Estimates on level set integral operators in dimension two (Q2574447)

Let \(X\) and \(Y\) be two subsets in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) and \(\mathbb{R}^m\), respectively. To study the properties of the Fourier integral operator, one estimates the \(\lambda\)-decay of the \(L^2\to L^2\)-norm of the oscillatory integral operators of the form \[ T_\lambda f(x)= \int_Y e^{i\lambda\Phi(x,y)} a(x,y)f(y)\,dy, \] where \(\Phi\in C^\infty(X\times Y)\) and \(a(x,y)\) is in some symbol class. Another way to study Fourier integral operators is to consider integral operators associated to sublevel sets, namely the level integral operator \[ L_\lambda f(x)= \int_Y \Psi(\lambda\Phi(x,y)) a(x,y) f(y)\,dy \] with some suitable function \(\Psi\). In the paper, the authors study \(L^2\) estimates on level set operators in dimension two and compare them with what is known about oscillatory integral operators. The cases include operators with non-degenerate phase functions and the level set version of Melrose-Taylor transforms. The estimates are formulated in terms of the Newton polyhedra and type conditions.