , by (42) ,
∫ B max 1 ≤ n ≤ N ∣ K n − ∑ ℓ = 0 k ∑ Q ∈ G ℓ ( B ) a n , Q 1 Q ∣ ≤ 6 ∑ n = 1 N ∥ K n − E j + k ( 1 B K n ) ∥ L 1 ( B ) ⟶ 0. \int_B\max_{1\leq n\leq N}\left|K_n-\sum_{\ell=0}^k\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{G}_\ell(B)}a_{n,Q}\mathbf{1}_Q\right|
\leq6\sum_{n=1}^N\|K_n-\mathbb{E}_{j+k}(\mathbf{1}_B K_n)\|_{L_1(B)}
\longrightarrow0. ∫ B 1 ≤ n ≤ N max K n − ℓ = 0 ∑ k Q ∈ G ℓ ( B ) ∑ a n , Q 1 Q ≤ 6 n = 1 ∑ N ∥ K n − E j + k ( 1 B K n ) ∥ L 1 ( B ) ⟶ 0.
The identity
a n , Q 1 Q = ( ∣ Q ∣ a n , Q ) 1 Q ∣ Q ∣ a_{n,Q}\mathbf{1}_Q=(|Q|a_{n,Q})\frac{\mathbf{1}_Q}{|Q|} a n , Q 1 Q = ( ∣ Q ∣ a n , Q ) ∣ Q ∣ 1 Q
explains the appearance of ∣ Q ∣ a n , Q |Q|a_{n,Q} ∣ Q ∣ a n , Q when the expansion is written using normalized cube indicators. The estimates hold for the same coefficients at every scale. Global integrability is needed only for the global coefficient bound in (37) ; the other conclusions allow ∑ Q ∣ Q ∣ ∣ a n , Q ∣ = ∞ \sum_Q|Q||a_{n,Q}|=\infty ∑ Q ∣ Q ∣∣ a n , Q ∣ = ∞ .
Related dyadic estimates in terms of local oscillation appear in Lerner [16 ] and in the Banach space valued decomposition of Hänninen–Hytönen [9 Theorem 2.16] . Here the two selection conditions give both the individual estimate in (34) and the common estimate (35) , while retaining the exact expansion for complex-valued kernels.
Finally, if sup n ∥ K n ∥ 1 ≤ A 1 \sup_n \lVert K_n\rVert_1 \le A_1 sup n ∥ K n ∥ 1 ≤ A 1 , then the assumption C V < ∞ C_V < \infty C V < ∞ follows from (51) . To see this, let Q a = [ − a / 2 , a / 2 ) d Q_a=[-a/2,a/2)^d Q a = [ − a /2 , a /2 ) d have dyadic side length a a a . Averaging over y ∈ Q a y\in Q_a y ∈ Q a gives
∣ K n ( z ) ∣ ≤ a − d A 1 + 1 ∣ Q a ∣ ∫ Q a sup m ∣ K m ( z − y ) − K m ( z ) ∣ d y . \lvert K_n(z)\rvert\le a^{-d}A_1+\frac{1}{\lvert Q_a\rvert}\int_{Q_a}\sup_m\lvert K_m(z-y)-K_m(z)\rvert\,dy. ∣ K n ( z )∣ ≤ a − d A 1 + ∣ Q a ∣ 1 ∫ Q a m sup ∣ K m ( z − y ) − K m ( z )∣ d y .
Taking the supremum over n n n and integrating over a measurable set U ⊂ ( A Q a ) c U\subset(AQ_a)^c U ⊂ ( A Q a ) c , we obtain
∫ U sup n ∣ K n ∣ ≤ ∣ U ∣ a − d A 1 + C D . \int_U\sup_n\lvert K_n\rvert\le\lvert U\rvert a^{-d}A_1+C_D. ∫ U n sup ∣ K n ∣ ≤ ∣ U ∣ a − d A 1 + C D .
For each j j j , choose a a a such that 2 − j / A < a ≤ 2 1 − j / A 2^{-j}/A<a\le2^{1-j}/A 2 − j / A < a ≤ 2 1 − j / A and take U = V j U=V_j U = V j . Then V j ⊂ ( A Q a ) c V_j\subset(AQ_a)^c V j ⊂ ( A Q a ) c and ∣ V j ∣ a − d ≤ C d , A \lvert V_j\rvert a^{-d}\le C_{d,A} ∣ V j ∣ a − d ≤ C d , A , so C V ≤ C d , A A 1 + C D C_V\le C_{d,A}A_1+C_D C V ≤ C d , A A 1 + C D . Thus (37) and (38) give the two coefficient bounds required for integrable kernels.
Dyadic representations of convolution operators
We use the kernel expansion from Proposition 4.1 to express K n ∗ f K_n*f K n ∗ f in terms of the dyadic averages E Q f E_Qf E Q f . We first establish the corresponding identity for convolution with a cube indicator.
Write Q ^ \widehat Q Q for the dyadic parent of Q Q Q . For an axis-parallel cube R R R of dyadic side length and Q ∈ Q Q\in\mathcal Q Q ∈ Q , put
X Q R = { x ∈ R d : Q ⊆ x − R , Q ^ ⊈ x − R } . X_Q^R=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^d:Q\subseteq x-R,\ \widehat Q\not\subseteq x-R\}. X Q R = { x ∈ R d : Q ⊆ x − R , Q ⊆ x − R } .
Thus x ∈ X Q R x\in X_Q^R x ∈ X Q R precisely when Q Q Q is a maximal standard dyadic cube contained in x − R x-R x − R .
For each x x x , these maximal cubes are pairwise disjoint and cover the interior of x − R x-R x − R up to a null set. Indeed, every interior point outside the dyadic boundaries belongs to a sufficiently small dyadic cube contained in x − R x-R x − R , and only finitely many of its ancestors can be contained in this bounded set. Consequently,
1 R ( x − y ) = ∑ Q ∈ Q 1 X Q R ( x ) 1 Q ( y ) (43) \mathbf{1}_R(x-y)=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal Q}\mathbf{1}_{X_Q^R}(x)\mathbf{1}_Q(y) \tag*{(43)} 1 R ( x − y ) = Q ∈ Q ∑ 1 X Q R ( x ) 1 Q ( y ) (43)
for almost every ( x , y ) (x,y) ( x , y ) .
For any Bochner integrable function f f f , we have
( 1 R ∗ f ) ( x ) = ∑ Q ∈ Q ∣ Q ∣ 1 X Q R ( x ) E Q f (44) (\mathbf{1}_R*f)(x)=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal Q}\lvert Q\rvert\mathbf{1}_{X_Q^R}(x)E_Qf \tag*{(44)} ( 1 R ∗ f ) ( x ) = Q ∈ Q ∑ ∣ Q ∣ 1 X Q R ( x ) E Q f (44)
for almost every x x x .
If ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ℓ ( R ) \ell(Q)\le\ell(R) ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ℓ ( R ) , the sets of translations containing Q Q Q and Q ^ \widehat Q Q have measures ( ℓ ( R ) − ℓ ( Q ) ) d (\ell(R)-\ell(Q))^d ( ℓ ( R ) − ℓ ( Q ) ) d and ( ℓ ( R ) − 2 ℓ ( Q ) ) + d (\ell(R)-2\ell(Q))_+^d ( ℓ ( R ) − 2 ℓ ( Q ) ) + d , respectively. Hence
∣ X Q R ∣ = ( ℓ ( R ) − ℓ ( Q ) ) d − ( ℓ ( R ) − 2 ℓ ( Q ) ) + d ≤ d ℓ ( Q ) ℓ ( R ) d − 1 . (45) \lvert X_Q^R\rvert=(\ell(R)-\ell(Q))^d-(\ell(R)-2\ell(Q))_+^d\le d\ell(Q)\ell(R)^{d-1}. \tag*{(45)} ∣ X Q R ∣ = ( ℓ ( R ) − ℓ ( Q ) ) d − ( ℓ ( R ) − 2 ℓ ( Q ) ) + d ≤ d ℓ ( Q ) ℓ ( R ) d − 1 . (45)
If ℓ ( Q ) > ℓ ( R ) \ell(Q)>\ell(R) ℓ ( Q ) > ℓ ( R ) , then X Q R = ∅ X_Q^R=\varnothing X Q R = ∅ .
Let ( K n ) n ≥ 1 (K_n)_{n\ge1} ( K n ) n ≥ 1 satisfy the hypotheses of Proposition 4.1, and let ( a n , R ) (a_{n,R}) ( a n , R ) be the coefficients constructed there. For Q ∈ Q Q\in\mathcal Q Q ∈ Q , define
b n , Q ( x ) = ∣ Q ∣ ∑ R ∈ D a n , R 1 X Q R ( x ) , m Q ( x ) = ∣ Q ∣ ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 X Q R ( x ) . b_{n,Q}(x)=\lvert Q\rvert\sum_{R\in\mathcal D}a_{n,R}\mathbf{1}_{X_Q^R}(x),\qquad m_Q(x)=\lvert Q\rvert\sum_{R\in\mathcal D}\sup_n\lvert a_{n,R}\rvert\mathbf{1}_{X_Q^R}(x). b n , Q ( x ) = ∣ Q ∣ R ∈ D ∑ a n , R 1 X Q R ( x ) , m Q ( x ) = ∣ Q ∣ R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 X Q R ( x ) .
Lemma 4.3. For every Q ∈ Q Q \in\mathcal{Q} Q ∈ Q , the series defining b n , Q b_{n,Q} b n , Q and m Q m_Q m Q converge absolutely in L 1 ( R d ) L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) L 1 ( R d ) and uniformly on R d \mathbb{R}^d R d . Moreover,
∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q , ∥ m Q ∥ ∞ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) , ∥ m Q ∥ 1 ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) ∣ Q ∣ . (46) \lvert b_{n,Q}\rvert\leq m_Q,\qquad\lVert m_Q\rVert_\infty\leq C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D),\qquad\lVert m_Q\rVert_1 \leq C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D)\lvert Q\rvert. \tag*{(46)} ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q , ∥ m Q ∥ ∞ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) , ∥ m Q ∥ 1 ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) ∣ Q ∣ . (46) Proof. Every R ∈ D R \in\mathcal{D} R ∈ D satisfies ρ R > ℓ ( R ) \rho_R>\ell(R) ρ R > ℓ ( R ) . By (38) , we have
∑ R ∈ D ℓ ( R ) = 2 − s ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ ∑ R ∈ D ∩ E s ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) . (47) \sum_{\substack{R\in\mathcal{D}\\ \ell(R)=2^{-s}}} \lvert R\rvert\sup_n \lvert a_{n,R}\rvert
\leq
\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}\cap E_s} \lvert R\rvert\sup_n \lvert a_{n,R}\rvert
\leq C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D). \tag*{(47)} R ∈ D ℓ ( R ) = 2 − s ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ R ∈ D ∩ E s ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) . (47) Fix Q ∈ Q q Q \in\mathcal{Q}_q Q ∈ Q q . Since X Q R = ∅ X_Q^R=\varnothing X Q R = ∅ whenever ℓ ( R ) < ℓ ( Q ) \ell(R)<\ell(Q) ℓ ( R ) < ℓ ( Q ) ,
∑ R ∈ D ∥ ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 X Q R ∥ ∞ ≤ ∑ s ≤ q 2 − d ( q − s ) ∑ R ∈ D ℓ ( R ) = 2 − s ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) ∑ s ≤ q 2 − d ( q − s ) ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) . \sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}
\left\lVert\lvert Q\rvert\sup_n\lvert a_{n,R}\rvert\mathbf{1}_{X_Q^R}\right\rVert_\infty
\leq
\sum_{s\leq q}2^{-d(q-s)}
\sum_{\substack{R\in\mathcal{D}\\ \ell(R)=2^{-s}}}
\lvert R\rvert\sup_n\lvert a_{n,R}\rvert
\leq
C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D)\sum_{s\leq q}2^{-d(q-s)}
\leq C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D). R ∈ D ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 X Q R ∞ ≤ s ≤ q ∑ 2 − d ( q − s ) R ∈ D ℓ ( R ) = 2 − s ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) s ≤ q ∑ 2 − d ( q − s ) ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) . Similarly, by (45) ,
∑ R ∈ D ∥ ∣ Q ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 X Q R ∥ 1 ≤ d ∣ Q ∣ ∑ s ≤ q 2 − ( q − s ) ∑ R ∈ D ℓ ( R ) = 2 − s ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) ∣ Q ∣ . \sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}
\left\lVert\lvert Q\rvert\sup_n\lvert a_{n,R}\rvert\mathbf{1}_{X_Q^R}\right\rVert_1
\leq
d\lvert Q\rvert\sum_{s\leq q}2^{-(q-s)}
\sum_{\substack{R\in\mathcal{D}\\ \ell(R)=2^{-s}}}
\lvert R\rvert\sup_n\lvert a_{n,R}\rvert
\leq C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D)\lvert Q\rvert. R ∈ D ∑ ∣ Q ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 X Q R 1 ≤ d ∣ Q ∣ s ≤ q ∑ 2 − ( q − s ) R ∈ D ℓ ( R ) = 2 − s ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) ∣ Q ∣ . These estimates prove absolute convergence in L 1 L_1 L 1 and uniform convergence of the series defining m Q m_Q m Q , together with its asserted norm bounds. Since ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ sup m ∣ a m , R ∣ \lvert a_{n,R}\rvert\leq\sup_m\lvert a_{m,R}\rvert ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ sup m ∣ a m , R ∣ , we also have convergence for b n , Q b_{n,Q} b n , Q and the inequality ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q \lvert b_{n,Q}\rvert\leq m_Q ∣ b n , Q ∣ ≤ m Q .
The next proposition expresses convolution in terms of dyadic averages and controls the coefficients outside enlarged dyadic cubes.
Proposition 4.4. Let X \mathcal{X} X be a Banach space and f ∈ L 1 ( R d ; X ) f\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d;\mathcal{X}) f ∈ L 1 ( R d ; X ) . Then, for every n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 ,
( K n ∗ f ) ( x ) = ∑ Q ∈ Q b n , Q ( x ) E Q f for almost every x ∈ R d . (48) (K_n*f)(x)=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}}b_{n,Q}(x)E_Qf
\quad\text{for almost every }x\in\mathbb{R}^d. \tag*{(48)} ( K n ∗ f ) ( x ) = Q ∈ Q ∑ b n , Q ( x ) E Q f for almost every x ∈ R d . (48) For every bounded measurable set E ⊂ R d E\subset\mathbb{R}^d E ⊂ R d ,
∫ E ∑ Q ∈ Q m Q ( x ) ∥ E Q f ∥ X d x < ∞ . (49) \int_E\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}}m_Q(x)\lVert E_Qf\rVert_{\mathcal{X}}\,dx<\infty. \tag*{(49)} ∫ E Q ∈ Q ∑ m Q ( x ) ∥ E Q f ∥ X d x < ∞. (49) In particular, the series in (48) converges absolutely almost everywhere and in L 1 ( E ; X ) L_1(E;\mathcal{X}) L 1 ( E ; X ) . Moreover, for every P ∈ Q P\in\mathcal{Q} P ∈ Q and β ≥ 3 \beta\geq3 β ≥ 3 ,
∑ Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q 1 ∣ Q ∣ ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) for almost every y ∈ P . (50) \sum_{\substack{Q\subseteq P\\ y\in Q}}\frac{1}{\lvert Q\rvert}\int_{(\beta P)^c}m_Q(x)\,dx
\leq C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D)
\quad\text{for almost every }y\in P. \tag*{(50)} Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q ∑ ∣ Q ∣ 1 ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) for almost every y ∈ P . (50) Proof. Since V j V_j V j is the disjoint union of the cubes in B j \mathcal{B}_j B j , and every R ∈ D R\in\mathcal{D} R ∈ D is contained in a unique B ∈ ⋃ k B k B\in\bigcup_k\mathcal{B}_k B ∈ ⋃ k B k ,
∫ V j ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x ) d x = ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ∣ R ∩ V j ∣ = ∑ B ∈ B j ∑ R ∈ D R ⊂ B ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ . \int_{V_j}\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n\lvert a_{n,R}\rvert\mathbf{1}_R(x)\,dx
=
\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n\lvert a_{n,R}\rvert\lvert R\cap V_j\rvert
=
\sum_{B\in\mathcal{B}_j}\sum_{\substack{R\in\mathcal{D}\\R\subset B}}\lvert R\rvert\sup_n\lvert a_{n,R}\rvert. ∫ V j R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x ) d x = R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ ∣ R ∩ V j ∣ = B ∈ B j ∑ R ∈ D R ⊂ B ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ .
Applying (34) on each B ∈ B j B \in\mathcal{B}_j B ∈ B j , we obtain
∫ V j ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x ) d x ≤ 2 ∑ B ∈ B j ∫ B sup n ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ 2 C V . \int_{V_j} \sum_{R \in\mathcal{D}} \sup_n |a_{n,R}|\mathbf{1}_R(x)\,dx \le2\sum_{B \in\mathcal{B}_j}\int_B \sup_n |K_n(x)|\,dx \le2C_{V}. ∫ V j R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x ) d x ≤ 2 B ∈ B j ∑ ∫ B n sup ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ 2 C V .
For M > 0 M>0 M > 0 , every B ∈ ⋃ j B j B \in\bigcup_j \mathcal{B}_j B ∈ ⋃ j B j satisfying ∣ B ∩ [ − M , M ] d ∣ > 0 |B\cap[-M,M]^d|>0 ∣ B ∩ [ − M , M ] d ∣ > 0 is contained in [ − 2 M , 2 M ] d [-2M,2M]^d [ − 2 M , 2 M ] d . Since these cubes are pairwise disjoint, by (34) , we have
∫ [ − M , M ] d ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x ) d x ≤ 2 ∫ [ − 2 M , 2 M ] d sup n ∣ K n ∣ ≤ 2 ( 4 M ) d sup n ∥ K n ∥ ∞ . \int_{[-M,M]^d}\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n |a_{n,R}|\mathbf{1}_R(x)\,dx
\le2\int_{[-2M,2M]^d}\sup_n |K_n|
\le2(4M)^d\sup_n\|K_n\|_\infty. ∫ [ − M , M ] d R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x ) d x ≤ 2 ∫ [ − 2 M , 2 M ] d n sup ∣ K n ∣ ≤ 2 ( 4 M ) d n sup ∥ K n ∥ ∞ .
Let E ⊆ [ − M , M ] d E\subseteq[-M,M]^d E ⊆ [ − M , M ] d be measurable. If ∣ y ∣ ∞ ≤ 2 M |y|_\infty\le2M ∣ y ∣ ∞ ≤ 2 M , then E − y ⊆ [ − 3 M , 3 M ] d E-y\subseteq[-3M,3M]^d E − y ⊆ [ − 3 M , 3 M ] d , and hence
∫ E ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x − y ) d x ≤ 2 ( 12 M ) d sup n ∥ K n ∥ ∞ . \int_E\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n |a_{n,R}|\mathbf{1}_R(x-y)\,dx
\le2(12M)^d\sup_n\|K_n\|_\infty. ∫ E R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x − y ) d x ≤ 2 ( 12 M ) d n sup ∥ K n ∥ ∞ .
If ∣ y ∣ ∞ > 2 M |y|_\infty>2M ∣ y ∣ ∞ > 2 M , then, for z ∈ E − y z\in E-y z ∈ E − y ,
∣ y ∣ ∞ − M ≤ ∣ z ∣ ∞ ≤ ∣ y ∣ ∞ + M , ∣ y ∣ ∞ + M ∣ y ∣ ∞ − M < 3. |y|_\infty-M\le|z|_\infty\le|y|_\infty+M,\qquad
\frac{|y|_\infty+M}{|y|_\infty-M}<3. ∣ y ∣ ∞ − M ≤ ∣ z ∣ ∞ ≤ ∣ y ∣ ∞ + M , ∣ y ∣ ∞ − M ∣ y ∣ ∞ + M < 3.
Thus E − y E-y E − y meets at most four of the sets V j V_j V j , so
∫ E ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x − y ) d x ≤ 8 C V . \int_E\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n |a_{n,R}|\mathbf{1}_R(x-y)\,dx\le8C_V. ∫ E R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x − y ) d x ≤ 8 C V .
Consequently, we have
sup y ∈ R d ∫ E ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x − y ) d x ≤ 2 ( 12 M ) d sup n ∥ K n ∥ ∞ + 8 C V < ∞ . \sup_{y\in\mathbb{R}^d}\int_E\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n |a_{n,R}|\mathbf{1}_R(x-y)\,dx
\le2(12M)^d\sup_n\|K_n\|_\infty+8C_V<\infty. y ∈ R d sup ∫ E R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x − y ) d x ≤ 2 ( 12 M ) d n sup ∥ K n ∥ ∞ + 8 C V < ∞.
