Unconditional structures of translates for \(L_p(\mathbb R^d)\) (Q476499)

For \(d \in N\), \(\lambda \in \mathbb R^d\) and \(f: \mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R^d\), the translation operator \(T_{\lambda}\) is defined by \(T_{\lambda}f(x)=f(x-\lambda)\). Given \(\Lambda \subset R\), \(f \in L_p(\mathbb R)\), and \(1 <p < \infty\), \(X_p(f,\lambda)\) denotes the closure of the linear span of \((T_{\lambda}f)_{\lambda \in \Lambda}\). This paper studies properties of sequences of translates. Here are some highlights: Section 1 is introductory in nature. Section 2 considers unconditional sequences of translates. It is shown that for \(1 \leq p < \infty\) there is no function \(f \in L_p(\mathbb R)\) and countable set \(\Lambda \subset R\) so that \((T_{\lambda}f)_{\lambda\in \Lambda}\) is an unconditional basis for \(L_p(\mathbb R)\). In Section 3 the authors consider frames consisting of translates of a single function. Here they prove that there exists a function \(f \in L_p(\mathbb R)\) and a sequence \((g^{\star}_n)_{n \in \mathbb N} \subset L^{\star}_p(\mathbb R)\) such that \((T_nf, g^{\star}_n)_{n \in N}\) forms an unconditional Schauder frame for \(L_p(\mathbb R)\), if and only if \(2 < p < \infty\). In Section 4 they prove that for \(2 < p < \infty\) there exists \(f \in L_p(\mathbb R)\) and \(\Lambda \subset N\) such that \(X_p(f, \Lambda)\) is isomorphic to \(L_p(\mathbb R)\), \(X_p(f, \Lambda)\) is complemented in \(L_p(\mathbb R)\), and \((T_{\lambda}f)_{\lambda \in \Lambda}\) can be blocked to form an unconditional finite-dimensional decomposition for \(X_p(f, \Lambda)\). In Section 5, the authors study the restriction operator \(R_I : L_p(\mathbb R) \to L_p(I)\) given by \(x \to x|_I\), where \(I \subset R\) is some bounded interval. Assuming that \((T_{\lambda_i}f)\) is an unconditional basic sequence they characterize for what values of \(1 \leq p < \infty\) must the map \(R_I : X_p(f,(\lambda_i)) \to L_p(I)\) be compact for all bounded intervals \(I \subset \mathbb R\). Finally, Section 6 discusses some open problems.