For f ∈ L1S, Kf, the M-harmonic conjugate function of f, on S is defined by Kf ζ lim r→ 1 S function come from those of Cauchy integral and invariant Poisson integral.. In the past, th
Trang 1Volume 2010, Article ID 435450, 13 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/435450
Research Article
Jaesung Lee and Kyung Soo Rim
Department of Mathematics, Sogang University, 1 Sinsu-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-742, South Korea
Correspondence should be addressed to Jaesung Lee,jalee@sogang.ac.kr
Received 30 November 2009; Revised 23 February 2010; Accepted 17 March 2010
Academic Editor: Shusen Ding
Copyrightq 2010 J Lee and K S Rim This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
We define theM-harmonic conjugate operator K and prove that for 1 < p < ∞, there is a constant
C psuch that
S |Kf| p ωdσ ≤ C p
S |f| p ωdσ for all f ∈ L p ω if and only if the nonnegative weight
ω satisfies the A p -condition Also, we prove that if there is a constant C psuch that
S |Kf| p vdσ ≤
C p
S |f| p wdσ for all f ∈ L p w, then the pair of weights v, w satisfies the A p-condition
1 Introduction
product, let S be the unit sphere, and, σ be the rotation-invariant probability measure on S.
In1, for z ∈ B, ξ ∈ S, we defined the kernel Kz, ξ by
where Cz, ξ 1 − z, ξ −n is the Cauchy kernel and P z, ξ 1 − |z|2n /|1 − z, ξ|2n is
3.2.5 of 2 gives
S
For that reason, Kz, ξ is called the M-harmonic conjugate kernel.
Trang 2For f ∈ L1S, Kf, the M-harmonic conjugate function of f, on S is defined by
Kf
ζ lim
r→ 1
S
function come from those of Cauchy integral and invariant Poisson integral Indeed the
1 As an operator, K is of weak type 1.5 and bounded on L p S for 1 < p < ∞.
2 If f ∈ L1S, then Kf ∈ L p S for all 0 < p < 1 and if f ∈ L log L, then Kf ∈ L1S.
3 If f is in the Euclidean Lipschitz space of order α for 0 < α < 1, then so is Kf.
0 < α < 1/2, and bounded on BMO.
functions In the past, there have been many results on weighted norm inequalities and related subjects, for which the two books3,4 provide good references Some classical results
3, Theorems 6.1 and 6.2 of Chapter 6.
For p > 1, we say that ω satisfies the A p-condition if
sup
Q
1
σQ
Q
ωdσ
1
σQ
Q
ω −1/p−1 dσ
p−1
where Q Qξ, δ {η ∈ S : dξ, η |1 − ξ, η| 1/2 < δ} is a nonisotropic ball of S.
Here is the first and the main theorem
Theorem 1.1 Let ω be a nonnegative integrable function on S Then for 1 < p < ∞, there is a
constant C p such that
S
Kfp
ωdσ ≤ C p
S
fp
if and only if ω satisfies the A p -condition.
In succession of classical weighted norm inequalities, starting from Muckenhoupt’s
Trang 3we define the A p-condition for two weights For a pairv, w of two nonnegative integrable
functions, we say thatv, w satisfies the A p-condition if
sup
Q
1
σQ
Q
vdσ
1
σQ
Q
w −1/p−1 dσ
p−1
a necessary and sufficient condition on two-weighted norm inequalities for the Poisson
inequalities for the Hardy-Littlewood maximal operator and the Hilbert transform We admit that there are, henceforth, numerous splendid results on two-weighted norm inequalities but left unmentioned here
operator as our next theorem, by the method somewhat similar to the proof of the main
Theorem 1.2 Let v, w be a pair of nonnegative integrable functions on S If for 1 < p < ∞, there
is a constant C p such that
S
Kfp
vdσ ≤ C p
S
fp
then the pair v, w satisfies the A p -condition.
introducing the sharp maximal function and a lemma on the sharp maximal function, which plays an important role in the proof of the main theorem In the final section, as an appendix,
we introduce John-Nirenberg’s inequality on S and then, as an application, we attach some
Euclidean space
2 Proofs
Definition 2.1 For f ∈ L1S and 0 < p < ∞, the sharp maximal function f#p
on S is defined
by
f#p
ξ sup
Q
1
σQ
Q
f − f Qp
dσ
1/p
the average of f over Q.
is an analogue of the Hardy-Littlewood maximal
operator M, which satisfies f#p
ξ ≤ 2Mfξ The proof of the following lemma is essentially
Trang 4Lemma 2.2 Let 0 < p < ∞ and ω satisfy A p -condition Then there is a constant C p such that
S
Mfp
ωdσ ≤ C p
S
for all f ∈ L p ω.