Since ∣ Q ∣ ∥ E Q f ∥ X ≤ ∫ Q ∥ f ( y ) ∥ X d y |Q|\|\mathbb{E}_Qf\|_X\le\int_Q\|f(y)\|_X\,dy ∣ Q ∣∥ E Q f ∥ X ≤ ∫ Q ∥ f ( y ) ∥ X d y , (43) implies
∫ E ∑ Q ∈ Q m Q ( x ) ∥ E Q f ∥ X d x ≤ ∫ E ∫ R d ∥ f ( y ) ∥ X ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ∑ Q ∈ Q 1 Q R X ( x ) 1 Q ( y ) d y d x = ∫ R d ∥ f ( y ) ∥ X ∫ E ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x − y ) d x d y ≤ ( 2 ( 12 M ) d sup n ∥ K n ∥ ∞ + 8 C V ) ∥ f ∥ L 1 ( R d ; X ) < ∞ . \begin{aligned}
\int_E\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}}m_Q(x)\|\mathbb{E}_Qf\|_X\,dx
&\le\int_E\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}\|f(y)\|_X\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n|a_{n,R}|\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}}\mathbf{1}_{Q_R^X}(x)\mathbf{1}_Q(y)\,dy\,dx\\
&=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}\|f(y)\|_X\int_E\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n|a_{n,R}|\mathbf{1}_R(x-y)\,dx\,dy\\
&\le\left(2(12M)^d\sup_n\|K_n\|_\infty+8C_V\right)\|f\|_{L^1(\mathbb{R}^d;X)}<\infty.
\end{aligned} ∫ E Q ∈ Q ∑ m Q ( x ) ∥ E Q f ∥ X d x ≤ ∫ E ∫ R d ∥ f ( y ) ∥ X R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ Q ∈ Q ∑ 1 Q R X ( x ) 1 Q ( y ) d y d x = ∫ R d ∥ f ( y ) ∥ X ∫ E R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ 1 R ( x − y ) d x d y ≤ ( 2 ( 12 M ) d n sup ∥ K n ∥ ∞ + 8 C V ) ∥ f ∥ L 1 ( R d ; X ) < ∞.
This proves (49) . By (36) and (44) ,
K n ∗ f = ∑ R ∈ D a n , R ( 1 R ∗ f ) = ∑ R ∈ D ∑ Q ∈ Q a n , R ∣ Q ∣ 1 Q R X E Q f = ∑ Q ∈ Q b n , Q E Q f K_n*f=\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}a_{n,R}(\mathbf{1}_R*f)
=\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}}a_{n,R}|Q|\mathbf{1}_{Q_R^X}\mathbb{E}_Qf
=\sum_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}}b_{n,Q}\mathbb{E}_Qf K n ∗ f = R ∈ D ∑ a n , R ( 1 R ∗ f ) = R ∈ D ∑ Q ∈ Q ∑ a n , R ∣ Q ∣ 1 Q R X E Q f = Q ∈ Q ∑ b n , Q E Q f
almost everywhere and in L 1 ( E ; X ) L_1(E;X) L 1 ( E ; X ) . This proves (48) .
It remains to prove (50) . Fix P ∈ Q j P\in\mathcal{Q}_j P ∈ Q j , β ≥ 3 \beta\ge3 β ≥ 3 , and y ∈ P y\in P y ∈ P outside the dyadic boundaries. If Q ⊆ P Q\subseteq P Q ⊆ P , y ∈ Q y\in Q y ∈ Q , and x ∈ Q R X ∖ β P x\in Q_R^X\setminus\beta P x ∈ Q R X ∖ β P , then x − y ∈ R x-y\in R x − y ∈ R , ∣ x − y ∣ ∞ > 2 − j |x-y|_\infty>2^{-j} ∣ x − y ∣ ∞ > 2 − j , and therefore ρ R > 2 − j \rho_R>2^{-j} ρ R > 2 − j . For every k ≥ 0 k\ge0 k ≥ 0 , there is exactly one cube Q ∈ Q j + k Q\in\mathcal{Q}_{j+k} Q ∈ Q j + k with y ∈ Q ⊆ P y\in Q\subseteq P y ∈ Q ⊆ P . Since only cubes with ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ℓ ( R ) \ell(Q)\le\ell(R) ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ℓ ( R ) contribute, we get
∑ Q ⊆ P , y ∈ Q ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ℓ ( R ) ℓ ( Q ) = ∑ k ≥ 0 2 − j − k ≤ ℓ ( R ) 2 − j − k = 2 min { 2 − j , ℓ ( R ) } . \sum_{\substack{Q\subseteq P,\ y\in Q\\ \ell(Q)\le\ell(R)}}\ell(Q)
=\sum_{\substack{k\ge0\\2^{-j-k}\le\ell(R)}}2^{-j-k}
=2\min\{2^{-j},\ell(R)\}. Q ⊆ P , y ∈ Q ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ℓ ( R ) ∑ ℓ ( Q ) = k ≥ 0 2 − j − k ≤ ℓ ( R ) ∑ 2 − j − k = 2 min { 2 − j , ℓ ( R )} .
By (45) and the preceding identity, we have
∑ Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q 1 ∣ Q ∣ ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x = ∑ R ∈ D sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ∑ Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q ∣ X Q R ∖ β P ∣ ≤ d ∑ R ∈ D ρ R > 2 − j ℓ ( R ) d − 1 sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ∑ Q ⊆ P , y ∈ Q ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ℓ ( R ) ℓ ( Q ) = 2 d ∑ R ∈ D ρ R > 2 − j ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ min { 1 , 2 − j ℓ ( R ) } . \begin{aligned}
\sum_{\substack{Q\subseteq P\\y\in Q}}\frac{1}{|Q|}\int_{(\beta P)^{c}}m_Q(x)\,dx
=\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}}\sup_n|a_{n,R}|\sum_{\substack{Q\subseteq P\\y\in Q}}|X_Q^R\setminus\beta P| \\
&\leq d\sum_{\substack{R\in\mathcal{D}\\\rho_R>2^{-j}}}\ell(R)^{d-1}\sup_n|a_{n,R}|\sum_{\substack{Q\subseteq P,\,y\in Q\\\ell(Q)\leq\ell(R)}}\ell(Q) \\
&=2d\sum_{\substack{R\in\mathcal{D}\\\rho_R>2^{-j}}}|R|\sup_n|a_{n,R}|\min\left\{1,\frac{2^{-j}}{\ell(R)}\right\}.
\end{aligned} Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q ∑ ∣ Q ∣ 1 ∫ ( β P ) c m Q ( x ) d x = R ∈ D ∑ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ Q ⊆ P y ∈ Q ∑ ∣ X Q R ∖ β P ∣ ≤ d R ∈ D ρ R > 2 − j ∑ ℓ ( R ) d − 1 n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ Q ⊆ P , y ∈ Q ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ℓ ( R ) ∑ ℓ ( Q ) = 2 d R ∈ D ρ R > 2 − j ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ min { 1 , ℓ ( R ) 2 − j } .
Splitting the last sum according to ℓ ( R ) ≤ 2 − j \ell(R)\leq2^{-j} ℓ ( R ) ≤ 2 − j and ℓ ( R ) = 2 k − j \ell(R)=2^{k-j} ℓ ( R ) = 2 k − j , k ≥ 1 k\geq1 k ≥ 1 , and applying (38) and (47) , we obtain
∑ R ∈ D ρ R > 2 − j ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ min { 1 , 2 − j ℓ ( R ) } ≤ ∑ R ∈ D ∩ E j ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ + ∑ k ≥ 1 2 − k ∑ ℓ ( R ) = 2 k − j ∣ R ∣ sup n ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) ( 1 + ∑ k ≥ 1 2 − k ) . \begin{aligned}
\sum_{\substack{R\in\mathcal{D}\\\rho_R>2^{-j}}}|R|\sup_n|a_{n,R}|\min\left\{1,\frac{2^{-j}}{\ell(R)}\right\}
\leq\sum_{R\in\mathcal{D}\cap E_j}|R|\sup_n|a_{n,R}|+\sum_{k\geq1}2^{-k}\sum_{\ell(R)=2^{k-j}}|R|\sup_n|a_{n,R}| \\
&\leq C_{d,A}(C_V+C_D)\left(1+\sum_{k\geq1}2^{-k}\right).
\end{aligned} R ∈ D ρ R > 2 − j ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ min { 1 , ℓ ( R ) 2 − j } ≤ R ∈ D ∩ E j ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ + k ≥ 1 ∑ 2 − k ℓ ( R ) = 2 k − j ∑ ∣ R ∣ n sup ∣ a n , R ∣ ≤ C d , A ( C V + C D ) ( 1 + k ≥ 1 ∑ 2 − k ) .
Combining these estimates proves (50) . □
Proofs of the main theorems
In this section, we prove Theorems 1.1 and 1.2 . We first recall an equivalent form of the joint L 1 L_1 L 1 -Hörmander condition and regularize the convolution operators. These preliminary arguments are standard, and we include the proofs for completeness. We then apply the results of § 4 and § 5 to prove the main theorems.
The joint L 1 L_1 L 1 -Hörmander condition
Let ( K λ ) λ ∈ Λ (K_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( K λ ) λ ∈ Λ be a family of measurable functions on R d ∖ { 0 } \mathbb{R}^d\setminus\{0\} R d ∖ { 0 } . We say that this family satisfies the joint L 1 L_1 L 1 -Hörmander condition if there exists a finite constant C H C_H C H such that
(H) sup y ∈ R d ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 ∣ y ∣ sup λ ∈ Λ ∣ K λ ( x − y ) − K λ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H . \sup_{y\in\mathbb{R}^d}\int_{|x|\geq2|y|}\sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}|K_\lambda(x-y)-K_\lambda(x)|\,dx\leq C_H. sup y ∈ R d ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2∣ y ∣ sup λ ∈ Λ ∣ K λ ( x − y ) − K λ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H .
For later use, we record an equivalent formulation in terms of centred cubes with dyadic side lengths. For k ∈ Z k\in\mathbb{Z} k ∈ Z , let
Q 0 ( k ) = [ − 2 − k − 1 , 2 − k − 1 ] d . Q_0^{(k)}=[-2^{-k-1},2^{-k-1}]^d. Q 0 ( k ) = [ − 2 − k − 1 , 2 − k − 1 ] d .
Proposition 5.1. Condition (H) holds if and only if there exist constants A ≥ 1 A\geq1 A ≥ 1 and C D < ∞ C_D<\infty C D < ∞ such that
sup k ∈ Z sup y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c sup λ ∈ Λ ∣ K λ ( x − y ) − K λ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C D . (51) \sup_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}\sup_{y\in Q_0^{(k)}}\int_{(AQ_0^{(k)})^c}\sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}|K_\lambda(x-y)-K_\lambda(x)|\,dx\leq C_D. \tag*{(51)} k ∈ Z sup y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) sup ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c λ ∈ Λ sup ∣ K λ ( x − y ) − K λ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C D . (51)
Proof. Suppose first that (H) holds. If y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) y\in Q_0^{(k)} y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) and x ∉ A Q 0 ( k ) x\notin AQ_0^{(k)} x ∈ / A Q 0 ( k ) , where A > 2 d A>2\sqrt{d} A > 2 d , then
∣ x ∣ ≥ A 2 2 − k ≥ d 2 − k ≥ 2 ∣ y ∣ . |x|\geq\frac{A}{2}2^{-k}\geq\sqrt{d}2^{-k}\geq2|y|. ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 A 2 − k ≥ d 2 − k ≥ 2∣ y ∣.
Thus (51) follows with C D ≤ C H C_D \le C_H C D ≤ C H .
Conversely, suppose that (51) holds. Fix y ≠ 0 y \ne0 y = 0 , set m = ⌈ 4 A d ⌉ m = \lceil4A\sqrt{d}\rceil m = ⌈ 4 A d ⌉ and y ′ = y / m y' = y/m y ′ = y / m , and choose k ∈ Z k \in\mathbb{Z} k ∈ Z such that 2 ∣ y ∣ ∞ < 2 − k ≤ 4 ∣ y ′ ∣ ∞ 2|y|_{\infty} < 2^{-k} \le4|y'|_{\infty} 2∣ y ∣ ∞ < 2 − k ≤ 4∣ y ′ ∣ ∞ . Then y ′ ∈ Q 0 ( k ) y' \in Q_0^{(k)} y ′ ∈ Q 0 ( k ) , and every z ∈ A Q 0 ( k ) z \in A Q_0^{(k)} z ∈ A Q 0 ( k ) satisfies ∣ z ∣ ≤ ∣ y ∣ 2 |z| \le\frac{|y|}{2} ∣ z ∣ ≤ 2 ∣ y ∣ . If ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 ∣ y ∣ |x| \ge2|y| ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2∣ y ∣ and 0 ≤ j < m 0 \le j < m 0 ≤ j < m , then
∣ x − j y ′ ∣ ≥ ∣ x ∣ − j ∣ y ′ ∣ > ∣ y ∣ , |x-jy'| \ge|x|-j|y'| > |y|, ∣ x − j y ′ ∣ ≥ ∣ x ∣ − j ∣ y ′ ∣ > ∣ y ∣ ,
so x − j y ′ ∉ A Q 0 ( k ) x-jy' \notin A Q_0^{(k)} x − j y ′ ∈ / A Q 0 ( k ) . By the triangle inequality and a change of variables, we have
∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 ∣ y ∣ sup λ ∈ Λ ∣ K λ ( x − y ) − K λ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ ∑ j = 0 m − 1 ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 ∣ y ∣ sup λ ∈ Λ ∣ K λ ( x − ( j + 1 ) y ′ ) − K λ ( x − j y ′ ) ∣ d x ≤ m ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c sup λ ∈ Λ ∣ K λ ( z − y ′ ) − K λ ( z ) ∣ d z ≤ m C D . \begin{aligned}
\int_{|x|\ge2|y|}\sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}|K_\lambda(x-y)-K_\lambda(x)|\,dx
\le\sum_{j=0}^{m-1}\int_{|x|\ge2|y|}\sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}|K_\lambda(x-(j+1)y')-K_\lambda(x-jy')|\,dx \\
&\le m\int_{(A Q_0^{(k)})^c}\sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}|K_\lambda(z-y')-K_\lambda(z)|\,dz \le mC_D.
\end{aligned} ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2∣ y ∣ λ ∈ Λ sup ∣ K λ ( x − y ) − K λ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ j = 0 ∑ m − 1 ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2∣ y ∣ λ ∈ Λ sup ∣ K λ ( x − ( j + 1 ) y ′ ) − K λ ( x − j y ′ ) ∣ d x ≤ m ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c λ ∈ Λ sup ∣ K λ ( z − y ′ ) − K λ ( z ) ∣ d z ≤ m C D .
The case y = 0 y=0 y = 0 is immediate. Taking the supremum over y y y proves (H).
Regularization of convolution operators
In this subsection, we regularize the convolution operators in Theorem 1.1 . The resulting kernels are bounded and Lipschitz, so that we can apply the decomposition established in § 5 .
Let ( T n ) n ≥ 1 (T_n)_{n\ge1} ( T n ) n ≥ 1 be convolution operators with scalar distribution kernels σ n \sigma_n σ n , as defined in § 2.2 . Assume that the restriction of σ n \sigma_n σ n to R d ∖ { 0 } \mathbb{R}^d \setminus\{0\} R d ∖ { 0 } is represented by K n ∈ L 1 , l o c ( R d ∖ { 0 } ) K_n \in L_{1,\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^d \setminus\{0\}) K n ∈ L 1 , loc ( R d ∖ { 0 }) . Thus, for f ∈ D f \in\mathcal{D} f ∈ D ,
T n f ( x ) = ∫ R d K n ( x − y ) f ( y ) d y T_n f(x)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_n(x-y)f(y)\,dy T n f ( x ) = ∫ R d K n ( x − y ) f ( y ) d y
for almost every x ∉ supp R d f x \notin\operatorname{supp}_{\mathbb{R}^d} f x ∈ / supp R d f .
Suppose that ( K n ) n (K_n)_n ( K n ) n satisfies (H) with constant C H C_H C H and that, for some 1 < r ≤ ∞ 1<r\le\infty 1 < r ≤ ∞ ,
∥ ( T n f ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r , f ∈ L r ( N ) . \|(T_n f)_n\|_{L_r(\mathbb{N};\ell_\infty)}\le M_r\|f\|_r,\qquad f\in L_r(\mathbb{N}). ∥ ( T n f ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r , f ∈ L r ( N ) .
Fix a nonnegative function ψ ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1 / 8 ) ) \psi\in C_c^\infty(B(0,1/8)) ψ ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1/8 )) with ∫ ψ = 1 \int\psi=1 ∫ ψ = 1 . For ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 , put
ψ ε ( x ) = ε − d ψ ( x / ε ) , η ε = ψ ε ∗ ψ ε , \psi_\varepsilon(x)=\varepsilon^{-d}\psi(x/\varepsilon),\qquad\eta_\varepsilon=\psi_\varepsilon* \psi_\varepsilon, ψ ε ( x ) = ε − d ψ ( x / ε ) , η ε = ψ ε ∗ ψ ε ,
and define
K n , ε ( x ) = ⟨ σ n , η ε ( x − ⋅ ) ⟩ , T n , ε f = T n ( η ε ∗ f ) . K_{n,\varepsilon}(x)=\langle\sigma_n,\eta_\varepsilon(x-\cdot)\rangle,\qquad T_{n,\varepsilon}f=T_n(\eta_\varepsilon*f). K n , ε ( x ) = ⟨ σ n , η ε ( x − ⋅ )⟩ , T n , ε f = T n ( η ε ∗ f ) .
Since supp η ε ⊂ B ( 0 , ε / 4 ) \operatorname{supp}\eta_\varepsilon\subset B(0,\varepsilon/4) supp η ε ⊂ B ( 0 , ε /4 ) ,
K n , ε ( x ) = ∫ R d K n ( x − y ) η ε ( y ) d y , ∣ x ∣ > ε / 4. (52) K_{n,\varepsilon}(x)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_n(x-y)\eta_\varepsilon(y)\,dy,\qquad|x|>\varepsilon/4. \tag*{(52)} K n , ε ( x ) = ∫ R d K n ( x − y ) η ε ( y ) d y , ∣ x ∣ > ε /4. (52)
The following estimates follow from standard arguments. We include a short proof to record their uniformity in ε \varepsilon ε .
Lemma 5.2. For every ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 , the family ( K n , ε ) n ≥ 1 (K_{n,\varepsilon})_{n\ge1} ( K n , ε ) n ≥ 1 satisfies
sup n ( ε d ∥ K n , ε ∥ ∞ + ε d + 1 ∥ ∇ K n , ε ∥ ∞ ) ≤ C d , r M r . (53) \sup_n\left(\varepsilon^d\|K_{n,\varepsilon}\|_\infty+\varepsilon^{d+1}\|\nabla K_{n,\varepsilon}\|_\infty\right)\le C_{d,r}M_r. \tag*{(53)} n sup ( ε d ∥ K n , ε ∥ ∞ + ε d + 1 ∥∇ K n , ε ∥ ∞ ) ≤ C d , r M r . (53) Moreover,
sup h ≠ 0 sup n ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2 ∣ h ∣ ∣ K n , ε ( x − h ) − K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) , (54) \sup_{h\ne0}\sup_n\int_{|x|>2|h|}|K_{n,\varepsilon}(x-h)-K_{n,\varepsilon}(x)|\,dx\le C_{d,r}(M_r+C_H), \tag*{(54)} h = 0 sup n sup ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2∣ h ∣ ∣ K n , ε ( x − h ) − K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) , (54)
and
sup j ∈ Z sup n ∫ V j ∣ K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) . (55) \sup_{j\in\mathbb{Z}}\sup_{n}\int_{V_j}|K_{n,\varepsilon}(x)|\,dx\leq C_{d,r}(M_r+C_H). \tag*{(55)} j ∈ Z sup n sup ∫ V j ∣ K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) . (55)
Proof. Choose p ∈ P ( M ) p\in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{M}) p ∈ P ( M ) with 0 < τ ( p ) < ∞ 0<\tau(p)<\infty 0 < τ ( p ) < ∞ . For 1 < r < ∞ 1<r<\infty 1 < r < ∞ , and u ∈ C c ∞ ( R d ) u\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R}^d) u ∈ C c ∞ ( R d )
∥ sup n ∣ σ n ∗ u ∣ ∥ r = τ ( p ) − 1 / r ∥ ( T n ( u ⊗ p ) ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ u ∥ r , (56) \left\|\sup_n|\sigma_n*u|\right\|_r=\tau(p)^{-1/r}\|(T_n(u\otimes p))_n\|_{L_r(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}\leq M_r\|u\|_r, \tag*{(56)} n sup ∣ σ n ∗ u ∣ r = τ ( p ) − 1/ r ∥ ( T n ( u ⊗ p ) ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ u ∥ r , (56)
see [14 Remark 2.3] . For r = ∞ r=\infty r = ∞ , the same estimate follows directly by testing on u ⊗ p u\otimes p u ⊗ p . Since K n , ε = ( σ n ∗ ψ ε ) ∗ ψ ε K_{n,\varepsilon}=(\sigma_n*\psi_\varepsilon)*\psi_\varepsilon K n , ε = ( σ n ∗ ψ ε ) ∗ ψ ε , by Hölder’s inequality, we get
∥ K n , ε ∥ ∞ + ε ∥ ∇ K n , ε ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥ σ n ∗ ψ ε ∥ r ( ∥ ψ ε ∥ r ′ + ε ∥ ∇ ψ ε ∥ r ′ ) ≤ C d , r M r ε − d , \|K_{n,\varepsilon}\|_\infty+\varepsilon\|\nabla K_{n,\varepsilon}\|_\infty\leq\|\sigma_n*\psi_\varepsilon\|_r\left(\|\psi_\varepsilon\|_{r'}+\varepsilon\|\nabla\psi_\varepsilon\|_{r'}\right)\leq C_{d,r}M_r\varepsilon^{-d}, ∥ K n , ε ∥ ∞ + ε ∥∇ K n , ε ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥ σ n ∗ ψ ε ∥ r ( ∥ ψ ε ∥ r ′ + ε ∥∇ ψ ε ∥ r ′ ) ≤ C d , r M r ε − d ,
where 1 / r + 1 / r ′ = 1 1/r+1/r'=1 1/ r + 1/ r ′ = 1 . This proves (53) .
