Square functions of Calderón type and applications (Q5940347)

In this paper, the authors establish certain \(L^2\) and \(L^p\) bounds for a class of square functions which are in the spirit of those considered by David, Journé and Semmes. In particular, they include square function estimates for solutions of the heat equation in time varying domains. The treatment in the paper is of a purely real variable and geometric nature, and does not depend on properties of solutions of a partial differential equation. The approach is based on an idea of P. Jones, who gave a proof of the deep result of Coifman, McIntosh, and Meyer concerning the \(L^2\) boundedness of the Cauchy integral operator along a Lipschitz curve, by viewing the Lipschitz curve as (locally) a perturbation of an approximating line, and then controlling the resulting error terms by a certain Carleson measure estimate. As an application, the authors present a simplified treatment of a class of parabolic smoothing operators which includes the caloric singular layer potential on the boundary of certain minimally smooth, non-cylindrical domains.