A spectral multiplier theorem for a sublaplacian on SU\((2)\) (Q5949441)

Let \((X,\mu)\) be a measured space and \(L\) a self-adjoint positive definite operator on \(L^2(X)\). If \(F:\left[0,+\infty\right)\rightarrow \mathbb C\) is any bounded Borel function, the operator \(F(L)\) is defined by spectral theory, and it is \(L^2(X)\)-bounded. In the present paper, one considers the case when \(X=\text{SU}(2)\) is the group of \(2\times 2\) complex unitary matrices with determinant \(1\). Denote by su(2) its Lie algebra. Let \[ X=\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1\\ -1 & 0 \end{pmatrix} ,\quad Y=\begin{pmatrix} 0 &i\\ i & 0 \end{pmatrix} , \quad Z=\begin{pmatrix} i & 0\\ 0 & -i\end{pmatrix} . \] Define \(L=-(X^2+Y^2)\), which is a positive definite self-adjoint operator on \(L^2(\text{SU}(2))\). Fix a nonzero cut-off function \(\eta\in {\mathcal S}(\mathbb R)\) supported in \(\mathbb R^+\). Assume that \(F\) is a complex-valued bounded Borel function on \(\left[0,+\infty\right)\) such that \[ \sup\limits_{t\geq 1} \left\|\eta F_{(t)}\right\|_{H^s}<+\infty, \] where \(F_{(t)}(\lambda)=F(t\lambda)\), \(s>3/2\) and \(H^s\) denotes the Sobolev space of order \(s\). Then, the main result of this paper states that \(F(L)\) is of weak type \((1,1)\) and \(L^p\)-bounded for all \(1<p<+\infty\). Note that \(3/2\) is the critical index. This result is related to the works of \textit{L. Hörmander} on \(\mathbb R^d\) [Acta Math. 104, 93-140 (1960; Zbl 0093.11402)], A. Hulanicki and E. M. Stein, \textit{M. Christ} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 328, No. 1, 73-81 (1991; Zbl 0739.42010)], \textit{D. Müller} and \textit{E. M. Stein} [J. Math. Pures Appl. (9) 73, No. 4, 413-440 (1994; Zbl 0838.43011)], \textit{W. Hebisch} [Colloq. Math. 65, 231-239 (1993; Zbl 0841.43009)] on stratified Lie groups, and \textit{G. Alexopoulos} [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 120, No. 3, 973-979 (1994; Zbl 0794.43003)].