Proof of Theorem 1.1 First, we prove that1.5 implies that ω satisfies the A p-condition
If ξ, η ∈ S, then by a direct calculation we get
K
ξ, η
1−η, ξn
2−1−ξ, ηn
1−
If ξ / − η and 1 − η, ξ n 2 − 1 − ξ, η n 0, then we get ξ η Thus if ξ / η, then for ξ ≈ η,
0<dξ,η<δ K
ξ, η
f
η
dσ
η
≥
0<dξ,η<δ
C
1−
ξ, η2n f
η
dσ
η
2.4
C depends only on the distance between ξ and η.
radius sufficiently small δ, and that they are contained in another small nonisotropic ball, for
Kfξ
Q1
K
ξ, η
f
η
dσ
η
≥
Q1
C
1−
ξ, η2n f
η
dσ
η
Since σQ1 ≈ δ 2n , there is a constant C > 0 such that I ≥ C1/σQ1Q1 fdσ Thus for almost all ξ ∈ Q2, we get
Kfξp ≥ C p C p
1
σQ1
Q1
fdσ
p
Q2
C p C p
Q2
Kfξp
Q2
Kfp ω dσ≤
S
Kfp ω dσ ≤ C p
S
fp ω dσ C p
Q1
Trang 5Thus we get
Q2
C p C p
Q1
using1.5, we also have
Q1
C p C p
Q2
Now for a given constant α, put f ω α χ Q1in2.6 and integrate over Q2 We have
Q2
Kfξp
ω dσ ≥ C p C p
1
σQ1
Q1
ω α dσ
p
Q2
Thus we get
1
σQ1
Q1
ω α dσ
p
Q2
C p C p
Q1
1
σQ1
Q1
ω dσ
1
σQ1
Q1
ω −1/p−1 dσ
p−1
≤
p
C p C p
2
1
σQ
Q
ω dσ
1
σQ
Q
ω −1/p−1 dσ
p−1
And this proves the necessity of the A p-condition for1.5
f ∈ L1S Then for q > 1, there is a constant C q > 0 such that Kf# 1
ξ ≤ C q f#q
ξ, for almost all ξ.
Trang 6To prove Claimi, for a fixed Q Qξ Q , δ, it suffices to show that for each q > 1 there
1
σQ
Q
Kf
η
− λdσ ≤ C q f#q
ξ Q
Now, we write
f
η
f
η
− f Q
χ 2Q
η
f
η
− f Q
χ S \2Q
η
f Q f1
η
f2
η
Define
gz
S
integral in2.15 is estimated as
Q
Kf
η
igξ Qdσ
η
≤
Q
Kf1dσ
Q
Kf2 ig
Estimate of I1 By H ¨older’s inequality we get
1
σQ
Q
Kf1dσ≤ 1
σQ
Q
Kf1q
dσ
1/q
≤
1
σQ
S
Kf1q
dσ
1/q
σQ 1/qf1
q ,
2.19
C alone will denote a positive constant, independent of δ, whose value may change from line
to line. Now by replacing f1by f − f Q, we get
f1
q
2Q
f − f Qq
dσ
1/q
≤
2Q
f − f 2Qq
dσ
1/q
σ2Q 1/qf 2Q − f Q. 2.20
Thus by applying H ¨older’s inequality in the last term of the above, we see that there is a
1
σQ
Q
Kf1dσ ≤ C q f#q
ξ Q
Trang 7Now we estimate I2 Since f2≡ 0 on 2Q, we have
I2
Q
f2 iKf2− g
ξ Qdσ≤
S \2Q2f2
η
Q
C
ξ, η
− Cξ Q , ηdσξdσ
η
S \2Q
f2
η
1−
η, ξ Qn 1/2 dσ
η
where C is an absolute constant.
Write S \ 2Q ∞k12k1Q\ 2k Q Then the integral of2.23 is equal to
∞
k1
2k1 Q\2k Q
f
η
− f Q
1−
η, ξ Qn 1/2 dσ
η
≤∞
k1
1
22n1k δ 2n1
2k1 Q\2k Q
f − f Qdσ
≤∞
k1
1
22n1k δ 2n1
⎛
2k1 Q
f − f2k1 Qdσk
j0
2k1 Q
f2j1 Q − f2j Qdσ⎞⎠.
2.24
1
σQ
Q
Kf2 ig
ξ Qdσ ≤ C∞
k1
k
2k f#1
ξ Q
≤ C q f#q
ξ Q
as we complete the proof of the claim
S
Kfp
ω dσ≤
S
M
Kfp
ω dσ ≤ C p
S
Kf#1p
Take q > 0 such that p/q > 1 By the above Claimi, the last term of the above inequalities is
S
f#qp
ω dσ ≤ C
S
Mfqp/q
ω dσ ≤ C
S
fp
ofTheorem 1.1
Trang 8Proof of Theorem 1.2 Assume the inequality 1.7 Let Q1 and Q2 be nonintersecting non-isotropic balls with positive distance, and with radius sufficiently small δ
all ξ ∈ Q2,
Q1
1
1−
ξ, η2n f
η
dσ
η
C depends only on the distance between ξ and η Also from the fact that σQ1 ≈ δ 2n,
as
C
1
σQ1
Q1
fdσ
Thus for almost all ξ ∈ Q2, we get
Kfξp ≥ C p C p
1
σQ1
Q1
fdσ
p
Q2
C p C p
Q2
Kfξp
Q2
Kfp
v dσ≤
S
Kfp
v dσ ≤ C p
S
fp
w dσ C p
Q1
Thus,
Q2
v dσ≤ C p
C p C p
Q1
Q2
Kfξp
v dσ ≥ C p C p
1
σQ1
Q1
w α dσ
p
Q2
Trang 9By1.7, we arrive at
1
σQ1
Q1
w α dσ
p
Q2
v dσ≤ C p
C p C p
Q1
1
σQ1
Q2
v dσ
1
σQ1
Q1
w −1/p−1 dσ
p−1
≤
p
C p C p
2
greater then δ at any point of S.