For 0 < a < b 0<a<b 0 < a < b and t > 0 t>0 t > 0 , note that
K n ( x ) = ( σ n ∗ ψ a t ) ( x ) + ∫ R d ψ a t ( y ) ( K n ( x ) − K n ( x − y ) ) d y , a t < ∣ x ∣ < b t . K_n(x)=(\sigma_n*\psi_{at})(x)+\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}\psi_{at}(y)\left(K_n(x)-K_n(x-y)\right)\,dy,\qquad at<|x|<bt. K n ( x ) = ( σ n ∗ ψ a t ) ( x ) + ∫ R d ψ a t ( y ) ( K n ( x ) − K n ( x − y ) ) d y , a t < ∣ x ∣ < b t .
Since ∣ x ∣ > 2 ∣ y ∣ |x|>2|y| ∣ x ∣ > 2∣ y ∣ on this region whenever y ∈ supp ψ a t y\in\operatorname{supp}\psi_{at} y ∈ supp ψ a t , equations (H) and (56) imply
∫ a t < ∣ x ∣ < b t sup n ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C d , r , a , b M r + C H . (57) \int_{at<|x|<bt}\sup_n|K_n(x)|\,dx\leq C_{d,r,a,b}M_r+C_H. \tag*{(57)} ∫ a t < ∣ x ∣ < b t n sup ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C d , r , a , b M r + C H . (57)
To prove (54) , fix z ≠ 0 z\neq0 z = 0 . By (52) , we have
∫ ∣ x ∣ > 4 max { ∣ z ∣ , ε } sup n ∣ K n , ε ( x − z ) − K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H . \int_{|x|>4\max\{|z|,\varepsilon\}}\sup_n|K_{n,\varepsilon}(x-z)-K_{n,\varepsilon}(x)|\,dx\leq C_H. ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 4 m a x { ∣ z ∣ , ε } n sup ∣ K n , ε ( x − z ) − K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H .
Here we used ∣ x − y ∣ > 2 ∣ z ∣ |x-y|>2|z| ∣ x − y ∣ > 2∣ z ∣ for y ∈ supp η ε y\in\operatorname{supp}\eta_\varepsilon y ∈ supp η ε . If ∣ z ∣ ≤ ε |z|\leq\varepsilon ∣ z ∣ ≤ ε , by (56) , we get
∫ 2 ∣ z ∣ < ∣ x ∣ ≤ 4 ε sup n ∣ K n , ε ( x − z ) − K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ 2 ∣ B ( 0 , 5 ε ) ∣ 1 / r ′ M r ∥ η ε ∥ r ≤ C d , r M r . \int_{2|z|<|x|\leq4\varepsilon}\sup_n|K_{n,\varepsilon}(x-z)-K_{n,\varepsilon}(x)|\,dx\leq2|B(0,5\varepsilon)|^{1/r'}M_r\|\eta_\varepsilon\|_r\leq C_{d,r}M_r. ∫ 2∣ z ∣ < ∣ x ∣ ≤ 4 ε n sup ∣ K n , ε ( x − z ) − K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ 2∣ B ( 0 , 5 ε ) ∣ 1/ r ′ M r ∥ η ε ∥ r ≤ C d , r M r .
If ∣ z ∣ > ε |z|>\varepsilon ∣ z ∣ > ε , (52) yields
∫ 2 ∣ z ∣ < ∣ x ∣ ≤ 4 ∣ z ∣ sup n ∣ K n , ε ( x − z ) − K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ 2 ∫ 3 ∣ z ∣ / 4 < ∣ x ∣ < 21 ∣ z ∣ / 4 sup n ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ d x . \int_{2|z|<|x|\leq4|z|}\sup_n|K_{n,\varepsilon}(x-z)-K_{n,\varepsilon}(x)|\,dx\leq2\int_{3|z|/4<|x|<21|z|/4}\sup_n|K_n(x)|\,dx. ∫ 2∣ z ∣ < ∣ x ∣ ≤ 4∣ z ∣ n sup ∣ K n , ε ( x − z ) − K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ 2 ∫ 3∣ z ∣/4 < ∣ x ∣ < 21∣ z ∣/4 n sup ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ d x .
Combining the preceding estimates yields (54) .
Finally, applying the argument for (57) to K n , ε K_{n,\varepsilon} K n , ε , with (54) , we have
∫ a t < ∣ x ∣ < b t sup n ∣ K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C d , r , a , b ( M r + C H ) . \int_{at<|x|<bt}\sup_n|K_{n,\varepsilon}(x)|\,dx\leq C_{d,r,a,b}(M_r+C_H). ∫ a t < ∣ x ∣ < b t n sup ∣ K n , ε ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C d , r , a , b ( M r + C H ) .
Since V j ⊂ { x : 2 − j − 1 < ∣ x ∣ < 3 d 2 − j } V_j\subset\{x:2^{-j-1}<|x|<3\sqrt{d}\,2^{-j}\} V j ⊂ { x : 2 − j − 1 < ∣ x ∣ < 3 d 2 − j } , this proves (55) . □
We now verify that K n , ε K_{n,\varepsilon} K n , ε is the convolution kernel of T n , ε T_{n,\varepsilon} T n , ε and that the original maximal estimate remains valid.
Proposition 5.3. Let 1 < r ≤ ∞ 1<r\leq\infty 1 < r ≤ ∞ be the exponent in the assumed maximal estimate. For every ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 and f ∈ L 1 ( N ) ∩ L r ( N ) f\in L_1(\mathcal{N})\cap L_r(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) ∩ L r ( N ) ,
T n , ε f = K n , ε ∗ f almost everywhere . (58) T_{n,\varepsilon}f=K_{n,\varepsilon}*f\qquad\text{almost everywhere}. \tag*{(58)} T n , ε f = K n , ε ∗ f almost everywhere . (58) Moreover,
∥ ( T n , ε f ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r , f ∈ L r ( N ) . (59) \|(T_{n,\varepsilon}f)_n\|_{L_r(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}\leq M_r\|f\|_r,\qquad f\in L_r(\mathcal{N}). \tag*{(59)} ∥ ( T n , ε f ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r , f ∈ L r ( N ) . (59)
Proof. For r < ∞ r<\infty r < ∞ , the identity extends to every f ∈ L 1 ( N ) ∩ L r ( N ) f\in L_1(\mathcal{N})\cap L_r(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) ∩ L r ( N ) by a density argument. For r = ∞ r=\infty r = ∞ , (56) gives ∣ ⟨ σ n , u ⟩ ∣ ≤ M ∞ ∥ u ∥ ∞ |\langle\sigma_n,u\rangle|\le M_\infty\|u\|_\infty ∣ ⟨ σ n , u ⟩ ∣ ≤ M ∞ ∥ u ∥ ∞ . By the Riesz representation theorem, σ n \sigma_n σ n is a finite complex measure. Since it agrees with K n d x K_n\,dx K n d x away from the origin, we have
σ n = K n d x + c n δ 0 , ∥ K n ∥ 1 + ∣ c n ∣ ≤ M ∞ , \sigma_n=K_n\,dx+c_n\delta_0,\qquad\|K_n\|_1+|c_n|\le M_\infty, σ n = K n d x + c n δ 0 , ∥ K n ∥ 1 + ∣ c n ∣ ≤ M ∞ ,
where δ 0 \delta_0 δ 0 is the Dirac measure at the origin. Moreover, T n f = K n ∗ f + c n f T_nf=K_n*f+c_nf T n f = K n ∗ f + c n f for every f ∈ N f\in\mathcal{N} f ∈ N by weak∗ ^* ∗ continuity. Hence, we get
T n , ε f = ( K n ∗ η ε + c n η ε ) ∗ f = K n , ε ∗ f , T_{n,\varepsilon}f=(K_n*\eta_\varepsilon+c_n\eta_\varepsilon)*f=K_{n,\varepsilon}*f, T n , ε f = ( K n ∗ η ε + c n η ε ) ∗ f = K n , ε ∗ f ,
which completes the proof. □
The preceding estimates allow us to apply Propositions 4.1 and 4.4 to the regularized kernels, with coefficient bounds independent of ε \varepsilon ε . We can therefore use Theorem 3.1 to prove Theorem 1.1.
Proof of Theorem 1.1
Theorem 3.1 gives a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate for ( T n , ε ) n (T_{n,\varepsilon})_n ( T n , ε ) n , with a constant independent of ε \varepsilon ε . Letting ε → 0 \varepsilon\to0 ε → 0 , we obtain the same type of estimate for ( T n ) n (T_n)_n ( T n ) n on D \mathcal{D} D . We then extend each T n T_n T n to L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) and use approximation to obtain the weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate on all of L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) .
Proof of Theorem 1.1. If M r = 0 M_r=0 M r = 0 , the conclusion is immediate. Assume that M r > 0 M_r>0 M r > 0 . For ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 , let
T n , ε f = T n ( η ε ∗ f ) . T_{n,\varepsilon}f=T_n(\eta_\varepsilon*f). T n , ε f = T n ( η ε ∗ f ) .
The estimates in Subsection 5.2, together with Propositions 5.1, 4.1 and 4.4, give a dyadic representation of ( T n , ε ) n (T_{n,\varepsilon})_n ( T n , ε ) n for which
Γ ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) , β = 3. \Gamma\le C_{d,r}(M_r+C_H),\qquad\beta=3. Γ ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) , β = 3.
By Proposition 5.3, this representation agrees with T n , ε T_{n,\varepsilon} T n , ε on D 0 \mathcal{D}_0 D 0 , and
∥ ( T n , ε f ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r . \|(T_{n,\varepsilon}f)_n\|_{L_r(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}\le M_r\|f\|_r. ∥ ( T n , ε f ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f ∥ r .
By Theorem 3.1, we can find a constant A > 0 A>0 A > 0 , independent of ε \varepsilon ε , such that A ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) A\le C_{d,r}(M_r+C_H) A ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) and, for every f ∈ D f\in\mathcal{D} f ∈ D and λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 , there is a projection e ∈ P ( N ) e\in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{N}) e ∈ P ( N ) satisfying
sup n ∥ e T n , ε ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ , λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ A ∥ f ∥ 1 . (60) \sup_n\|eT_{n,\varepsilon}(f)e\|_\infty\le\lambda,\qquad\lambda\varphi(1-e)\le A\|f\|_1. \tag*{(60)} n sup ∥ e T n , ε ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ , λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ A ∥ f ∥ 1 . (60)
Fix f ∈ D f\in\mathcal{D} f ∈ D and λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 . If r < ∞ r<\infty r < ∞ , then
∥ ( T n ( f − η ε ∗ f ) ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f − η ε ∗ f ∥ r ⟶ 0 ( ε → 0 ) . \|(T_n(f-\eta_\varepsilon*f))_n\|_{L_r(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}
\le M_r\|f-\eta_\varepsilon*f\|_r\longrightarrow0\qquad(\varepsilon\to0). ∥ ( T n ( f − η ε ∗ f ) ) n ∥ L r ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ M r ∥ f − η ε ∗ f ∥ r ⟶ 0 ( ε → 0 ) .
By Lemma 2.3, for sufficiently small ε \varepsilon ε there is a projection e 1 e_1 e 1 such that
sup n ∥ e 1 T n ( f − η ε ∗ f ) e 1 ∥ ∞ ≤ λ 2 , φ ( 1 − e 1 ) ≤ A λ ∥ f ∥ 1 . \sup_n\|e_1T_n(f-\eta_\varepsilon*f)e_1\|_\infty\le\frac{\lambda}{2},\qquad
\varphi(1-e_1)\le\frac{A}{\lambda}\|f\|_1. n sup ∥ e 1 T n ( f − η ε ∗ f ) e 1 ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 λ , φ ( 1 − e 1 ) ≤ λ A ∥ f ∥ 1 .
By (60) , there is also a projection e 2 e_2 e 2 such that
sup n ∥ e 2 T n , ε ( f ) e 2 ∥ ∞ ≤ λ 2 , φ ( 1 − e 2 ) ≤ 2 A λ ∥ f ∥ 1 . \sup_n\|e_2T_{n,\varepsilon}(f)e_2\|_\infty\le\frac{\lambda}{2},\qquad
\varphi(1-e_2)\le\frac{2A}{\lambda}\|f\|_1. n sup ∥ e 2 T n , ε ( f ) e 2 ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 λ , φ ( 1 − e 2 ) ≤ λ 2 A ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Set e = e 1 ∧ e 2 e=e_1\wedge e_2 e = e 1 ∧ e 2 . Since
T n f = T n , ε f + T n ( f − η ε ∗ f ) , T_nf=T_{n,\varepsilon}f+T_n(f-\eta_\varepsilon*f), T n f = T n , ε f + T n ( f − η ε ∗ f ) ,
we obtain
sup n ∥ e T n ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ , λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ 3 A ∥ f ∥ 1 . (61) \sup_n\|eT_n(f)e\|_\infty\le\lambda,\qquad\lambda\varphi(1-e)\le3A\|f\|_1. \tag*{(61)} n sup ∥ e T n ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ , λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ 3 A ∥ f ∥ 1 . (61)
For r = ∞ r = \infty r = ∞ , the same conclusion follows from
sup n ∥ T n ( f − η ε ∗ f ) ∥ ∞ ≤ M ∞ ∥ f − η ε ∗ f ∥ ∞ ⟶ 0 , \sup_n \|T_n(f-\eta_\varepsilon* f)\|_\infty\le M_\infty\|f-\eta_\varepsilon* f\|_\infty\longrightarrow0, n sup ∥ T n ( f − η ε ∗ f ) ∥ ∞ ≤ M ∞ ∥ f − η ε ∗ f ∥ ∞ ⟶ 0 ,
since f f f is a finite sum of smooth compactly supported scalar functions tensored with bounded operators. A standard density argument gives the extensions of T n T_n T n to L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) and the weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate on L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) with constant at most C A CA C A . Since A ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) A \le C_{d,r}(M_r+C_H) A ≤ C d , r ( M r + C H ) , the proof is complete. □
Proof of Theorem 1.2
We apply Theorem 1.1 to the dyadic truncations and then pass to arbitrary radii using the size condition and the noncommutative Hardy–Littlewood maximal inequality. This reduction follows the argument in [11 Section 3.2] , with T 2 k T_{2^k} T 2 k in place of the smooth truncations used there.
Lemma 5.4. Suppose that ∣ K ( x ) ∣ ≤ A ∣ x ∣ − d |K(x)| \le A|x|^{-d} ∣ K ( x ) ∣ ≤ A ∣ x ∣ − d for x ≠ 0 x \ne0 x = 0 and that K K K satisfies the L 1 L_1 L 1 -Hörmander condition with constant C H C_H C H . Then the kernels K k = K 1 { ∣ x ∣ > 2 k } K_k=K1_{\{|x|>2^k\}} K k = K 1 { ∣ x ∣ > 2 k } , k ∈ Z k\in\mathbb{Z} k ∈ Z , satisfy
sup h ≠ 0 ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2 ∣ h ∣ sup k ∈ Z ∣ K k ( x − h ) − K k ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H + C d A . \sup_{h\ne0}\int_{|x|>2|h|}\sup_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}|K_k(x-h)-K_k(x)|\,\mathrm{d}x\le C_H+C_dA. h = 0 sup ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2∣ h ∣ k ∈ Z sup ∣ K k ( x − h ) − K k ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H + C d A . Proof. For every k ∈ Z k\in\mathbb{Z} k ∈ Z , one has
∣ K k ( x − h ) − K k ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∣ K ( x − h ) − K ( x ) ∣ + A ∣ x ∣ − d ∣ 1 { ∣ x − h ∣ > 2 k } − 1 { ∣ x ∣ > 2 k } ∣ . |K_k(x-h)-K_k(x)|\le|K(x-h)-K(x)|+A|x|^{-d}\left|1_{\{|x-h|>2^k\}}-1_{\{|x|>2^k\}}\right|. ∣ K k ( x − h ) − K k ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∣ K ( x − h ) − K ( x ) ∣ + A ∣ x ∣ − d 1 { ∣ x − h ∣ > 2 k } − 1 { ∣ x ∣ > 2 k } . Then, the Hörmander condition therefore yields
∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2 ∣ h ∣ sup k ∣ K k ( x − h ) − K k ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H + C d A ( 1 + ∑ k ∈ Z 2 k > 2 ∣ h ∣ ∣ h ∣ 2 k ) ≤ C H + C d A . \int_{|x|>2|h|}\sup_k|K_k(x-h)-K_k(x)|\,\mathrm{d}x\le C_H+C_dA\left(1+\sum_{\substack{k\in\mathbb{Z}\\2^k>2|h|}}\frac{|h|}{2^k}\right)\le C_H+C_dA. ∫ ∣ x ∣ > 2∣ h ∣ k sup ∣ K k ( x − h ) − K k ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C H + C d A 1 + k ∈ Z 2 k > 2∣ h ∣ ∑ 2 k ∣ h ∣ ≤ C H + C d A .
For f ∈ L 1 ( N ) + f\in L_1(\mathcal{N})_+ f ∈ L 1 ( N ) + , define
M k f ( x ) = 2 − d ( k + 1 ) ∫ x + [ − 2 k , 2 k ] d f ( y ) d y , k ∈ Z . M_kf(x)=2^{-d(k+1)}\int_{x+[-2^k,2^k]^d}f(y)\,\mathrm{d}y,\qquad k\in\mathbb{Z}. M k f ( x ) = 2 − d ( k + 1 ) ∫ x + [ − 2 k , 2 k ] d f ( y ) d y , k ∈ Z .
By the noncommutative Hardy–Littlewood maximal inequality [10 Theorem 4.1] , applied to R d \mathbb{R}^d R d with the metric ∣ x − y ∣ ∞ |x-y|_\infty ∣ x − y ∣ ∞ and Lebesgue measure, for every f ∈ L 1 ( N ) + f\in L_1(\mathcal{N})_+ f ∈ L 1 ( N ) + and t > 0 t>0 t > 0 there is a projection e ∈ P ( N ) e\in\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{N}) e ∈ P ( N ) such that
sup k ∈ Z ∥ e M k ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ t , φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ C d t ∥ f ∥ 1 . (62) \sup_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}\|eM_k(f)e\|_\infty\le t,\qquad\varphi(1-e)\le\frac{C_d}{t}\|f\|_1. \tag*{(62)} k ∈ Z sup ∥ e M k ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ t , φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ t C d ∥ f ∥ 1 . (62)
Proof of Theorem 1.2. The case A = 0 A=0 A = 0 is immediate, so assume that A > 0 A>0 A > 0 . Restricting the assumed maximal strong estimate to ε = 2 k \varepsilon=2^k ε = 2 k and applying Lemma 5.4 and Theorem 1.1 , we obtain a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate for ( T 2 k ) k ∈ Z (T_{2^k})_{k\in\mathbb{Z}} ( T 2 k ) k ∈ Z with constant at most C d , p 0 ( M p 0 + C H + A ) C_{d,p_0}(M_{p_0}+C_H+A) C d , p 0 ( M p 0 + C H + A ) . Since K k ∈ L ∞ ( R d ) K_k\in L_\infty(\mathbb{R}^d) K k ∈ L ∞ ( R d ) , approximation by D \mathcal{D} D in L 1 L_1 L 1 identifies these extensions with the truncated integrals.
