Sobolev spaces on p.c.f. self-similar sets I: critical orders and atomic decompositions (Q2066270)

In this paper, the authors study the function spaces on post-critically finite (p.c.f.) self-similar sets, based on Kigami's construction of Dirichlet forms. They consider the Sobolev type spaces \(H^{\sigma}(K)\) with \(\sigma\geq 0\), where \(K\) is a post-critically finite self-similar set with the natural boundary. Firstly, they compare different classes of Sobolev spaces \(H^{\sigma}_N(K)\), \(H^{\sigma}_D(K)\) and \(H^{\sigma}(K)\), and observe a sequence of critical orders of \(\sigma\) in their comparison theorem. Secondly, they present a general atomic decomposition theorem of Sobolev spaces \(H^{\sigma}(K)\), where the same critical orders play an important role. At the same time, they provide purely analytic approaches for various Besov type characterizations of Sobolev spaces \(H^{\sigma}(K)\).