On semi-\(R\)-boundedness and its applications (Q1046496)

Let \(X, Y\) be Banach spaces and \((r_n)_{n\geq1}\) be a Rademacher sequence on a probability space \((\Omega, \mathcal{A}, \mathbb{P})\). A collection \(\Gamma\subseteq\mathcal {L}(X,Y)\) is said to be \(R\)-bounded if there exists a constant \(M\geq0\) such that \[ \left(\mathbb{E}\left\|\sum_{n=1}^{N}r_nT_nx_n \right\|^2\right)^\frac{1}{2}\leq M\left(\mathbb{E} \left\|\sum_{n=1}^{N}r_nx_n\right\|^2\right)^\frac{1}{2} \] for all \(N\geq1\), all sequences \((T_n)_{n=1}^{N}\) in \(\Gamma\) and \((x_n)_{n=1}^{N}\) in \(X\). The \(R\)-boundedness is a randomized boundedness condition for sets of operators which has found many applications in the maximal regularity theory of evolution equations, stochastic evolution equations, spectral theory and vector-valued harmonic analysis. However, there are situations in which additional geometry assumptions such as Pisier's property \((\alpha)\) are required to guarantee the \(R\)-boundedness of a relevant set of operators. Hence, \textit{M.\,Hoffmann, N.\,Kalton} and \textit{T.\,Kucherenko} [J.~Math.\ Anal.\ Appl.\ 294, No.\,2, 373--386 (2004; Zbl 1045.47015)] introduced a weaker property called semi-\(R\)-boundedness: a~collection \(\Gamma\subseteq\mathcal {L}(X, Y)\) is said to be semi-\(R\)-bounded if there exists a constant \(M\geq0\) such that \[ \left(\mathbb{E}\left\|\sum_{n=1}^{N}r_nT_na_nx \right\|^2\right)^\frac{1}{2}\leq M\left(\sum_{n=1}^{N}|a_n|^2 \right)^\frac{1}{2}\|x\| \] for all \(N\geq1\), all sequences \((T_n)_{n=1}^{N}\) in \(\Gamma\), scalars \((a_n)_{n=1}^{N}\) and \(x\in X\). In the paper under review, the authors show that this semi-\(R\)-boundedness property can be used to avoid those geometric assumptions in the context of Schauder decompositions and the \(H^\infty\)-calculus. Moreover, the authors give weaker conditions for stochastic integrability of certain convolutions.