Extension of \(C^{m, \omega}\)-smooth functions by linear operators (Q1017344)

Let \(C^{m,\omega}(\mathbb{R}^n)\) be the Banach space of functions on \(\mathbb{R}^n\) whose \(m\)th derivatives have modulus of continuity majorised by a nondecreasing concave function \(\omega:\mathbb{R}_+\to \mathbb{R}_+\) at zero. For \(E\subset\mathbb{R}^n\), let \(C^{m, \omega}(E)\) be the space of all restrictions to \(E\) of functions in \(C^{m,\omega}(\mathbb{R}^n)\). The main result is as follows. Theorem. There exists a linear extension operator \(T:C^{m,\omega}(E)\to C^{m,\omega} (\mathbb{R}^n)\) whose norm is bounded by a constant depending only on \(n,m\). The author also proves a generalization of this result related to the notion of Whitney convexity. This, in turn, allows to simplify the proof of his extremely difficult result from [Ann.\ Math.\ 166, No.\,3, 779--835 (2007; Zbl 1161.46013)], on \(C^m\) extension by linear operators.