Qi v dσ and
Qj w dσ in a straightforward method, for i / j i, j 1, 2 For this reason, it is
with Q2in2.36 Thus, for all such balls,
1
σQ2
Q1
v dσ
1
σQ2
Q2
w −1/p−1 dσ
p−1
≤
p
C p C p
2
1
σQ1
Q1
v dσ
1
σQ2
Q2
w −1/p−1 dσ
p−1
×σQ1
2
Q2
v dσ
1
σQ1
Q1
w −1/p−1 dσ
p−1
≤
p
C p C p
4
.
2.38
C depends on the distance between Q1 and Q2 Taking supremum over all
δ-balls, we get
⎛
⎝sup
Q
1
σQ
Q
v dσ
1
σQ
Q
w −1/p−1 dσ
p−1⎞
⎠
2
≤
p
C p C p
4
Trang 10Ap-Condition and BMO
sup
Q
1
σQ
Q
f − f Qdσf
BMO are concerned about the local average of a function, it is natural for us to mention
of Proposition A.4 comes from John-Nirenberg’s inequality Lemma A.3 which states as follows
Lemma A.3 John-Nirenberg’s inequality Let f ∈ BMO and E ⊂ S be not intersecting the north
pole Then there exist positive constants C1and C2, independent of f and E, such that
σ
η ∈ E :f
η
− f E> λ
for every λ > 0.
and moreover, the details of the proof run off our aim of the paper So we decide to omit the
Euclidean space, by Jensen’s inequality and the classical John-Nirenberg’s inequality, we can
Proposition A.4 Let ω be a nonnegative integrable function on S Then log ω ∈ BMO if and only
if ω α satisfies the A2-condition for some α > 0.
Proof We prove the necessity first Suppose log ω ∈ BMO Let Q denote a nonisotropic ball, and α > 0 Now consider integral
1
σQ
Q
e α | log ω−log ω Q|dσ, A.3
which is less than or equal to
σQ
1
σ
Trang 11By change of variables, the integral term of the above is equal to
α σQ
∞
0
σ
η ∈ Q :log ω
η
−log ω
indepen-dent of Q, such that
σ
η ∈ Q :log ω
η
−log ω
Q > λ ≤ C
1e −C2λ/ log ω BMO σQ. A.6
C2− αlog ω
BMO
By the above choice of α and M, for each nonisotropic ball Q, we have the inequality
1
σQ
Q
e ±αlog ω−log ω Qdσ ≤ M 1. A.8
Therefore we have
sup
Q
1
σQ
Q
e α log ω dσ
1
σQ
Q
e −α log ω dσ
Conversely, suppose that there is α > 0 such that ω α satisfies the A2-condition Then
by Jensen’s inequality it suffices to show that
sup
Q
1
σQ
Q
e α | log ω−log ω Q|dσ < ∞. A.10
Let us note that
1
σQ
Q
e α | log ω−log ω Q|dσ≤ σQ1
Q
e α log ω dσ e −αlog ω Q σQ1
Q
e −α log ω dσ e α log ω Q
I II.
A.11
Trang 12Since both integrals I and II are bounded in essentially the same way, we only do I From
Jensen’s inequality once more, we have
I
1
σQ
Q
e α log ω dσ
e σ Q−1
Q log ω −α dσ ≤
1
σQ
Q
ω α dσ
1
σQ
Q
ω −α dσ
.
A.12
the proposition
Let ω satisfy the A p -condition and r > p Then, since 1/r − 1 < 1/p − 1, H¨older’s
inequality implies that
1
σQ
Q
ω −1/r−1 dσ
1/r−1
≤
1
σQ
Q
ω −1/p−1 dσ
1/p−1
This means that ω satisfies the A r -condition Also we can easily see that ω −1/p−1satisfies the
Corollary A.5 Let p > 1 and let ω be a nonnegative integrable function on S such that ω α satisfies the A p -condition for some α > 0 Then log ω ∈ BMO.
Proof If p ≤ 2, then ω α satisfies the A2-condition Thus Proposition A.4 implies log ω ∈
BMO If p > 2, then ω −α/p−1 satisfies the A q -condition for q p/p − 1 < 2, which implies
Acknowledgments
The authors want to express their heartfelt gratitude to the anonymous referee and the editor for their important comments which are significantly helpful for the authors’ further research The authors were partially supported by Grant no 200811014.01 and no 200911051, Sogang University
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for every λ > 0.
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