Suppose m is a bounded
measurable function on the n-dimensional Euclidean space Rn. Define a linear
operator Tm by (Tmf)ˆ= mfˆ , where f ∈ L2 ∩ Lp(Rn), 1 ≤ p ≤∞, and fˆ denotes
the Fourier transform of f:
(We omit the domain of integration if it is the whole Rn.) If Tm is bounded from
Lp(Rn) to Lp(Rn), then m is called an Lp-(Fourier) multiplier, denoted
m ∈ Mp(Rn). The norm of m coincides with the operator norm of Tm.
Theorem 1. Let m and m′ be locally absolutely continuous on (0,∞) and
Then m(|ξ|) ∈ Mp(Rn) for all p with 1 ≤ 2n∕(n + 3) < p < 2n∕(n − 3) ≤∞; in
particular, ∥m∥Mp(Rn) ≤ cB with c independent of m.
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