A note on maximal functions on a solvable Lie group (Q908464)

In the \(``ax+b''\) group of affine mappings of the line, we examine right maximal functions with respect to left Haar measure. Each such maximal function is defined with respect to the right-translates of a one- parameter family of sets that shrinks to e. Families consisting of inverted rectangles turn out to be interesting here. In these cases, the maximal function is always bounded on \(L^ p\). We prove that the weak type (1,1) property holds for certain rectangle shapes but not for others. The proof involves a maximal function in \({\mathbb{R}}^ 2\) that is not translation-invariant. The latter maximal function is taken with respect to a family of rectangles in the plane whose eccentricities depend on their locations.