Fix f ∈ L 1 ( N ) f\in L_1(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) and 2 k ≤ ε < 2 k + 1 2^k\le\varepsilon<2^{k+1} 2 k ≤ ε < 2 k + 1 . The kernel of T ε − T 2 k T_\varepsilon-T_{2^k} T ε − T 2 k satisfies
∣ K ( x ) ( 1 { ∣ x ∣ > ε } − 1 { ∣ x ∣ > 2 k } ) ∣ ≤ A 2 − k d 1 [ − 2 k + 1 , 2 k + 1 ] d ( x ) . \left|K(x)\left(1_{\{|x|>\varepsilon\}}-1_{\{|x|>2^k\}}\right)\right|\le A2^{-kd}1_{[-2^{k+1},2^{k+1}]^d}(x). K ( x ) ( 1 { ∣ x ∣ > ε } − 1 { ∣ x ∣ > 2 k } ) ≤ A 2 − k d 1 [ − 2 k + 1 , 2 k + 1 ] d ( x ) .
Write r ε , k = K ( 1 { ∣ ⋅ ∣ > ε } − 1 { ∣ ⋅ ∣ > 2 k } ) r_{\varepsilon,k}=K\bigl(1_{\{|\cdot|>\varepsilon\}}-1_{\{|\cdot|>2^k\}}\bigr) r ε , k = K ( 1 { ∣ ⋅ ∣ > ε } − 1 { ∣ ⋅ ∣ > 2 k } ) . For ∣ c ∣ ≤ 1 |c|\le1 ∣ c ∣ ≤ 1 , we have
( ∣ f ( y ) ∗ ∣ c f ( y ) c f ( y ) ∗ ∣ f ( y ) ∣ ) ≥ 0. \begin{pmatrix}
|f(y)^*| & cf(y) \\
c f(y)^* & |f(y)|
\end{pmatrix}\ge0. ( ∣ f ( y ) ∗ ∣ c f ( y ) ∗ c f ( y ) ∣ f ( y ) ∣ ) ≥ 0.
Since ∣ r ε , k ( y ) ∣ ≤ A 2 − k d 1 [ − 2 k + 1 , 2 k + 1 ] d ( y ) |r_{\varepsilon,k}(y)|\le A2^{-kd}1_{[-2^{k+1},2^{k+1}]^d}(y) ∣ r ε , k ( y ) ∣ ≤ A 2 − k d 1 [ − 2 k + 1 , 2 k + 1 ] d ( y ) , using
A 2 − k d ∫ [ − 2 k + 1 , 2 k + 1 ] d ∣ f ( x − y ) ∣ d y = 4 d A M k + 1 ( ∣ f ∣ ) ( x ) , A2^{-kd}\int_{[-2^{k+1},2^{k+1}]^d}|f(x-y)|\,dy=4^d A M_{k+1}(|f|)(x), A 2 − k d ∫ [ − 2 k + 1 , 2 k + 1 ] d ∣ f ( x − y ) ∣ d y = 4 d A M k + 1 ( ∣ f ∣ ) ( x ) ,
and the corresponding identity for ∣ f ∗ ∣ |f^*| ∣ f ∗ ∣ , we have
\begin{pmatrix}
4^d A M_{k+1}(|f^*|) & (T_\varepsilon-T_{2^k})f \\
((T_\varepsilon-T_{2^k})f)^* & 4^d A M_{k+1}(|f|)
\end{pmatrix}\ge0. \tag*{(63)}\end{pmatrix}
For t > 0 t>0 t > 0 , apply (62) to ∣ f ∗ ∣ |f^*| ∣ f ∗ ∣ and ∣ f ∣ |f| ∣ f ∣ at height t / ( 4 d A ) t/(4^d A) t / ( 4 d A ) . We obtain projections e 1 , e 2 e_1,e_2 e 1 , e 2 such that
sup k ∥ e 1 M k ( ∣ f ∗ ∣ ) e 1 ∥ ∞ ≤ t 4 d A , sup k ∥ e 2 M k ( ∣ f ∣ ) e 2 ∥ ∞ ≤ t 4 d A , \sup_k\|e_1M_k(|f^*|)e_1\|_\infty\le\frac{t}{4^d A},\qquad
\sup_k\|e_2M_k(|f|)e_2\|_\infty\le\frac{t}{4^d A}, k sup ∥ e 1 M k ( ∣ f ∗ ∣ ) e 1 ∥ ∞ ≤ 4 d A t , k sup ∥ e 2 M k ( ∣ f ∣ ) e 2 ∥ ∞ ≤ 4 d A t ,
and
φ ( 1 − e 1 ) + φ ( 1 − e 2 ) ≤ C d A t ∥ f ∥ 1 . \varphi(1-e_1)+\varphi(1-e_2)\le\frac{C_d A}{t}\|f\|_1. φ ( 1 − e 1 ) + φ ( 1 − e 2 ) ≤ t C d A ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Set e 3 = e 1 ∧ e 2 e_3=e_1\wedge e_2 e 3 = e 1 ∧ e 2 . By (63) ,
( 4 d A e 3 M k + 1 ( ∣ f ∗ ∣ ) e 3 e 3 ( T ε − T 2 k ) ( f ) e 3 ( e 3 ( T ε − T 2 k ) ( f ) e 3 ) ∗ 4 d A e 3 M k + 1 ( ∣ f ∣ ) e 3 ) ≥ 0. \begin{pmatrix}
4^d A e_3M_{k+1}(|f^*|)e_3 & e_3(T_\varepsilon-T_{2^k})(f)e_3 \\
\bigl(e_3(T_\varepsilon-T_{2^k})(f)e_3\bigr)^* & 4^d A e_3M_{k+1}(|f|)e_3
\end{pmatrix}\ge0. ( 4 d A e 3 M k + 1 ( ∣ f ∗ ∣ ) e 3 ( e 3 ( T ε − T 2 k ) ( f ) e 3 ) ∗ e 3 ( T ε − T 2 k ) ( f ) e 3 4 d A e 3 M k + 1 ( ∣ f ∣ ) e 3 ) ≥ 0.
Since e 3 ≤ e 1 , e 2 e_3\le e_1,e_2 e 3 ≤ e 1 , e 2 , both diagonal entries are bounded above by t e 3 te_3 t e 3 . By Lemma 2.7 , we get
sup k ∈ Z sup 2 k ≤ ε < 2 k + 1 ∥ e 3 ( T ε − T 2 k ) ( f ) e 3 ∥ ∞ ≤ t , φ ( 1 − e 3 ) ≤ C d A t ∥ f ∥ 1 . (64) \sup_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}\sup_{2^k\le\varepsilon<2^{k+1}}\|e_3(T_\varepsilon-T_{2^k})(f)e_3\|_\infty\le t,\qquad
\varphi(1-e_3)\le\frac{C_dA}{t}\|f\|_1. \tag*{(64)} k ∈ Z sup 2 k ≤ ε < 2 k + 1 sup ∥ e 3 ( T ε − T 2 k ) ( f ) e 3 ∥ ∞ ≤ t , φ ( 1 − e 3 ) ≤ t C d A ∥ f ∥ 1 . (64)
Finally, fix λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 . By the dyadic weak type estimate, we can find a projection e 0 e_0 e 0 such that
sup k ∥ e 0 T 2 k ( f ) e 0 ∥ ∞ ≤ λ 2 , φ ( 1 − e 0 ) ≤ C d , p 0 λ ( M p 0 + C H + A ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \sup_k\|e_0T_{2^k}(f)e_0\|_\infty\le\frac{\lambda}{2},\qquad
\varphi(1-e_0)\le\frac{C_{d,p_0}}{\lambda}(M_{p_0}+C_H+A)\|f\|_1. k sup ∥ e 0 T 2 k ( f ) e 0 ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 λ , φ ( 1 − e 0 ) ≤ λ C d , p 0 ( M p 0 + C H + A ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
Choose e 3 e_3 e 3 in (64) with t = λ / 2 t=\lambda/2 t = λ /2 and set e = e 0 ∧ e 3 e=e_0\wedge e_3 e = e 0 ∧ e 3 . For 2 k ≤ ε < 2 k + 1 2^k\le\varepsilon<2^{k+1} 2 k ≤ ε < 2 k + 1 ,
∥ e T ε ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥ e T 2 k ( f ) e ∥ ∞ + ∥ e ( T ε − T 2 k ) ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ . \|eT_\varepsilon(f)e\|_\infty\le\|eT_{2^k}(f)e\|_\infty+\|e(T_\varepsilon-T_{2^k})(f)e\|_\infty\le\lambda. ∥ e T ε ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥ e T 2 k ( f ) e ∥ ∞ + ∥ e ( T ε − T 2 k ) ( f ) e ∥ ∞ ≤ λ .
Moreover,
λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ λ φ ( 1 − e 0 ) + λ φ ( 1 − e 3 ) ≤ C d , p 0 ( M p 0 + C H + A ) ∥ f ∥ 1 . \lambda\varphi(1-e)\le\lambda\varphi(1-e_0)+\lambda\varphi(1-e_3)\le C_{d,p_0}(M_{p_0}+C_H+A)\|f\|_1. λ φ ( 1 − e ) ≤ λ φ ( 1 − e 0 ) + λ φ ( 1 − e 3 ) ≤ C d , p 0 ( M p 0 + C H + A ) ∥ f ∥ 1 .
This proves the theorem. □
Applications I: Maximal inequalities and approximation of the identity
In this section, we use Theorem 1.1 to obtain maximal inequalities for integrable approximation kernels and multiparameter Poisson averages on Lie groups. The examples include kernels with singularities away from the origin that do not satisfy the L 2 L_2 L 2 integral regularity condition. For some of these kernels, Hardy–Littlewood domination also fails. In the Poisson application, a different issue arises: direct Hardy–Littlewood domination gives a linear loss for displaced interval averages, while the summation in the proof requires a logarithmic bound. Our theorem provides this logarithmic bound through the joint L 1 L_1 L 1 -Hörmander condition.
We use the classical scalar kernel estimates of Zó [30 ] , Stein [28 ] , and Sjögren [27 ] without repeating their proofs. Applying our theorem to the kernels, gives the noncommutative estimates used below.
Integrable kernels and dyadic approximation
We first establish maximal inequalities for integrable kernels. Applied to dilations of a fixed kernel, these estimates will yield bilateral almost uniform convergence for dyadic approximations of the identity.
Corollary 6.1. Let ( K λ ) λ ∈ Λ ⊂ L 1 ( R d ) (K_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\subset L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) ( K λ ) λ ∈ Λ ⊂ L 1 ( R d ) satisfy sup λ ∈ Λ ∥ K λ ∥ 1 < ∞ \sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\|K_\lambda\|_1<\infty sup λ ∈ Λ ∥ K λ ∥ 1 < ∞ and the joint Hörmander condition (H). Then the family ( T λ ) λ ∈ Λ (T_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( T λ ) λ ∈ Λ , defined by T λ f = K λ ∗ f T_\lambda f=K_\lambda*f T λ f = K λ ∗ f , is of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\le\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ .
Proof. Without loss of generality, we may assume that Λ = N \Lambda=\mathbb{N} Λ = N and f ≥ 0 f\geq0 f ≥ 0 . Since
sup n ∥ T n f ∥ ∞ ≤ ( sup n ∥ K n ∥ 1 ) ∥ f ∥ ∞ , \sup_n\|T_nf\|_\infty\leq\left(\sup_n\|K_n\|_1\right)\|f\|_\infty, n sup ∥ T n f ∥ ∞ ≤ ( n sup ∥ K n ∥ 1 ) ∥ f ∥ ∞ ,
Theorem 1.1, with r = ∞ r=\infty r = ∞ , gives the weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate.
Since
∣ ∣ K n ( x − y ) ∣ − ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ ∣ ≤ ∣ K n ( x − y ) − K n ( x ) ∣ , \left||K_n(x-y)|-|K_n(x)|\right|\leq|K_n(x-y)-K_n(x)|, ∣ ∣ K n ( x − y ) ∣ − ∣ K n ( x ) ∣ ∣ ≤ ∣ K n ( x − y ) − K n ( x ) ∣ ,
Applying Theorem 1.1 and Lemma 2.4 to f ↦ ∣ K n ∣ ∗ f f\mapsto|K_n|*f f ↦ ∣ K n ∣ ∗ f , for 1 < p < ∞ 1<p<\infty 1 < p < ∞ , there exists U ∈ L p ( N ) + U\in L_p(\mathcal{N})_+ U ∈ L p ( N ) + such that
∣ K n ∣ ∗ f ≤ U , ∥ U ∥ p ≤ C p ∥ f ∥ p . |K_n|*f\leq U,\qquad\|U\|_p\leq C_p\|f\|_p. ∣ K n ∣ ∗ f ≤ U , ∥ U ∥ p ≤ C p ∥ f ∥ p .
As
− U ≤ Re ( T n f ) ≤ U , − U ≤ Im ( T n f ) ≤ U , -U\leq\operatorname{Re}(T_nf)\leq U,\qquad-U\leq\operatorname{Im}(T_nf)\leq U, − U ≤ Re ( T n f ) ≤ U , − U ≤ Im ( T n f ) ≤ U ,
By Remark 2.1, we have
∥ ( T n f ) n ∥ L p ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ 2 ∥ U ∥ p ≤ 2 C p ∥ f ∥ p . \|(T_nf)_n\|_{L_p(\mathcal{N};\ell_\infty)}\leq2\|U\|_p\leq2C_p\|f\|_p. ∥ ( T n f ) n ∥ L p ( N ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ 2∥ U ∥ p ≤ 2 C p ∥ f ∥ p .
This proves the strong type estimate. □
We give a sufficient condition for the dyadic dilations of an integrable kernel to satisfy (H).
Proposition 6.2. Let K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) K\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) . Suppose that there exist A ≥ 1 A\geq1 A ≥ 1 and a nonnegative, nondecreasing function η \eta η on [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] , with η ( 0 ) = 0 \eta(0)=0 η ( 0 ) = 0 and ∫ 0 1 η ( s ) d s s < ∞ \int_0^1\eta(s)\frac{\mathrm{d}s}{s}<\infty ∫ 0 1 η ( s ) s d s < ∞ , such that
sup y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c ∣ K ( x − y ) − K ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ η ( 2 − k ) ( k ≥ 0 ) . (65) \sup_{y\in Q_0^{(k)}}\int_{(AQ_0^{(k)})^c}|K(x-y)-K(x)|\,\mathrm{d}x\leq\eta(2^{-k})\qquad(k\geq0). \tag*{(65)} y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) sup ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c ∣ K ( x − y ) − K ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ η ( 2 − k ) ( k ≥ 0 ) . (65)
and
sup y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c ∣ K ( x − y ) ∣ d x ≤ η ( 2 k ) ( k ≤ 0 ) . (66) \sup_{y\in Q_0^{(k)}}\int_{(AQ_0^{(k)})^c}|K(x-y)|\,\mathrm{d}x\leq\eta(2^k)\qquad(k\leq0). \tag*{(66)} y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) sup ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c ∣ K ( x − y ) ∣ d x ≤ η ( 2 k ) ( k ≤ 0 ) . (66)
Then the kernels
K j ( x ) = 2 − j d K ( 2 − j x ) , j ∈ Z , K_j(x)=2^{-jd}K(2^{-j}x),\qquad j\in\mathbb{Z}, K j ( x ) = 2 − j d K ( 2 − j x ) , j ∈ Z ,
satisfy (H).
Proof. Fix k ∈ Z k\in\mathbb{Z} k ∈ Z and y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) y\in Q_0^{(k)} y ∈ Q 0 ( k ) . Changing variables x = 2 j z x=2^jz x = 2 j z gives
∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c ∣ K j ( x − y ) − K j ( x ) ∣ d x = ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k + j ) ) c ∣ K ( z − 2 − j y ) − K ( z ) ∣ d z . \int_{(AQ_0^{(k)})^c}|K_j(x-y)-K_j(x)|\,\mathrm{d}x
=
\int_{(AQ_0^{(k+j)})^c}|K(z-2^{-j}y)-K(z)|\,\mathrm{d}z. ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c ∣ K j ( x − y ) − K j ( x ) ∣ d x = ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k + j ) ) c ∣ K ( z − 2 − j y ) − K ( z ) ∣ d z .
By (65) and (66) , we deduce that
∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c sup j ∈ Z ∣ K j ( x − y ) − K j ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ ∑ j ≥ 1 − k η ( 2 − k − j ) + 2 ∑ j ≤ − k η ( 2 k + j ) ≤ η ( 1 ) + ∫ 0 1 η ( s ) d s s . \int_{(A Q_{0}^{(k)})^c} \sup_{j\in\mathbb{Z}} \lvert K_j(x-y)-K_j(x)\rvert\, dx \leq\sum_{j\geq1-k}\eta(2^{-k-j})+2\sum_{j\leq-k}\eta(2^{k+j})
\leq\eta(1)+\int_0^1 \eta(s)\frac{ds}{s}. ∫ ( A Q 0 ( k ) ) c j ∈ Z sup ∣ K j ( x − y ) − K j ( x )∣ d x ≤ j ≥ 1 − k ∑ η ( 2 − k − j ) + 2 j ≤ − k ∑ η ( 2 k + j ) ≤ η ( 1 ) + ∫ 0 1 η ( s ) s d s .
Here we used monotonicity of η \eta η and the fact
η ( 2 − r ) log 2 ≤ ∫ 2 − r 2 − r + 1 η ( s ) d s s , r ≥ 1. \eta(2^{-r})\log2\leq\int_{2^{-r}}^{2^{-r+1}}\eta(s)\frac{ds}{s},\qquad r\geq1. η ( 2 − r ) log 2 ≤ ∫ 2 − r 2 − r + 1 η ( s ) s d s , r ≥ 1.
Taking the supremum over k k k and y y y , and applying Proposition 5.1, proves (H). □
For K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) K\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) and t > 0 t>0 t > 0 , put
K t ( x ) = t − d K ( t − 1 x ) , T t f = K t ∗ f . K_t(x)=t^{-d}K(t^{-1}x),\qquad T_tf=K_t*f. K t ( x ) = t − d K ( t − 1 x ) , T t f = K t ∗ f .
The conditions in Proposition 6.2 allow us to apply Corollary 6.1 to dyadic dilations.
Corollary 6.3. Suppose that K K K satisfies (65) and (66) . Then ( T 2 j ) j ∈ Z (T_{2^j})_{j\in\mathbb{Z}} ( T 2 j ) j ∈ Z is of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\leq\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ .
If, in addition, K K K is real-valued and r ↦ K ( r x ) r\mapsto K(rx) r ↦ K ( r x ) is nonincreasing on ( 0 , ∞ ) (0,\infty) ( 0 , ∞ ) for almost every x x x , the same conclusions hold for ( T t ) t > 0 (T_t)_{t>0} ( T t ) t > 0 .
Proof. Since ∥ K 2 j ∥ 1 = ∥ K ∥ 1 \lVert K_{2^j}\rVert_1=\lVert K\rVert_1 ∥ K 2 j ∥ 1 = ∥ K ∥ 1 , the dyadic assertion follows from Proposition 6.2 and Corollary 6.1. Under the additional assumption, integrability and monotonicity along rays imply K ≥ 0 K\geq0 K ≥ 0 almost everywhere. Without loss of generality, we may assume that f ≥ 0 f\geq0 f ≥ 0 . For 2 j ≤ t < 2 j + 1 2^j\leq t<2^{j+1} 2 j ≤ t < 2 j + 1 ,
0 ≤ K t ≤ 2 d K 2 j + 1 , 0 ≤ T t f ≤ 2 d T 2 j + 1 f . 0\leq K_t\leq2^{d}K_{2^{j+1}},\qquad0\leq T_tf\leq2^dT_{2^{j+1}}f. 0 ≤ K t ≤ 2 d K 2 j + 1 , 0 ≤ T t f ≤ 2 d T 2 j + 1 f . The weak and strong type estimates therefore follow from the dyadic case. □
Remark. 6.4. For comparison, the L 2 L_2 L 2 integral regularity condition in [2 Theorem A] takes the following form for convolution kernels:
sup Q ∈ Q ∑ m ≥ 1 sup y ∈ Q ( ( 2 m ℓ ( Q ) ) d ∫ 2 m ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ∣ x − c Q ∣ ≤ 2 m + 1 ℓ ( Q ) ∣ K ( x − y ) − K ( x − c Q ) ∣ 2 d x ) 1 / 2 < ∞ . (67) \sup_{Q\in\mathcal{Q}}\sum_{m\geq1}\sup_{y\in Q}\left((2^m\ell(Q))^d\int_{2^m\ell(Q)\leq\lvert x-c_Q\rvert\leq2^{m+1}\ell(Q)}\lvert K(x-y)-K(x-c_Q)\rvert^2\,dx\right)^{1/2}<\infty. \tag*{(67)} Q ∈ Q sup m ≥ 1 ∑ y ∈ Q sup ( ( 2 m ℓ ( Q ) ) d ∫ 2 m ℓ ( Q ) ≤ ∣ x − c Q ∣ ≤ 2 m + 1 ℓ ( Q ) ∣ K ( x − y ) − K ( x − c Q ) ∣ 2 d x ) 1/2 < ∞. (67)
The following kernels satisfy (65) and (66) , but fail (67) .
