A generalization of bounded variation (Q5905389)

The notion of bounded \(p\)-variation was introduced by \textit{N. Wiener} in 1924 [see Mass. J. Math. 3, 72--94 (1924; JFM 50.0203.01)]. \textit{D. Waterman} [Stud. Math. 44, 107--117 (1972; Zbl 0207.06901)] and \textit{Z. A. Chanturiya} [Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 214, 63--66 (1974; Zbl 0295.26008)] have made important contributions concerning the concept mentioned above. In the present note, the authors define a certain type of variation as an important generalization of the concept of bounded variation. Namely: let \(f\) be a function defined on \((-\infty,\infty)\) with period 1, let \(\Delta:\cdots t_{-1}<t_0<\cdots<t_m<t_{m+1}<\cdots\) be a partition with period 1. When \(1\leq p_n\uparrow p\) as \(n\to\infty\), where \(1\leq p\leq+\infty\), \(f\) is said to be a function of \(\mathrm{BV}(p_n\uparrow p)\) if and only if \[ V(f;p_n\uparrow p) = \sup_{n\geq 1}\sup\left\{\left(\sum^m_{k=1}| f(t_k) - f(t_{k-1})|^{p_n}\right)^{1/p_n}:\quad \rho(\Delta)\geq 1/2^n\right\} < +\infty, \] where \(\rho(\Delta)=\inf_{n\geq 1}| t_k- t_{k-1}|\). When \(p_n=p\) for all \(n\), \(\mathrm{BV}(p_n\uparrow p)\) coincides with Wiener's case. Then, some interesting results concerning the class \(\mathrm{BV}(p_n\uparrow p)\), the class \(B[0,1]\) and the class introduced by Wiener are established. Mention must be made of the fact that the class \(\mathrm{BV}(p_n\uparrow p)\) plays an important role in problems concerning the uniform convergence of Fourier series.