(i) For 0 < ε ≤ 1 / 2 0<\varepsilon\leq1/2 0 < ε ≤ 1/2 ,
K ( x ) = ( 1 − ∣ x ∣ 2 ) ε − 1 1 { ∣ x ∣ < 1 } ( x ) . K(x)=(1-\lvert x\rvert^2)^{\varepsilon-1}\mathbf{1}_{\{\lvert x\rvert<1\}}(x). K ( x ) = ( 1 − ∣ x ∣ 2 ) ε − 1 1 {∣ x ∣ < 1 } ( x ) .
In dimension one, this gives K ( x ) = ( 1 − x 2 ) ε − 1 1 ( − 1 , 1 ) ( x ) K(x)=(1-x^2)^{\varepsilon-1}\mathbf{1}_{(-1,1)}(x) K ( x ) = ( 1 − x 2 ) ε − 1 1 ( − 1 , 1 ) ( x ) .
(ii) For a = ( 1 , 0 , … , 0 ) a=(1,0,\ldots,0) a = ( 1 , 0 , … , 0 ) and d / 2 ≤ α < d d/2\leq\alpha<d d /2 ≤ α < d ,
K ( x ) = ∣ x − a ∣ − α 1 { 0 < ∣ x − a ∣ < 1 / 4 } ( x ) . K(x)=\lvert x-a\rvert^{-\alpha}\mathbf{1}_{\{0<\lvert x-a\rvert<1/4\}}(x). K ( x ) = ∣ x − a ∣ − α 1 { 0 < ∣ x − a ∣ < 1/4 } ( x ) .
(iii) For 1 / 2 ≤ α < 1 1/2\leq\alpha<1 1/2 ≤ α < 1 ,
K ( x ) = ∣ x 1 − 1 ∣ − α 1 { 0 < ∣ x 1 − 1 ∣ < 1 / 4 } ∏ i = 2 d 1 { ∣ x i ∣ < 1 / 4 } . K(x)=\lvert x_1-1\rvert^{-\alpha}\mathbf{1}_{\{0<\lvert x_1-1\rvert<1/4\}}\prod_{i=2}^{d}\mathbf{1}_{\{\lvert x_i\rvert<1/4\}}. K ( x ) = ∣ x 1 − 1 ∣ − α 1 { 0 < ∣ x 1 − 1 ∣ < 1/4 } i = 2 ∏ d 1 {∣ x i ∣ < 1/4 } .
(iv) In dimension one, for β > 2 \beta> 2 β > 2 ,
K ( x ) = 1 { 0 < ∣ x − 1 ∣ < 1 / 4 } ∣ x − 1 ∣ ( log ( e / ∣ x − 1 ∣ ) ) β , K(x)=\frac{\mathbf{1}_{\{0<|x-1|<1/4\}}}{|x-1|(\log(e/|x-1|))^\beta}, K ( x ) = ∣ x − 1∣ ( log ( e /∣ x − 1∣ ) ) β 1 { 0 < ∣ x − 1∣ < 1/4 } ,
with K ( 1 ) = 0 K(1)=0 K ( 1 ) = 0 .
Each kernel has a singularity away from the origin that is not locally square integrable. For sufficiently small h = ( t , 0 , … , 0 ) h=(t,0,\ldots,0) h = ( t , 0 , … , 0 ) with t > 0 t>0 t > 0 , K ( ⋅ − h ) − K K(\cdot-h)-K K ( ⋅ − h ) − K is not square integrable on a bounded region separated from the origin. Thus an annular integral in (67) is infinite.
We now combine the dyadic maximal estimate with the noncommutative Banach principle to obtain bilateral almost uniform convergence.
Corollary 6.5. Let K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) K\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) satisfy (65) and (66) , and put c K = ∫ R d K c_K=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K c K = ∫ R d K . For every f ∈ L 1 ( N ) f\in L_1(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) ,
K 2 − n ∗ f ⟶ c K f in L 1 ( N ) and b . a . u . ( n → ∞ ) . (68) K_{2^{-n}}*f\longrightarrow c_Kf\quad\text{in }L_1(\mathcal{N})\text{ and }b.a.u.\quad(n\to\infty). \tag*{(68)} K 2 − n ∗ f ⟶ c K f in L 1 ( N ) and b . a . u . ( n → ∞ ) . (68) If K K K has compact support, then the convergence also holds locally b . a . u . b.a.u. b . a . u . for every f ∈ L 1 , l o c ( R d ; L 1 ( M ) ) f\in L_{1,\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^d;L_1(\mathcal{M})) f ∈ L 1 , loc ( R d ; L 1 ( M )) .
Proof. Firstly, we have
∥ K 2 − n ∗ f − c K f ∥ 1 ≤ ∫ R d ∣ K ( y ) ∣ ∥ f ( ⋅ − 2 − n y ) − f ∥ 1 d y ⟶ 0. \|K_{2^{-n}}*f-c_Kf\|_1\leq\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}|K(y)|\|f(\cdot-2^{-n}y)-f\|_1\,dy\longrightarrow0. ∥ K 2 − n ∗ f − c K f ∥ 1 ≤ ∫ R d ∣ K ( y ) ∣∥ f ( ⋅ − 2 − n y ) − f ∥ 1 d y ⟶ 0.
And for g = ∑ i = 1 m u i ⊗ a i ∈ D g=\sum_{i=1}^{m}u_i\otimes a_i\in\mathcal{D} g = ∑ i = 1 m u i ⊗ a i ∈ D , we also have
∥ K 2 − n ∗ g − c K g ∥ ∞ ≤ ∑ i = 1 m ∥ a i ∥ ∞ ∫ R d ∣ K ( y ) ∣ ∥ u i ( ⋅ − 2 − n y ) − u i ∥ ∞ d y ⟶ 0. \|K_{2^{-n}}*g-c_Kg\|_\infty\leq\sum_{i=1}^{m}\|a_i\|_\infty\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}|K(y)|\|u_i(\cdot-2^{-n}y)-u_i\|_\infty\,dy\longrightarrow0. ∥ K 2 − n ∗ g − c K g ∥ ∞ ≤ i = 1 ∑ m ∥ a i ∥ ∞ ∫ R d ∣ K ( y ) ∣∥ u i ( ⋅ − 2 − n y ) − u i ∥ ∞ d y ⟶ 0.
By Corollary 6.3 , the operators f ↦ K 2 − n ∗ f f\mapsto K_{2^{-n}}*f f ↦ K 2 − n ∗ f , n ≥ 0 n\geq0 n ≥ 0 , satisfy a weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate and are therefore bilaterally uniformly equicontinuous at zero. By the noncommutative Banach principle [3 Theorem 3.4] , the set
{ f ∈ L 1 ( N ) : ( K 2 − n ∗ f ) n ≥ 0 converges b.a.u. } \{f\in L_1(\mathcal{N}):(K_{2^{-n}}*f)_{n\geq0}\text{ converges b.a.u.}\} { f ∈ L 1 ( N ) : ( K 2 − n ∗ f ) n ≥ 0 converges b.a.u. }
is closed in L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) . It contains the dense subspace D \mathcal{D} D and therefore equals L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) . The convergence in L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) identifies the limit as c K f c_Kf c K f .
Suppose now that supp K ⊆ [ − R 0 , R 0 ] d \operatorname{supp}K\subseteq[-R_0,R_0]^d supp K ⊆ [ − R 0 , R 0 ] d . For R > 0 R>0 R > 0 and n ≥ 0 n\geq0 n ≥ 0 ,
1 [ − R , R ] d ( K 2 − n ∗ f ) = 1 [ − R , R ] d ( K 2 − n ∗ ( 1 [ − R − R 0 , R + R 0 ] d f ) ) . \mathbf{1}_{[-R,R]^d}(K_{2^{-n}}*f)=\mathbf{1}_{[-R,R]^d}\left(K_{2^{-n}}*\left(\mathbf{1}_{[-R-R_0,R+R_0]^d}f\right)\right). 1 [ − R , R ] d ( K 2 − n ∗ f ) = 1 [ − R , R ] d ( K 2 − n ∗ ( 1 [ − R − R 0 , R + R 0 ] d f ) ) .
The truncated function belongs to L 1 ( N ) L_1(\mathcal{N}) L 1 ( N ) . Applying the global assertion and restricting the resulting projections to [ − R , R ] d [-R,R]^d [ − R , R ] d proves local b.a.u. convergence. □ \square □
In particular, the compactly supported kernels in Remark 6.4 satisfy both the global and local convergence conclusions.
Monotone L log L L\log L L log L majorants
Throughout this subsection, we work in dimension one and write N = L ∞ ( R ) ⊗ ‾ M \mathcal{N}=L_{\infty}(\mathbb{R})\overline{\otimes}\mathcal{M} N = L ∞ ( R ) ⊗ M . The following result extends Zó’s monotone-kernel theorem [30 Theorem 3, pp. 116–117] .
Let L : ( 0 , 1 ) → [ 0 , ∞ ) L:(0,1)\to[0,\infty) L : ( 0 , 1 ) → [ 0 , ∞ ) be nondecreasing and satisfy
∫ 0 1 L ( t ) log ( 1 + L ( t ) ) d t < ∞ . \int_{0}^{1}L(t)\log(1+L(t))\,\mathrm{d}t<\infty. ∫ 0 1 L ( t ) log ( 1 + L ( t )) d t < ∞.
Extend L L L by zero outside ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) , and let K : R → C K:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{C} K : R → C be measurable with ∣ K ∣ ≤ L |K|\le L ∣ K ∣ ≤ L almost everywhere. For a sequence of positive numbers ( λ n ) n ≥ 1 (\lambda_n)_{n\ge1} ( λ n ) n ≥ 1 , define
K n ( t ) = λ n K ( λ n t ) , T n f = K n ∗ f , c K = ∫ R K ( t ) d t . K_n(t)=\lambda_nK(\lambda_nt),\qquad T_nf=K_n*f,\qquad c_K=\int_{\mathbb{R}}K(t)\,\mathrm{d}t. K n ( t ) = λ n K ( λ n t ) , T n f = K n ∗ f , c K = ∫ R K ( t ) d t .
Theorem 6.6. Suppose that λ n ≤ q λ n + 1 \lambda_n\le q\lambda_{n+1} λ n ≤ q λ n + 1 for some 0 < q < 1 0<q<1 0 < q < 1 and every n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 . Then ( T n ) n ≥ 1 (T_n)_{n\ge1} ( T n ) n ≥ 1 is of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\le\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ , with constants depending only on L , p , q L,p,q L , p , q . Moreover, for f ∈ L 1 ( N ) f\in L_1(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) ,
T n f ⟶ c K f in L 1 ( N ) and b.a.u. T_nf\longrightarrow c_Kf\quad\text{in }L_1(\mathcal{N})\text{ and b.a.u.} T n f ⟶ c K f in L 1 ( N ) and b.a.u. For f ∈ L 1 , l o c ( R ; L 1 ( M ) ) f\in L_{1,\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R};L_1(\mathcal{M})) f ∈ L 1 , loc ( R ; L 1 ( M )) , the convergence holds locally b.a.u.
Proof. The scalar estimate in the proof of [30 Theorem 3, pp. 116–117] gives
sup y ≠ 0 ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 ∣ y ∣ sup n ≥ 1 ∣ g n ( x − y ) − g n ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C L , q , g n ( t ) = λ n L ( λ n t ) . \sup_{y\ne0}\int_{|x|\ge2|y|}\sup_{n\ge1}|g_n(x-y)-g_n(x)|\,\mathrm{d}x\le C_{L,q},\qquad g_n(t)=\lambda_nL(\lambda_nt). y = 0 sup ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2∣ y ∣ n ≥ 1 sup ∣ g n ( x − y ) − g n ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C L , q , g n ( t ) = λ n L ( λ n t ) .
Since ∥ g n ∥ 1 = ∥ L ∥ 1 \|g_n\|_1=\|L\|_1 ∥ g n ∥ 1 = ∥ L ∥ 1 , Corollary 6.1 gives the weak and strong maximal estimates for S n f = g n ∗ f S_nf=g_n*f S n f = g n ∗ f . Since ∣ K n ∣ ≤ g n |K_n|\le g_n ∣ K n ∣ ≤ g n , the weak and strong maximal estimates for ( T n ) n (T_n)_n ( T n ) n follow from those for ( S n ) n (S_n)_n ( S n ) n by the same domination argument as in the proof of Corollary 6.1.
On the other hand, since λ n → ∞ \lambda_n\to\infty λ n → ∞ , we have
∥ T n f − c K f ∥ 1 ≤ ∫ 0 1 ∣ K ( u ) ∣ ∥ f ( ⋅ − u / λ n ) − f ∥ 1 d u ⟶ 0. \|T_nf-c_Kf\|_1\le\int_{0}^{1}|K(u)|\|f(\mathord{\cdot}-u/\lambda_n)-f\|_1\,\mathrm{d}u\longrightarrow0. ∥ T n f − c K f ∥ 1 ≤ ∫ 0 1 ∣ K ( u ) ∣∥ f ( ⋅ − u / λ n ) − f ∥ 1 d u ⟶ 0.
For f ∈ D f\in\mathcal{D} f ∈ D , the analogous estimate in operator norm also tends to zero. The weak maximal estimate and the Banach-principle argument in Corollary 6.5 therefore give b.a.u. convergence for every f ∈ L 1 ( N ) f\in L_1(\mathcal{N}) f ∈ L 1 ( N ) .
Finally, supp K n ⊆ [ 0 , λ n − 1 ] \operatorname{supp}K_n\subseteq[0,\lambda_n^{-1}] supp K n ⊆ [ 0 , λ n − 1 ] for all n n n . On a bounded interval I I I , one may replace a locally integrable f f f by its restriction to [ inf I − λ n − 1 , sup I ] [\inf I-\lambda_n^{-1},\sup I] [ inf I − λ n − 1 , sup I ] . The localization argument in Corollary 6.5 then gives local b.a.u. convergence. □
Remark 6.7. The one-dimensional endpoint kernel from Remark 6.4,
K ( x ) = ( 1 − x 2 ) ε − 1 1 ( − 1 , 1 ) ( x ) , 0 < ε < 1 , K(x)=(1-x^2)^{\varepsilon-1}\mathbf{1}_{(-1,1)}(x),\qquad0<\varepsilon<1, K ( x ) = ( 1 − x 2 ) ε − 1 1 ( − 1 , 1 ) ( x ) , 0 < ε < 1 ,
also gives an application of Theorem 6.6 ; see [28 Chapter II, §5.16] for the classical example. Indeed, the restriction of K K K to ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) ,
L ( t ) = ( 1 − t 2 ) ε − 1 , 0 < t < 1 , L(t)=(1-t^2)^{\varepsilon-1},\qquad0<t<1, L ( t ) = ( 1 − t 2 ) ε − 1 , 0 < t < 1 ,
is nondecreasing and belongs to L log L ( 0 , 1 ) L\log L(0,1) L log L ( 0 , 1 ) . Extend L L L by zero outside ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) . Since K ( x ) = L ( x ) + L ( − x ) K(x)=L(x)+L(-x) K ( x ) = L ( x ) + L ( − x ) , Theorem 6.6 and the change of variables x ↦ − x x\mapsto-x x ↦ − x give maximal inequalities and global and local b.a.u. convergence for the convolution operators with kernels λ n K ( λ n ⋅ ) \lambda_nK(\lambda_n\mathord{\cdot}) λ n K ( λ n ⋅ ) , along every sequence ( λ n ) (\lambda_n) ( λ n ) satisfying the assumptions of that theorem.
Nilpotent groups and Poisson kernels
We first prove a logarithmic estimate for displaced interval averages. We then apply this estimate along one-parameter subgroups to obtain maximal inequalities on nilpotent groups and for Poisson integrals on symmetric spaces.
For the interval estimate, let N = L ∞ ( R ) ⊗ M \mathcal{N}=L_{\infty}(\mathbb{R})\otimes\mathcal{M} N = L ∞ ( R ) ⊗ M . For b ∈ R b\in\mathbb{R} b ∈ R and ℓ > 0 \ell>0 ℓ > 0 , define
B k b , ℓ f ( t ) = 1 ℓ ∫ b − ℓ / 2 b + ℓ / 2 f ( t − e − k s ) d s , k ∈ Z . B_{k}^{b,\ell}f(t)=\frac{1}{\ell}\int_{b-\ell/2}^{b+\ell/2}f(t-e^{-k}s)\,ds,\qquad k\in\mathbb{Z}. B k b , ℓ f ( t ) = ℓ 1 ∫ b − ℓ /2 b + ℓ /2 f ( t − e − k s ) d s , k ∈ Z .
The following estimate is the noncommutative version of the classical displaced-interval estimate; see [28 Chapter II, §5.10, p. 78] and [4 Lemma 4, pp. 340–341] .
Lemma 6.8. For every 1 < p < ∞ 1<p<\infty 1 < p < ∞ and f ∈ L p ( N ) + f\in L_p(\mathcal{N})_+ f ∈ L p ( N ) + , there exists g ∈ L p ( N ) + g\in L_p(\mathcal{N})_+ g ∈ L p ( N ) + such that
B k b , ℓ f ≤ g ( k ∈ Z ) , ∥ g ∥ p ≤ C p ( 1 + log ( 2 + ∣ b ∣ / ℓ ) ) 1 / p ∥ f ∥ p . (69) B_{k}^{b,\ell}f\leq g\quad(k\in\mathbb{Z}),\qquad\lVert g\rVert_p\leq C_p\left(1+\log(2+|b|/\ell)\right)^{1/p}\lVert f\rVert_p. \tag*{(69)} B k b , ℓ f ≤ g ( k ∈ Z ) , ∥ g ∥ p ≤ C p ( 1 + log ( 2 + ∣ b ∣/ ℓ ) ) 1/ p ∥ f ∥ p . (69)
Proof. The operators B k b , ℓ B_k^{b,\ell} B k b , ℓ are convolutions with the normalized interval kernels
K k ( x ) = e k ℓ 1 [ e − k ( b − ℓ / 2 ) , e − k ( b + ℓ / 2 ) ] ( x ) . K_k(x)=\frac{e^k}{\ell}\mathbf{1}_{[e^{-k}(b-\ell/2),e^{-k}(b+\ell/2)]}(x). K k ( x ) = ℓ e k 1 [ e − k ( b − ℓ /2 ) , e − k ( b + ℓ /2 )] ( x ) .
The interval-kernel argument in [28 Chapter II, §5.10, p. 78] applies also to the scales e − k e^{-k} e − k and gives
sup y ≠ 0 ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 ∣ y ∣ sup k ∈ Z ∣ K k ( x − y ) − K k ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C ( 1 + log ( 2 + ∣ b ∣ / ℓ ) ) . \sup_{y\neq0}\int_{\lvert x\rvert\geq2\lvert y\rvert}\sup_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}\lvert K_k(x-y)-K_k(x)\rvert\,dx\leq C(1+\log(2+|b|/\ell)). y = 0 sup ∫ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 ∣ y ∣ k ∈ Z sup ∣ K k ( x − y ) − K k ( x )∣ d x ≤ C ( 1 + log ( 2 + ∣ b ∣/ ℓ )) .
Since ∥ K k ∥ 1 = 1 \lVert K_k\rVert_1=1 ∥ K k ∥ 1 = 1 , Theorem 1.1 , with r = ∞ r=\infty r = ∞ , gives the weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) estimate. Lemma 2.4 then gives (69) . □
We now follow the cube decomposition and summation in [27 Proposition 5.1, pp. 325–326] . Let N N N be a connected, simply connected nilpotent Lie group. Choose a basis X 1 , … , X d X_1,\ldots,X_d X 1 , … , X d of its Lie algebra such that span { X 1 , … , X i } \operatorname{span}\{X_1,\ldots,X_i\} span { X 1 , … , X i } is an ideal for every i i i . Following [27 p. 323] , use the canonical coordinates
n = exp ( x 1 X 1 ) ⋯ exp ( x d X d ) , d n = d x 1 ⋯ d x d , n=\exp(x_1X_1)\cdots\exp(x_dX_d),\qquad dn=dx_1\cdots dx_d, n = exp ( x 1 X 1 ) ⋯ exp ( x d X d ) , d n = d x 1 ⋯ d x d ,
and define
δ h ( x 1 , … , x d ) = ( e h 1 x 1 , … , e h d x d ) , h ∈ Z d . \delta_h(x_1,\ldots,x_d)=(e^{h_1}x_1,\ldots,e^{h_d}x_d),\qquad h\in\mathbb{Z}^d. δ h ( x 1 , … , x d ) = ( e h 1 x 1 , … , e h d x d ) , h ∈ Z d .
These coordinate dilations need not be group automorphisms. Put A = L ∞ ( N ) ⊗ M \mathcal{A}=L_{\infty}(N)\otimes\mathcal{M} A = L ∞ ( N ) ⊗ M , with trace ∫ N d n ⊗ τ \int_N dn\otimes\tau ∫ N d n ⊗ τ .
Let P : N → ( 0 , ∞ ) P:N\to(0,\infty) P : N → ( 0 , ∞ ) be such that 1 / P 1/P 1/ P is a strictly positive polynomial in the canonical coordinates and
P ( n ) ≤ C min { 1 , ∣ x 1 ∣ − η , … , ∣ x d ∣ − η } P(n)\leq C\min\{1,|x_1|^{-\eta},\ldots,|x_d|^{-\eta}\} P ( n ) ≤ C min { 1 , ∣ x 1 ∣ − η , … , ∣ x d ∣ − η }
for some C , η > 0 C,\eta>0 C , η > 0 . Assume also that there exists β 0 > 0 \beta_0>0 β 0 > 0 such that P β ∈ L 1 ( N ) P^\beta\in L_1(N) P β ∈ L 1 ( N ) whenever β > β 0 \beta>\beta_0 β > β 0 . Fix β > β 0 \beta>\beta_0 β > β 0 and define
T h F ( g ) = ∫ N F ( g ( δ − h n ) − 1 ) P ( n ) β d n , h ∈ Z d . T_hF(g)=\int_N F\left(g(\delta_{-h}n)^{-1}\right)P(n)^\beta\,dn,\qquad h\in\mathbb{Z}^d. T h F ( g ) = ∫ N F ( g ( δ − h n ) − 1 ) P ( n ) β d n , h ∈ Z d .
Since P β ∈ L 1 ( N ) P^\beta\in L_1(N) P β ∈ L 1 ( N ) and right translations preserve Haar measure, these integrals define bounded operators on L p ( A ) L_p(\mathcal{A}) L p ( A ) for 1 ≤ p < ∞ 1\leq p<\infty 1 ≤ p < ∞ . The following proposition gives a maximal inequality for the family ( T h ) h ∈ Z d (T_h)_{h\in\mathbb{Z}^d} ( T h ) h ∈ Z d .
Proposition 6.9. For every 1 < p < ∞ 1 < p < \infty 1 < p < ∞ and F ∈ L p ( A ) F \in L_p(\mathcal{A}) F ∈ L p ( A ) ,
∥ ( T h F ) h ∈ Z d ∥ L p ( A ; ℓ ∞ ( Z d ) ) ≤ C p , N , P , β ∥ F ∥ p . \left\|(T_hF)_{h\in\mathbb{Z}^d}\right\|_{L_p(\mathcal{A};\ell_\infty(\mathbb{Z}^d))} \leq C_{p,N,P,\beta}\|F\|_p. ∥ ( T h F ) h ∈ Z d ∥ L p ( A ; ℓ ∞ ( Z d )) ≤ C p , N , P , β ∥ F ∥ p . Moreover, if F ≥ 0 F \geq0 F ≥ 0 , there exists U ∈ L p ( A ) + U \in L_p(\mathcal{A})_+ U ∈ L p ( A ) + such that
T h F ≤ U ( h ∈ Z d ) , ∥ U ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P , β ∥ F ∥ p . T_hF \leq U \quad(h\in\mathbb{Z}^d), \qquad\|U\|_p \leq C_{p,N,P,\beta}\|F\|_p. T h F ≤ U ( h ∈ Z d ) , ∥ U ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P , β ∥ F ∥ p .
Proof. We first construct a common positive majorant for ( T h F ) h ∈ Z d (T_hF)_{h\in\mathbb{Z}^d} ( T h F ) h ∈ Z d when F ≥ 0 F \geq0 F ≥ 0 . The estimate for general F F F will then follow from Lemma 2.7 . For each i i i , define
α t ( i ) F ( g ) = F ( g exp ( − t X i ) ) , t ∈ R . \alpha_t^{(i)}F(g)=F(g\exp(-tX_i)), \qquad t\in\mathbb{R}. α t ( i ) F ( g ) = F ( g exp ( − t X i )) , t ∈ R .
Since N N N is unimodular, these right translations preserve Haar measure. They therefore form a weak* continuous trace-preserving action of R \mathbb{R} R on A \mathcal{A} A . Applying Lemma 2.10 to this action and using Lemma 6.8, we deduce that for every b ∈ R b\in\mathbb{R} b ∈ R , ℓ > 0 \ell>0 ℓ > 0 , 1 < p < ∞ 1<p<\infty 1 < p < ∞ and F ∈ L p ( A ) + F\in L_p(\mathcal{A})_+ F ∈ L p ( A ) + , there exists G ∈ L p ( A ) + G\in L_p(\mathcal{A})_+ G ∈ L p ( A ) + such that
1 ℓ ∫ b − ℓ / 2 b + ℓ / 2 F ( g exp ( − e − k s X i ) ) d s ≤ G ( g ) ( k ∈ Z ) , (70) \frac{1}{\ell}\int_{b-\ell/2}^{b+\ell/2}F(g\exp(-e^{-k}sX_i))\,\mathrm{d}s\leq G(g)\qquad(k\in\mathbb{Z}), \tag*{(70)} ℓ 1 ∫ b − ℓ /2 b + ℓ /2 F ( g exp ( − e − k s X i )) d s ≤ G ( g ) ( k ∈ Z ) , (70)
and
∥ G ∥ p ≤ C p ( 1 + log ( 2 + ∣ b ∣ / ℓ ) ) 1 / p ∥ F ∥ p . (71) \|G\|_p\leq C_p\left(1+\log(2+|b|/\ell)\right)^{1/p}\|F\|_p. \tag*{(71)} ∥ G ∥ p ≤ C p ( 1 + log ( 2 + ∣ b ∣/ ℓ ) ) 1/ p ∥ F ∥ p . (71)
Without loss of generality, we may assume that P ≤ 1 / 2 P\leq1/2 P ≤ 1/2 . Set
E m = { n ∈ N : P ( n ) > 2 − m } , m ≥ 1. E_m=\{n\in\mathbb{N}:P(n)>2^{-m}\},\qquad m\geq1. E m = { n ∈ N : P ( n ) > 2 − m } , m ≥ 1.
The scalar construction in [27 p. 325] gives pairwise disjoint coordinate cubes Q j m Q_j^m Q j m , 1 ≤ j ≤ J m 1\leq j\leq J_m 1 ≤ j ≤ J m , of side length ℓ m = 2 − c m \ell_m=2^{-cm} ℓ m = 2 − c m , such that
E m ⊂ ⋃ j = 1 J m Q j m ⊂ E m + 1 , (72) E_m\subset\bigcup_{j=1}^{J_m}Q_j^m\subset E_{m+1}, \tag*{(72)} E m ⊂ j = 1 ⋃ J m Q j m ⊂ E m + 1 , (72)
J m ℓ m d ≤ ∣ E m + 1 ∣ , ∣ ( c Q j m ) i ∣ ≤ 2 C m , J_m\ell_m^d\leq|E_{m+1}|,\qquad|(cQ_j^m)_i|\leq2^{Cm}, J m ℓ m d ≤ ∣ E m + 1 ∣ , ∣ ( c Q j m ) i ∣ ≤ 2 C m ,
where c , C > 0 c,C>0 c , C > 0 depend only on the fixed coordinates and P P P . Moreover,
P β ≤ C β ∑ m ≥ 1 2 − β m 1 E m . (73) P^\beta\leq C_\beta\sum_{m\geq1}2^{-\beta m}\mathbf{1}_{E_m}. \tag*{(73)} P β ≤ C β m ≥ 1 ∑ 2 − β m 1 E m . (73)
For fixed m , j m,j m , j , define
A i , k m , j F ( g ) = 1 ℓ m ∫ ( c Q j m ) i − ℓ m / 2 ( c Q j m ) i + ℓ m / 2 F ( g exp ( − e − k s X i ) ) d s . A_{i,k}^{m,j}F(g)=\frac{1}{\ell_m}\int_{(cQ_j^m)_i-\ell_m/2}^{(cQ_j^m)_i+\ell_m/2}F(g\exp(-e^{-k}sX_i))\,\mathrm{d}s. A i , k m , j F ( g ) = ℓ m 1 ∫ ( c Q j m ) i − ℓ m /2 ( c Q j m ) i + ℓ m /2 F ( g exp ( − e − k s X i )) d s .
Apply (70) and (71) with b = ( c Q j m ) i b=(cQ_j^m)_i b = ( c Q j m ) i and ℓ = ℓ m \ell=\ell_m ℓ = ℓ m . Since (72) gives
∣ ( c Q j m ) i ∣ ℓ m ≤ 2 ( C + c ) m , \frac{|(cQ_j^m)_i|}{\ell_m}\leq2^{(C+c)m}, ℓ m ∣ ( c Q j m ) i ∣ ≤ 2 ( C + c ) m ,
we have
C p ( 1 + log ( 2 + ∣ ( c Q j m ) i ∣ ℓ m ) ) 1 / p ≤ C p , N , P ( 1 + m ) 1 / p . C_p\left(1+\log\left(2+\frac{|(cQ_j^m)_i|}{\ell_m}\right)\right)^{1/p}\leq C_{p,N,P}(1+m)^{1/p}. C p ( 1 + log ( 2 + ℓ m ∣ ( c Q j m ) i ∣ ) ) 1/ p ≤ C p , N , P ( 1 + m ) 1/ p .
By the coordinate formula for the inverse, we get
1 ℓ m d ∫ Q j m F ( g ( δ − h n ) − 1 ) d n = A d , h d m , j ⋯ A 1 , h 1 m , j F ( g ) . (74) \frac{1}{\ell_m^d}\int_{Q_j^m}F(g(\delta_{-hn})^{-1})\,\mathrm{d}n
=A_{d,h_d}^{m,j}\cdots A_{1,h_1}^{m,j}F(g). \tag*{(74)} ℓ m d 1 ∫ Q j m F ( g ( δ − hn ) − 1 ) d n = A d , h d m , j ⋯ A 1 , h 1 m , j F ( g ) . (74)
For F ≥ 0 F \ge0 F ≥ 0 , set U 0 m , j = F U_0^{m,j}=F U 0 m , j = F . By (70) , (71) and the preceding bound, we may successively choose U i m , j ∈ L p ( A ) + U_i^{m,j} \in L_p(\mathcal{A})_+ U i m , j ∈ L p ( A ) + such that
A i , k m , j U i − 1 m , j ≤ U i m , j ( k ∈ Z ) , A_{i,k}^{m,j}U_{i-1}^{m,j}\le U_i^{m,j}\qquad(k\in\mathbb{Z}), A i , k m , j U i − 1 m , j ≤ U i m , j ( k ∈ Z ) ,
and
∥ U i m , j ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P ( 1 + m ) 1 / p ∥ U i − 1 m , j ∥ p . \lVert U_i^{m,j}\rVert_p\le C_{p,N,P}(1+m)^{1/p}\lVert U_{i-1}^{m,j}\rVert_p. ∥ U i m , j ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P ( 1 + m ) 1/ p ∥ U i − 1 m , j ∥ p .
By positivity and (74) ,
1 ℓ m d ∫ Q j m F ( g ( δ − h n ) − 1 ) d n ≤ U d m , j ( g ) ( h ∈ Z d ) . (75) \frac{1}{\ell_m^d}\int_{Q_j^m}F\bigl(g(\delta_{-h}n)^{-1}\bigr)\,dn\le U_d^{m,j}(g)\qquad(h\in\mathbb{Z}^d). \tag*{(75)} ℓ m d 1 ∫ Q j m F ( g ( δ − h n ) − 1 ) d n ≤ U d m , j ( g ) ( h ∈ Z d ) . (75)
Moreover, iterating the norm estimate yields
∥ U d m , j ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P ( 1 + m ) d / p ∥ F ∥ p . (76) \lVert U_d^{m,j}\rVert_p\le C_{p,N,P}(1+m)^{d/p}\lVert F\rVert_p. \tag*{(76)} ∥ U d m , j ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P ( 1 + m ) d / p ∥ F ∥ p . (76)
Choose β 0 < β ′ < β \beta_0<\beta'<\beta β 0 < β ′ < β . Chebyshev’s inequality gives ∣ E m + 1 ∣ ≤ 2 β ′ ( m + 1 ) ∥ P β ′ ∥ 1 \lvert E_{m+1}\rvert\le2^{\beta'(m+1)}\lVert P^{\beta'}\rVert_1 ∣ E m + 1 ∣ ≤ 2 β ′ ( m + 1 ) ∥ P β ′ ∥ 1 . Define
U = C β ∑ m ≥ 1 2 − β m ℓ m d ∑ j = 1 J m U d m , j . U=C_\beta\sum_{m\ge1}2^{-\beta m}\ell_m^d\sum_{j=1}^{J_m}U_d^{m,j}. U = C β m ≥ 1 ∑ 2 − β m ℓ m d j = 1 ∑ J m U d m , j .
By (76) , (72) and the preceding measure estimate,
∥ U ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P , β ∑ m ≥ 1 2 − β m ( 1 + m ) d / p J m ℓ m d ∥ F ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P , β , β ′ ∥ P β ′ ∥ 1 ∑ m ≥ 1 ( 1 + m ) d / p 2 − ( β − β ′ ) m ∥ F ∥ p < ∞ . \begin{aligned}
\lVert U\rVert_p\le C_{p,N,P,\beta}\sum_{m\ge1}2^{-\beta m}(1+m)^{d/p}J_m\ell_m^d\lVert F\rVert_p \\
&\le C_{p,N,P,\beta,\beta'}\lVert P^{\beta'}\rVert_1\sum_{m\ge1}(1+m)^{d/p}2^{-(\beta-\beta')m}\lVert F\rVert_p<\infty.
\end{aligned} ∥ U ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P , β m ≥ 1 ∑ 2 − β m ( 1 + m ) d / p J m ℓ m d ∥ F ∥ p ≤ C p , N , P , β , β ′ ∥ P β ′ ∥ 1 m ≥ 1 ∑ ( 1 + m ) d / p 2 − ( β − β ′ ) m ∥ F ∥ p < ∞.
Thus the positive series defining U U U converges in L p ( A ) L_p(\mathcal{A}) L p ( A ) . Finally, (73) , (72) and (75) yield
T h F ( g ) ≤ C β ∑ m ≥ 1 2 − β m ∑ j = 1 J m ∫ Q j m F ( g ( δ − h n ) − 1 ) d n ≤ U ( g ) . T_hF(g)\le C_\beta\sum_{m\ge1}2^{-\beta m}\sum_{j=1}^{J_m}\int_{Q_j^m}F\bigl(g(\delta_{-h}n)^{-1}\bigr)\,dn\le U(g). T h F ( g ) ≤ C β m ≥ 1 ∑ 2 − β m j = 1 ∑ J m ∫ Q j m F ( g ( δ − h n ) − 1 ) d n ≤ U ( g ) .
Hence U U U is a common positive majorant for ( T h F ) h ∈ Z d (T_hF)_{h\in\mathbb{Z}^d} ( T h F ) h ∈ Z d with the required norm bound. For general F F F , the positive operator matrices
( T h ( ∣ F ∗ ∣ ) T h F ( T h F ) ∗ T h ( ∣ F ∣ ) ) ≥ 0 \begin{pmatrix}
T_h(\lvert F^*\rvert) & T_hF\\
(T_hF)^* & T_h(\lvert F\rvert)
\end{pmatrix}\ge0 ( T h (∣ F ∗ ∣) ( T h F ) ∗ T h F T h (∣ F ∣) ) ≥ 0
and Lemma 2.7 give the maximal estimate from the positive case, as in the proof of Corollary 6.1. □
We next apply Proposition 6.9 to Poisson integrals on symmetric spaces. We use the boundary coordinates and Poisson formulas from [27 Sections 2–5] .
Let X = G / K X=G/K X = G / K be a symmetric space of noncompact type, where G G G is connected semisimple with finite centre and K K K is maximal compact. Fix an Iwasawa decomposition G = K A N G=KAN G = K A N . Write a = Lie ( A ) \mathfrak{a}=\operatorname{Lie}(A) a = Lie ( A ) , let Σ + \Sigma^+ Σ + and Π \Pi Π denote the positive and simple restricted roots, respectively, and put
2 ρ = ∑ α ∈ Σ + ( dim g α ) α . 2\rho=\sum_{\alpha\in\Sigma^+}(\dim\mathfrak{g}_\alpha)\alpha. 2 ρ = α ∈ Σ + ∑ ( dim g α ) α .
where g α \mathfrak{g}_{\alpha} g α is the restricted root space. Let H : G → a H:G\to\mathfrak{a} H : G → a be the Iwasawa projection, set M 0 = Z K ( A ) M_{0}=Z_{K}(A) M 0 = Z K ( A ) and B = M 0 A N B=M_{0}AN B = M 0 A N , and equip S = G / B = K / M 0 S=G/B=K/M_{0} S = G / B = K / M 0 with its K K K -invariant probability measure σ \sigma σ . Write π B : G → S \pi_{B}:G\to S π B : G → S for the quotient map.
Fix E ⊊ Π E\subsetneq\Pi E ⊊ Π and define
a ( E ) = ⋂ α ∈ E ker α , A ( E ) = exp a ( E ) . \mathfrak{a}(E)=\bigcap_{\alpha\in E}\ker\alpha,\qquad A(E)=\exp\mathfrak{a}(E). a ( E ) = α ∈ E ⋂ ker α , A ( E ) = exp a ( E ) .
and
A ( E ) Z = { a ∈ A ( E ) : α ( log a ) ∈ Z for every α ∈ Π ∖ E } . A(E)_{\mathbb{Z}}=\{a\in A(E):\alpha(\log a)\in\mathbb{Z}\text{ for every }\alpha\in\Pi\setminus E\}. A ( E ) Z = { a ∈ A ( E ) : α ( log a ) ∈ Z for every α ∈ Π ∖ E } .
Let N ‾ ( E ) \overline{N}(E) N ( E ) be the subgroup with Lie algebra
n ‾ ( E ) = ⨁ α ∈ Σ + α ∣ a ( E ) ≠ 0 g − α . \overline{\mathfrak{n}}(E)=\bigoplus_{\substack{\alpha\in\Sigma^{+}\\ \alpha|_{\mathfrak{a}(E)}\ne0}}\mathfrak{g}_{-\alpha}. n ( E ) = α ∈ Σ + α ∣ a ( E ) = 0 ⨁ g − α .
Let G E G^{E} G E be the connected semisimple part of Z G ( A ( E ) ) Z_{G}(A(E)) Z G ( A ( E )) , and put K E = G E ∩ K K^{E}=G^{E}\cap K K E = G E ∩ K , with normalized Haar measure d k dk d k . The compact group K E K^{E} K E normalizes N ‾ ( E ) \overline{N}(E) N ( E ) and centralizes A ( E ) A(E) A ( E ) .
Normalize Haar measure d n dn d n on N ‾ ( E ) \overline{N}(E) N ( E ) so that the boundary-coordinate formula in [27 Section 3, p. 318] reads
∫ S f ( b ) d σ ( b ) = ∫ K E ∫ N ‾ ( E ) f ( π B ( n k ) ) e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( n k ) ⟩ d n d k . (77) \int_{S}f(b)\,d\sigma(b)=\int_{K^{E}}\int_{\overline{N}(E)}f\bigl(\pi_{B}(nk)\bigr)e^{-\langle2\rho,H(nk)\rangle}\,dn\,dk. \tag*{(77)} ∫ S f ( b ) d σ ( b ) = ∫ K E ∫ N ( E ) f ( π B ( nk ) ) e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( nk )⟩ d n d k . (77)
With this normalization,
∫ N ‾ ( E ) e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( n k ) ⟩ d n = 1 , k ∈ K E . \int_{\overline{N}(E)}e^{-\langle2\rho,H(nk)\rangle}\,dn=1,\qquad k\in K^{E}. ∫ N ( E ) e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( nk )⟩ d n = 1 , k ∈ K E .
The formula also holds for positive operator-valued functions. On the open boundary chart, the N ‾ ( E ) \overline{N}(E) N ( E ) coordinate is unique, while the compact coordinate is taken modulo M 0 ∩ K E M_{0}\cap K^{E} M 0 ∩ K E .
Choose the canonical basis above from the negative root spaces, with X i ∈ g − α i X_{i}\in\mathfrak{g}_{-\alpha_{i}} X i ∈ g − α i , and normalize it so that d n = d x 1 ⋯ d x d dn=dx_{1}\cdots dx_{d} d n = d x 1 ⋯ d x d . The list ( α i ) i = 1 d (\alpha_{i})_{i=1}^{d} ( α i ) i = 1 d includes root multiplicities. For a ∈ A ( E ) Z a\in A(E)_{\mathbb{Z}} a ∈ A ( E ) Z , put
h ( a ) = ( α 1 ( log a ) , … , α d ( log a ) ) ∈ Z d , J ( a ) = e ⟨ 2 ρ , log a ⟩ . h(a)=(\alpha_{1}(\log a),\ldots,\alpha_{d}(\log a))\in\mathbb{Z}^{d},\qquad J(a)=e^{\langle2\rho,\log a\rangle}. h ( a ) = ( α 1 ( log a ) , … , α d ( log a )) ∈ Z d , J ( a ) = e ⟨ 2 ρ , l o g a ⟩ .
Define κ a ( n ) = a − 1 n a \kappa_{a}(n)=a^{-1}na κ a ( n ) = a − 1 na . Then
κ a ( n ) = δ h ( a ) n , d ( κ a n ) = e ∑ i α i ( log a ) d n = J ( a ) d n . (78) \kappa_{a}(n)=\delta_{h(a)}n,\qquad d(\kappa_{a}n)=e^{\sum_{i}\alpha_{i}(\log a)}\,dn=J(a)\,dn. \tag*{(78)} κ a ( n ) = δ h ( a ) n , d ( κ a n ) = e ∑ i α i ( l o g a ) d n = J ( a ) d n . (78)
The last equality follows because the roots in the subsystem generated by E E E vanish on a ( E ) \mathfrak{a}(E) a ( E ) .
The scalar Poisson kernel
P ( n ) = e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( n − 1 ) ⟩ , n ∈ N ‾ ( E ) , P(n)=e^{-\langle2\rho,H(n^{-1})\rangle},\qquad n\in\overline{N}(E), P ( n ) = e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( n − 1 )⟩ , n ∈ N ( E ) ,
satisfies conditions (i)–(iii) of Proposition 6.9 with β 0 = 1 / 2 \beta_{0}=1/2 β 0 = 1/2 ; see [27 Section 5, p. 324] .
Put
A E = L ∞ ( N ‾ ( E ) , d n ) ⊗ M , B S = L ∞ ( S , σ ) ⊗ M , \mathcal{A}_{E}=L_{\infty}(\overline{N}(E),dn)\otimes\mathcal{M},\qquad\mathcal{B}_{S}=L_{\infty}(S,\sigma)\otimes\mathcal{M}, A E = L ∞ ( N ( E ) , d n ) ⊗ M , B S = L ∞ ( S , σ ) ⊗ M ,
with their product traces. The Poisson integral of a boundary function is
P f ( g ) = ∫ K f ( π B ( g k ) ) d k , g ∈ G , \mathcal{P}f(g)=\int_{K}f\bigl(\pi_{B}(gk)\bigr)\,dk,\qquad g\in G, P f ( g ) = ∫ K f ( π B ( g k ) ) d k , g ∈ G ,
where d k dk d k here denotes normalized Haar measure on K K K .
Corollary 6.10. Let 1 < p < ∞ 1<p<\infty 1 < p < ∞ .
(i) For every β > 1 / 2 \beta> 1/2 β > 1/2 , the operators
Q a ( β ) F ( g ) = J ( a ) ∫ N ( E ) ‾ F ( n ) P ( κ a ( n − 1 g ) ) β d n , a ∈ A ( E ) Z , Q_a^{(\beta)}F(g)=J(a)\int_{\overline{N(E)}}F(n)P\bigl(\kappa_a(n^{-1}g)\bigr)^\beta\,dn,\qquad a\in A(E)_{\mathbb Z}, Q a ( β ) F ( g ) = J ( a ) ∫ N ( E ) F ( n ) P ( κ a ( n − 1 g ) ) β d n , a ∈ A ( E ) Z ,
satisfy
∥ ( Q a ( β ) F ) a ∈ A ( E ) Z ∥ L p ( A E ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ C p , E , β ∥ F ∥ L p ( A E ) . \left\|\bigl(Q_a^{(\beta)}F\bigr)_{a\in A(E)_{\mathbb Z}}\right\|_{L_p(A_E;\ell_\infty)}
\leq C_{p,E,\beta}\|F\|_{L_p(A_E)}. ( Q a ( β ) F ) a ∈ A ( E ) Z L p ( A E ; ℓ ∞ ) ≤ C p , E , β ∥ F ∥ L p ( A E ) .
(ii) Let L , U ⊂ N ‾ ( E ) L,U\subset\overline{N}(E) L , U ⊂ N ( E ) and V ⊂ G E V\subset G^E V ⊂ G E be compact, and let f ∈ L p ( B S ) f\in L_p(B_S) f ∈ L p ( B S ) be supported in π B ( L K E ) \pi_B(LK^E) π B ( L K E ) . Set
Π a , n 0 , v f ( g ) = P f ( g a n 0 v ) , I = A ( E ) × U × V . \Pi_{a,n_0,v}f(g)=\mathcal{P}f(gan_0v),\qquad I=A(E)\times U\times V. Π a , n 0 , v f ( g ) = P f ( g a n 0 v ) , I = A ( E ) × U × V .
Then
∥ ( Π a , n 0 , v f ) ( a , n 0 , v ) ∈ I ∥ L p ( A E ; ℓ ∞ ( I ) ) ≤ C p , E , L , U , V ∥ f ∥ L p ( B S ) . \left\|\bigl(\Pi_{a,n_0,v}f\bigr)_{(a,n_0,v)\in I}\right\|_{L_p(A_E;\ell_\infty(I))}
\leq C_{p,E,L,U,V}\|f\|_{L_p(B_S)}. ( Π a , n 0 , v f ) ( a , n 0 , v ) ∈ I L p ( A E ; ℓ ∞ ( I )) ≤ C p , E , L , U , V ∥ f ∥ L p ( B S ) .
Proof. For (i), put u = κ a ( n − 1 g ) u=\kappa_a(n^{-1}g) u = κ a ( n − 1 g ) . Using Unimodularity and (78) ,
n = g ( δ − h ( a ) u ) − 1 , d n = J ( a ) − 1 d u . n=g\bigl(\delta_{-h(a)}u\bigr)^{-1},\qquad dn=J(a)^{-1}\,du. n = g ( δ − h ( a ) u ) − 1 , d n = J ( a ) − 1 d u .
Consequently,
Q a ( β ) F ( g ) = ∫ N ( E ) ‾ F ( g ( δ − h ( a ) u ) − 1 ) P ( u ) β d u = T h ( a ) F ( g ) . (79) Q_a^{(\beta)}F(g)=\int_{\overline{N(E)}}F\bigl(g(\delta_{-h(a)}u)^{-1}\bigr)P(u)^\beta\,du=T_{h(a)}F(g). \tag*{(79)} Q a ( β ) F ( g ) = ∫ N ( E ) F ( g ( δ − h ( a ) u ) − 1 ) P ( u ) β d u = T h ( a ) F ( g ) . (79)
Proposition 6.9 therefore proves (i).
For (ii), assume that L L L is nonempty and first let f ≥ 0 f\geq0 f ≥ 0 . Define
F ( n , k ) = f ( π B ( n k ) ) , ( n , k ) ∈ N ‾ ( E ) × K E , F(n,k)=f\bigl(\pi_B(nk)\bigr),\qquad(n,k)\in\overline{N}(E)\times K^E, F ( n , k ) = f ( π B ( nk ) ) , ( n , k ) ∈ N ( E ) × K E ,
and put
A ~ E = L ∞ ( N ‾ ( E ) × K E , d n d k ) ⊗ ‾ M . \widetilde{\mathcal{A}}_E=L_\infty\bigl(\overline{N}(E)\times K^E,dn\,dk\bigr)\overline{\otimes}\mathcal{M}. A E = L ∞ ( N ( E ) × K E , d n d k ) ⊗ M .
Since the weight e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( n k ) ⟩ e^{-\langle2\rho,H(nk)\rangle} e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( nk )⟩ is continuous and strictly positive on the compact set L × K E L\times K^E L × K E , we have c L = min ( n , k ) ∈ L × K E e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( n k ) ⟩ > 0 c_L=\min_{(n,k)\in L\times K^E}e^{-\langle2\rho,H(nk)\rangle}>0 c L = min ( n , k ) ∈ L × K E e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( nk )⟩ > 0 . Applying (77) to τ ( ∣ f ∣ p ) \tau(|f|^p) τ ( ∣ f ∣ p ) and using that F ( n , k ) = 0 F(n,k)=0 F ( n , k ) = 0 for n ∉ L n\notin L n ∈ / L , we obtain
∥ f ∥ L p ( B S ) p = ∫ K E ∫ L τ ( ∣ F ( n , k ) ∣ p ) e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( n k ) ⟩ d n d k ≥ c L ∫ K E ∫ L τ ( ∣ F ( n , k ) ∣ p ) d n d k . \|f\|_{L_p(B_S)}^p
=\int_{K^E}\int_L\tau\bigl(|F(n,k)|^p\bigr)e^{-\langle2\rho,H(nk)\rangle}\,dn\,dk
\geq c_L\int_{K^E}\int_L\tau\bigl(|F(n,k)|^p\bigr)\,dn\,dk. ∥ f ∥ L p ( B S ) p = ∫ K E ∫ L τ ( ∣ F ( n , k ) ∣ p ) e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( nk )⟩ d n d k ≥ c L ∫ K E ∫ L τ ( ∣ F ( n , k ) ∣ p ) d n d k .
Taking p p p th roots, we get
∥ F ∥ L p ( A ~ E ) ≤ c L − 1 / p ∥ f ∥ L p ( B S ) . (80) \|F\|_{L_p(\widetilde{\mathcal{A}}_E)}
\leq c_L^{-1/p}\|f\|_{L_p(B_S)}. \tag*{(80)} ∥ F ∥ L p ( A E ) ≤ c L − 1/ p ∥ f ∥ L p ( B S ) . (80)
For k ∈ K E k\in K^E k ∈ K E , let κ k ( n ) = k − 1 n k \kappa_k(n)=k^{-1}nk κ k ( n ) = k − 1 nk . It follows from the compactness of K E K^E K E that κ k \kappa_k κ k preserves Haar measure d n dn d n . Since K E K^E K E centralizes A ( E ) A(E) A ( E ) , κ k \kappa_k κ k commutes with κ a \kappa_a κ a . Thus U F ( g , k ) = F ( κ k − 1 ( g ) , k ) UF(g,k)=F(\kappa_k^{-1}(g),k) U F ( g , k ) = F ( κ k − 1 ( g ) , k ) defines a trace-preserving automorphism of A ~ E \widetilde{\mathcal{A}}_E A E .
Apply (i), with β = 1 \beta=1 β = 1 , to the coefficient algebra L ∞ ( K E ) ⊗ ‾ M L_\infty(K^E)\overline{\otimes}\mathcal{M} L ∞ ( K E ) ⊗ M . We get
R a F ( g , k ) = U − 1 Q a ( 1 ) U F ( g , k ) = J ( a ) ∫ N ‾ ( E ) F ( n , k ) P ( κ k κ a ( n − 1 g ) ) d n , R_aF(g,k)=\mathcal{U}^{-1}Q_a^{(1)}\mathcal{U}F(g,k)
=J(a)\int_{\overline{N}(E)}F(n,k)P\bigl(\kappa_k\kappa_a(n^{-1}g)\bigr)\,dn, R a F ( g , k ) = U − 1 Q a ( 1 ) U F ( g , k ) = J ( a ) ∫ N ( E ) F ( n , k ) P ( κ k κ a ( n − 1 g ) ) d n ,
where Q a ( 1 ) Q_a^{(1)} Q a ( 1 ) acts in the N ‾ ( E ) \overline{N}(E) N ( E ) variable. There is therefore a common positive majorant W ∈ L p ( A ~ E ) + W\in L_p(\widetilde{\mathcal{A}}_E)_+ W ∈ L p ( A E ) + such that
R a F ≤ W ( a ∈ A ( E ) Z ) , ∥ W ∥ p ≤ C p , E ∥ F ∥ p . R_aF\leq W\quad(a\in A(E)_{\mathbb Z}),\qquad\|W\|_p\leq C_{p,E}\|F\|_p. R a F ≤ W ( a ∈ A ( E ) Z ) , ∥ W ∥ p ≤ C p , E ∥ F ∥ p .
Integration in the compact variable defines a positive contraction
E : L p ( A ~ E ) → L p ( A E ) , E W ( g ) = ∫ K E W ( g , k ) d k . \mathcal{E}:L_p(\widetilde{\mathcal{A}}_E)\to L_p(\mathcal{A}_E),\qquad\mathcal{E}W(g)=\int_{K_E}W(g,k)\,dk. E : L p ( A E ) → L p ( A E ) , E W ( g ) = ∫ K E W ( g , k ) d k .
To express the Poisson integral in these coordinates, apply (77) to b ↦ f ( g a ⋅ b ) b\mapsto f(ga\cdot b) b ↦ f ( g a ⋅ b ) and substitute n = g a m a − 1 n=gama^{-1} n = g am a − 1 . Since a a a centralizes K E K^E K E and belongs to B B B ,
π B ( g a m k ) = π B ( n k ) , m = κ a ( g − 1 n ) , d m = J ( a ) d n . \pi_B(gamk)=\pi_B(nk),\qquad m=\kappa_a(g^{-1}n),\qquad dm=J(a)\,dn. π B ( g amk ) = π B ( nk ) , m = κ a ( g − 1 n ) , d m = J ( a ) d n .
By the left K K K -invariance of H H H , we have
e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( m k ) ⟩ = e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( k − 1 m k ) ⟩ = P ( κ k κ a ( n − 1 g ) ) . e^{-\langle2\rho,H(mk)\rangle}=e^{-\langle2\rho,H(k^{-1}mk)\rangle}=P(\kappa_k\kappa_a(n^{-1}g)). e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( mk )⟩ = e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( k − 1 mk )⟩ = P ( κ k κ a ( n − 1 g )) .
Hence
P f ( g a ) = E R a F ( g ) ≤ E W ( g ) , a ∈ A ( E ) Z . (81) \mathcal{P}f(ga)=\mathcal{E}R_aF(g)\leq\mathcal{E}W(g),\qquad a\in A(E)Z. \tag*{(81)} P f ( g a ) = E R a F ( g ) ≤ E W ( g ) , a ∈ A ( E ) Z . (81)
This is the operator-valued form of the compact integration in [27 (4.7), p. 323] .
For an arbitrary a ∈ A ( E ) a\in A(E) a ∈ A ( E ) , define [ a ] ∈ A ( E ) Z [a]\in A(E)Z [ a ] ∈ A ( E ) Z by
α ( log [ a ] ) = ⌊ α ( log a ) ⌋ , α ∈ Π ∖ E . \alpha(\log[a])=\lfloor\alpha(\log a)\rfloor,\qquad\alpha\in\Pi\setminus E. α ( log [ a ]) = ⌊ α ( log a )⌋ , α ∈ Π ∖ E .
Then [ a ] − 1 a [a]^{-1}a [ a ] − 1 a belongs to a fixed compact subset of A ( E ) A(E) A ( E ) . Consequently, z = [ a ] − 1 a n 0 v z=[a]^{-1}an_0v z = [ a ] − 1 a n 0 v belongs to a compact set D D D depending only on E E E , U U U , V V V .
By the scalar Poisson formula [27 (2.1), p. 316] , the pushforward of σ \sigma σ under b ↦ z ⋅ b b\mapsto z\cdot b b ↦ z ⋅ b has density
d ( z ∗ σ ) d σ ( k M 0 ) = e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( z − 1 k ) ⟩ . \frac{d(z_*\sigma)}{d\sigma}(kM_0)=e^{-\langle2\rho,H(z^{-1}k)\rangle}. d σ d ( z ∗ σ ) ( k M 0 ) = e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( z − 1 k )⟩ .
Thus C D = max z ∈ D , k ∈ K e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( z − 1 k ) ⟩ < ∞ C_D=\max_{z\in D,\,k\in K}e^{-\langle2\rho,H(z^{-1}k)\rangle}<\infty C D = max z ∈ D , k ∈ K e − ⟨ 2 ρ , H ( z − 1 k )⟩ < ∞ . For f ≥ 0 f\geq0 f ≥ 0 , it follows that
P f ( g [ a ] z ) = ∫ S f ( g [ a ] ⋅ b ) d ( z ∗ σ ) ( b ) ≤ C D ∫ S f ( g [ a ] ⋅ b ) d σ ( b ) = C D P f ( g [ a ] ) . \mathcal{P}f(g[a]z)=\int_S f(g[a]\cdot b)\,d(z_*\sigma)(b)\leq C_D\int_S f(g[a]\cdot b)\,d\sigma(b)=C_D\mathcal{P}f(g[a]). P f ( g [ a ] z ) = ∫ S f ( g [ a ] ⋅ b ) d ( z ∗ σ ) ( b ) ≤ C D ∫ S f ( g [ a ] ⋅ b ) d σ ( b ) = C D P f ( g [ a ]) .
Combining this with (81) , we obtain
Π a , n 0 , v f ≤ C D E W ( ( a , n 0 , v ) ∈ I ) . \Pi_{a,n_0,v}f\leq C_D\mathcal{E}W\qquad((a,n_0,v)\in\mathcal{I}). Π a , n 0 , v f ≤ C D E W (( a , n 0 , v ) ∈ I ) .
Moreover, by (80) ,
∥ C D E W ∥ p ≤ C D C p , E c L − 1 / p ∥ f ∥ L p ( B S ) . \|C_D\mathcal{E}W\|_p\leq C_D C_{p,E}c_L^{-1/p}\|f\|_{L_p(\mathcal{B}_S)}. ∥ C D E W ∥ p ≤ C D C p , E c L − 1/ p ∥ f ∥ L p ( B S ) .
This proves the positive case. The estimate for general f f f follows by applying the same argument to ∣ f ∗ ∣ |f^*| ∣ f ∗ ∣ and ∣ f ∣ |f| ∣ f ∣ and using Lemma 2.7 .
Applications II: Fourier multipliers, Schur multipliers, and double operator integrals
The applications in this section follow from a maximal inequality for trace-preserving actions. We first establish this inequality and then apply it to Fourier multipliers, Schur multipliers and double operator integrals. For group von Neumann algebras, we also obtain bilateral almost uniform convergence of dyadic Fourier summation methods.
Throughout this section, unless otherwise stated, let ( K λ ) λ ∈ Λ ⊂ L 1 ( R d ) (K_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\subset L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) ( K λ ) λ ∈ Λ ⊂ L 1 ( R d ) satisfy
sup λ ∈ Λ ∥ K λ ∥ 1 ≤ A 1 < ∞ . (82) \sup_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\|K_\lambda\|_1\leq A_1<\infty. \tag*{(82)} λ ∈ Λ sup ∥ K λ ∥ 1 ≤ A 1 < ∞. (82)
and the joint Hörmander condition (H) with constant C H C_H C H . We use the Fourier transform convention
K λ ^ ( ξ ) = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) e − 2 π i ⟨ y , ξ ⟩ d y . \widehat{K_\lambda}(\xi)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_\lambda(y)e^{-2\pi i\langle y,\xi\rangle}\,dy. K λ ( ξ ) = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) e − 2 π i ⟨ y , ξ ⟩ d y .
Let α = ( α y ) y ∈ R d \alpha=(\alpha_y)_{y\in\mathbb{R}^d} α = ( α y ) y ∈ R d be a family of trace-preserving ∗ * ∗ -automorphisms of M \mathcal{M} M satisfying α 0 = id M \alpha_0=\operatorname{id}_{\mathcal{M}} α 0 = id M and α y + z = α y α z \alpha_{y+z}=\alpha_y\alpha_z α y + z = α y α z . Assume that y ↦ α y ( x ) y\mapsto\alpha_y(x) y ↦ α y ( x ) is weak* continuous for every x ∈ M x\in\mathcal{M} x ∈ M , and define
T λ α x = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) α y ( x ) d y . (83) T^\alpha_\lambda x=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_\lambda(y)\alpha_y(x)\,dy. \tag*{(83)} T λ α x = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) α y ( x ) d y . (83)
Corollary 7.1. The family ( T λ α ) λ ∈ Λ (T^\alpha_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( T λ α ) λ ∈ Λ is of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\leq\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ . The constants depend only on d d d , A 1 A_1 A 1 , C H C_H C H and, in the strong estimate, p p p .
Proof. Apply Corollary 6.1 and Lemma 2.10 to the kernels ∣ K λ ∣ |K_\lambda| ∣ K λ ∣ . The passage to complex-valued kernels and arbitrary index sets follows as in the proof of Corollary 6.1. □
Fourier multipliers
We apply Corollary 7.1 to the natural trace-preserving actions on group von Neumann algebras, quantum Euclidean spaces and quantum tori.
Group von Neumann algebras
Let G G G be a countable discrete group, and let VN ( G ) \operatorname{VN}(G) VN ( G ) be its group von Neumann algebra, generated by the left regular unitaries ( u g ) g ∈ G (u_g)_{g\in G} ( u g ) g ∈ G . Its canonical trace is given by τ G ( u g ) = 1 { g = e } \tau_G(u_g)=\mathbf{1}_{\{g=e\}} τ G ( u g ) = 1 { g = e } . We consider Fourier multipliers whose symbols have the form K λ ^ ∘ b \widehat{K_\lambda}\circ b K λ ∘ b , where b : G → R d b:G\to\mathbb{R}^d b : G → R d is a group homomorphism. For a Fourier polynomial x = ∑ g x g u g x=\sum_g x_g u_g x = ∑ g x g u g , put
T λ b x = ∑ g K λ ^ ( b ( g ) ) x g u g . T^b_\lambda x=\sum_g\widehat{K_\lambda}(b(g))x_g u_g. T λ b x = g ∑ K λ ( b ( g )) x g u g .
Corollary 7.2. The family ( T λ b ) λ ∈ Λ (T^b_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( T λ b ) λ ∈ Λ extends to a family of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\leq\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ on the noncommutative L p L_p L p -spaces associated with VN ( G ) \operatorname{VN}(G) VN ( G ) . The constants are independent of G G G and b b b .
Proof. Since b b b is a group homomorphism, α y ( u g ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , b ( g ) ⟩ u g \alpha_y(u_g)=e^{-2\pi i\langle y,b(g)\rangle}u_g α y ( u g ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , b ( g )⟩ u g defines a weak* continuous trace-preserving action of R d \mathbb{R}^d R d on VN ( G ) \operatorname{VN}(G) VN ( G ) . Indeed, α y ( x ) = v y x v y ∗ \alpha_y(x)=v_yxv_y^* α y ( x ) = v y x v y ∗ , where
( v y ξ ) ( g ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , b ( g ) ⟩ ξ ( g ) , ξ ∈ ℓ 2 ( G ) . (v_y\xi)(g)=e^{-2\pi i\langle y,b(g)\rangle}\xi(g),\qquad\xi\in\ell_2(G). ( v y ξ ) ( g ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , b ( g )⟩ ξ ( g ) , ξ ∈ ℓ 2 ( G ) .
For a Fourier polynomial x x x , we have
T λ b x = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) α y ( x ) d y . T^b_\lambda x=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_\lambda(y)\alpha_y(x)\,dy. T λ b x = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) α y ( x ) d y .
The conclusion follows from Corollary 7.1. □
We next apply this estimate to Fourier summation. Let K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) K\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) K ∈ L 1 ( R d ) satisfy (65) and (66) , with ∫ K = 1 \int K=1 ∫ K = 1 . For n ≥ 0 n\geq0 n ≥ 0 , define
T n b x = ∑ g K ^ ( 2 − n b ( g ) ) x g u g T^b_nx=\sum_g\widehat{K}(2^{-n}b(g))x_g u_g T n b x = g ∑ K ( 2 − n b ( g )) x g u g
initially on Fourier polynomials.
Corollary 7.3. The family ( T n b ) n ≥ 0 (T^b_n)_{n\geq0} ( T n b ) n ≥ 0 is of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\leq\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ . Moreover, for every x ∈ L 1 ( VN ( G ) ) x\in L_1(\operatorname{VN}(G)) x ∈ L 1 ( VN ( G )) ,
T n b x ⟶ x in L 1 ( VN ( G ) ) and b.a.u. T^b_nx\longrightarrow x\quad\text{in }L_1(\operatorname{VN}(G))\text{ and b.a.u.} T n b x ⟶ x in L 1 ( VN ( G )) and b.a.u.
Proof. Proposition 6.2 and Corollary 7.2 give the maximal estimates. Since K ^ \widehat{K} K is continuous and K ^ ( 0 ) = 1 \widehat{K}(0)=1 K ( 0 ) = 1 , every Fourier polynomial satisfies
∥ T n b x − x ∥ ∞ ≤ ∑ g ∣ x g ∣ ∣ K ^ ( 2 − n b ( g ) ) − 1 ∣ ⟶ 0. \|T_n^b x-x\|_\infty\leq\sum_g |x_g|\left|\widehat{K}(2^{-n}b(g))-1\right| \longrightarrow0. ∥ T n b x − x ∥ ∞ ≤ g ∑ ∣ x g ∣ K ( 2 − n b ( g )) − 1 ⟶ 0.
The weak type estimate gives bilateral uniform equicontinuity at zero. By the noncommutative Banach principle [3 Theorem 3.4] and density of Fourier polynomials in L 1 ( VN ( G ) ) L_1(\operatorname{VN}(G)) L 1 ( VN ( G )) , the sequence ( T n b x ) n (T_n^b x)_n ( T n b x ) n converges b.a.u. for every x ∈ L 1 ( VN ( G ) ) x\in L_1(\operatorname{VN}(G)) x ∈ L 1 ( VN ( G )) .
On the other hand,
T n b x = ∫ R d K ( y ) α 2 − n y ( x ) d y . T_n^b x=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K(y)\alpha_{2^{-n}y}(x)\,dy. T n b x = ∫ R d K ( y ) α 2 − n y ( x ) d y .
By strong continuity on L 1 L_1 L 1 and dominated convergence theorem, we have
∥ T n b x − x ∥ 1 ≤ ∫ R d ∣ K ( y ) ∣ ∥ α 2 − n y ( x ) − x ∥ 1 d y ⟶ 0. \|T_n^b x-x\|_1\leq\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}|K(y)|\|\alpha_{2^{-n}y}(x)-x\|_1\,dy\longrightarrow0. ∥ T n b x − x ∥ 1 ≤ ∫ R d ∣ K ( y ) ∣∥ α 2 − n y ( x ) − x ∥ 1 d y ⟶ 0.
Quantum Euclidean spaces
Let θ \theta θ be a real antisymmetric d × d d\times d d × d matrix. The quantum Euclidean space R θ d \mathbb{R}^d_\theta R θ d is the von Neumann algebra generated on L 2 ( R d ) L_2(\mathbb{R}^d) L 2 ( R d ) by the unitaries
( U ( t ) ξ ) ( r ) = e − i 2 ⟨ t , θ r ⟩ ξ ( r − t ) , t ∈ R d . (U(t)\xi)(r)=e^{-\frac{i}{2}\langle t,\theta r\rangle}\xi(r-t),\qquad t\in\mathbb{R}^d. ( U ( t ) ξ ) ( r ) = e − 2 i ⟨ t , θ r ⟩ ξ ( r − t ) , t ∈ R d .
For g ∈ L 1 ( R d ) g\in L_1(\mathbb{R}^d) g ∈ L 1 ( R d ) , write U ( g ) = ∫ R d g ( t ) U ( t ) d t U(g)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}g(t)U(t)\,dt U ( g ) = ∫ R d g ( t ) U ( t ) d t . We use the canonical normal faithful semifinite trace, normalized by
τ R ( U ( g ) ) = ( 2 π ) d g ( 0 ) , g ∈ S ( R d ) . \tau_{\mathbb{R}}(U(g))=(2\pi)^d g(0),\qquad g\in\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^d). τ R ( U ( g )) = ( 2 π ) d g ( 0 ) , g ∈ S ( R d ) .
The operators U ( g ) U(g) U ( g ) , g ∈ S ( R d ) g\in\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^d) g ∈ S ( R d ) , form the Schwartz class and are dense in L p ( R θ d ) L_p(\mathbb{R}^d_\theta) L p ( R θ d ) for 1 ≤ p < ∞ 1\leq p<\infty 1 ≤ p < ∞ ; see [8 MSX20] .
The canonical action
α y ( U ( t ) ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , t ⟩ U ( t ) \alpha_y(U(t))=e^{-2\pi i\langle y,t\rangle}U(t) α y ( U ( t )) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , t ⟩ U ( t )
is weak∗ ^* ∗ continuous and trace-preserving. It is given by conjugation with the multiplication operator ξ ( r ) ↦ e − 2 π i ⟨ y , r ⟩ ξ ( r ) \xi(r)\mapsto e^{-2\pi i\langle y,r\rangle}\xi(r) ξ ( r ) ↦ e − 2 π i ⟨ y , r ⟩ ξ ( r ) on L 2 ( R d ) L_2(\mathbb{R}^d) L 2 ( R d ) . Define the Fourier multipliers on the Schwartz class by
T λ U ( g ) = U ( K ^ λ g ) . T_\lambda U(g)=U(\widehat{K}_\lambda g). T λ U ( g ) = U ( K λ g ) .
Corollary 7.4. The family ( T λ ) λ ∈ Λ (T_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( T λ ) λ ∈ Λ extends to a family of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\leq\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ on L p ( R θ d ) L_p(\mathbb{R}^d_\theta) L p ( R θ d ) .
Proof. For g ∈ S ( R d ) g\in\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^d) g ∈ S ( R d ) , we have
T λ U ( g ) = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) U ( e − 2 π i ⟨ y , ⋅ ⟩ g ) d y = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) α y ( U ( g ) ) d y . T_\lambda U(g)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_\lambda(y)U(e^{-2\pi i\langle y,\cdot\rangle}g)\,dy=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_\lambda(y)\alpha_y(U(g))\,dy. T λ U ( g ) = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) U ( e − 2 π i ⟨ y , ⋅ ⟩ g ) d y = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) α y ( U ( g )) d y .
Then, the conclusion follows from Corollary 7.1. □
Quantum tori
Let θ \theta θ be a real antisymmetric d × d d \times d d × d matrix. Let A θ A_\theta A θ be the universal C ∗ C^* C ∗ -algebra generated by unitaries U 1 , … , U d U_1,\ldots,U_d U 1 , … , U d satisfying
U k U j = e 2 π i θ k j U j U k . U_kU_j=e^{2\pi i\theta_{kj}}U_jU_k. U k U j = e 2 π i θ k j U j U k .
Its canonical trace is determined by
τ θ ( U m ) = 1 { m = 0 } , U m = U 1 m 1 ⋯ U d m d , m ∈ Z d . \tau_\theta(U^m)=\mathbf{1}_{\{m=0\}}, \qquad U^m=U_1^{m_1}\cdots U_d^{m_d}, \qquad m\in\mathbb{Z}^d. τ θ ( U m ) = 1 { m = 0 } , U m = U 1 m 1 ⋯ U d m d , m ∈ Z d .
Write T θ d \mathbb{T}^d_\theta T θ d for the von Neumann algebra obtained in the GNS representation of this trace. The canonical action
α y ( U m ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , m ⟩ U m , y ∈ R d , \alpha_y(U^m)=e^{-2\pi i\langle y,m\rangle}U^m,\qquad y\in\mathbb{R}^d, α y ( U m ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , m ⟩ U m , y ∈ R d ,
is weak∗ ^* ∗ continuous and trace-preserving; see [6 ] . For a trigonometric polynomial x = ∑ m x ^ ( m ) U m x=\sum_m\widehat{x}(m)U^m x = ∑ m x ( m ) U m , define
T λ x = ∑ m K ^ λ ( m ) x ^ ( m ) U m . T_\lambda x=\sum_m\widehat{K}_\lambda(m)\widehat{x}(m)U^m. T λ x = m ∑ K λ ( m ) x ( m ) U m .
Corollary 7.5. The family ( T λ ) λ ∈ Λ (T_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( T λ ) λ ∈ Λ extends to a family of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\leq\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ on L p ( T θ d ) L_p(\mathbb{T}^d_\theta) L p ( T θ d ) .
Proof. For trigonometric polynomials, we have
T λ x = ∑ m x ^ ( m ) ( ∫ R d K λ ( y ) e − 2 π i ⟨ y , m ⟩ d y ) U m = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) α y ( x ) d y . T_\lambda x=\sum_m\widehat{x}(m)\left(\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_\lambda(y)e^{-2\pi i\langle y,m\rangle}\,dy\right)U^m=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_\lambda(y)\alpha_y(x)\,dy. T λ x = m ∑ x ( m ) ( ∫ R d K λ ( y ) e − 2 π i ⟨ y , m ⟩ d y ) U m = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) α y ( x ) d y .
Then, the conclusion follows from Corollary 7.1. □
Schur multipliers
Let G G G be a locally compact group with left Haar measure μ \mu μ , and let β : G → R d \beta:G\to\mathbb{R}^d β : G → R d be continuous. For y ∈ R d y\in\mathbb{R}^d y ∈ R d , define a unitary on L 2 ( G ) L_2(G) L 2 ( G ) by
( u y ξ ) ( g ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , β ( g − 1 ) ⟩ ξ ( g ) . (u_y\xi)(g)=e^{-2\pi i\langle y,\beta(g^{-1})\rangle}\xi(g). ( u y ξ ) ( g ) = e − 2 π i ⟨ y , β ( g − 1 )⟩ ξ ( g ) .
Then α y ( a ) = u y a u y ∗ \alpha_y(a)=u_yau_y^* α y ( a ) = u y a u y ∗ is a weak∗ ^* ∗ continuous, trace-preserving action on B ( L 2 ( G ) ) \mathcal{B}(L_2(G)) B ( L 2 ( G )) , equipped with its canonical trace.
For a Hilbert–Schmidt operator a a a with integral kernel a ( g , h ) a(g,h) a ( g , h ) , define the Schur multiplier
( S λ a ) ( g , h ) = K ^ λ ( β ( g − 1 ) − β ( h − 1 ) ) a ( g , h ) . (S_\lambda a)(g,h)=\widehat{K}_\lambda\bigl(\beta(g^{-1})-\beta(h^{-1})\bigr)a(g,h). ( S λ a ) ( g , h ) = K λ ( β ( g − 1 ) − β ( h − 1 ) ) a ( g , h ) .
Corollary 7.6. The family ( S λ ) λ ∈ Λ (S_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( S λ ) λ ∈ Λ extends to a family of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) on S 1 ( L 2 ( G ) ) S_1(L_2(G)) S 1 ( L 2 ( G )) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) on S p ( L 2 ( G ) ) S_p(L_2(G)) S p ( L 2 ( G )) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\leq\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ , where S ∞ ( L 2 ( G ) ) = B ( L 2 ( G ) ) S_\infty(L_2(G))=\mathcal{B}(L_2(G)) S ∞ ( L 2 ( G )) = B ( L 2 ( G )) .
Proof. Since the integral kernel of u y a u y ∗ u_yau_y^* u y a u y ∗ is e − 2 π i ⟨ y , β ( g − 1 ) − β ( h − 1 ) ⟩ a ( g , h ) e^{-2\pi i\langle y,\beta(g^{-1})-\beta(h^{-1})\rangle}a(g,h) e − 2 π i ⟨ y , β ( g − 1 ) − β ( h − 1 )⟩ a ( g , h ) , we have
S λ a = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) u y a u y ∗ d y S_\lambda a=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}K_\lambda(y)u_yau_y^*\,dy S λ a = ∫ R d K λ ( y ) u y a u y ∗ d y
on the Hilbert–Schmidt class. Then, the conclusion follows from Corollary 7.1. □
In particular, the result applies when β \beta β is a continuous orthogonal cocycle. Such cocycles also occur in the study of Schur multipliers in [2 ] .
Double operator integrals
Double operator integrals are a standard tool in operator perturbation theory and provide a spectral formulation of Schur multipliers. For background, see [23 Section 1.1] and, in the semifinite setting, [7 ] . Here we obtain maximal inequalities for families whose symbols depend on the difference of the spectral variables.
In this subsection, take d = 1 d=1 d = 1 . Let H H H be a selfadjoint operator affiliated with M \mathcal{M} M , with spectral measure E H E_H E H . For x ∈ L 2 ( M ) x\in L_2(\mathcal{M}) x ∈ L 2 ( M ) , define
T λ H x = ∫ R ∫ R K ^ λ ( s − t ) d E H ( s ) x d E H ( t ) . T^H_\lambda x=\int_{\mathbb{R}}\int_{\mathbb{R}}\widehat{K}_\lambda(s-t)\,dE_H(s)\,x\,dE_H(t). T λ H x = ∫ R ∫ R K λ ( s − t ) d E H ( s ) x d E H ( t ) .
Therefore, one has
T λ H x = ∫ R K λ ( y ) e − 2 π i y H x e 2 π i y H d y (84) T^H_\lambda x=\int_{\mathbb{R}}K_\lambda(y)e^{-2\pi iyH}xe^{2\pi iyH}\,dy \tag*{(84)} T λ H x = ∫ R K λ ( y ) e − 2 π i y H x e 2 π i y H d y (84)
For every 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ 1\leq p\leq\infty 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ , this formula defines a bounded operator on L p ( M ) L_p(\mathcal{M}) L p ( M ) satisfying
∥ T λ H x ∥ p ≤ ∥ K λ ∥ 1 ∥ x ∥ p . \|T^H_\lambda x\|_p\leq\|K_\lambda\|_1\|x\|_p. ∥ T λ H x ∥ p ≤ ∥ K λ ∥ 1 ∥ x ∥ p .
Corollary 7.7. The family ( T λ H ) λ ∈ Λ (T^H_\lambda)_{\lambda\in\Lambda} ( T λ H ) λ ∈ Λ is of weak type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) and of strong type ( p , p ) (p,p) ( p , p ) for 1 < p ≤ ∞ 1<p\leq\infty 1 < p ≤ ∞ .
Proof. The maps α y ( x ) = e − 2 π i y H x e 2 π i y H \alpha_y(x)=e^{-2\pi iyH}xe^{2\pi iyH} α y ( x ) = e − 2 π i y H x e 2 π i y H form a weak* continuous trace-preserving action of R \mathbb{R} R on M \mathcal{M} M . Then, the conclusion follows from (84) and Corollary 7.1. □
In particular, for a diagonal matrix H = diag ( h 1 , … , h N ) H=\operatorname{diag}(h_1,\ldots,h_N) H = diag ( h 1 , … , h N ) ,
( T λ H x ) i j = K ^ λ ( h i − h j ) x i j . (T^H_\lambda x)_{ij}=\widehat{K}_\lambda(h_i-h_j)x_{ij}. ( T λ H x ) ij = K λ ( h i − h j ) x ij .
Thus the maximal estimates are uniform in N N N and in the choice of h 1 , … , h N h_1,\ldots,h_N h 1 , … , h N .
Acknowledgements. G. Hong was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12325105, W2441002, and W2611005). L. Wang was supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Administrative Region, China (Project No. CityU 11308924). X. Wang was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12601242 and W2611005). B. Xu was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12501172) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 20720250061).
AI statement. The authors used GPT-6-Astra to assist with their research on this topic. The model also assisted with language polishing and editing. The authors checked and developed the suggested idea, verified the proofs, and take full responsibility for the content of the paper.
References
Guixiang Hong, Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 15000 Harbin, China Email address: gxhong@hit.edu.cn
Liang Wang, Department of Mathematics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China Email address: L.Wang@cityu.edu.hk
Xumin Wang, Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 15000 Harbin, China Email address: xumin.wang@hit.edu.cn
Bang Xu, School of Mathematical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China Email address: bangxu@xmu.edu.cn