A Kakeya maximal function estimate in four dimensions using planebrushes

DOI10.4171/RMI/1219zbMATH Open1459.42028arXiv1902.00989OpenAlexW3080175357MaRDI QIDQ1998716FDOQ1998716

Authors: Nets Hawk Katz, J. Zahl 

Publication date: 7 March 2021

Published in: Revista Matemática Iberoamericana (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We obtain an improved Kakeya maximal function estimate in $mathbb{R}^4$ using a new geometric argument called the planebrush. A planebrush is a higher dimensional analogue of Wolff's hairbrush, which gives effective control on the size of Besicovitch sets when the lines through a typical point concentrate into a plane. When Besicovitch sets do not have this property, the existing trilinear estimates of Guth-Zahl can be used to bound the size of a Besicovitch set. In particular, we establish a maximal function estimate in $mathbb{R}^4$ at dimension $3.059$. As a consequence, every Besicovitch set in $mathbb{R}^4$ must have Hausdorff dimension at least $3.059$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.00989

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zbMATH Keywords

Kakeya problemBesicovitch set

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Maximal functions, Littlewood-Paley theory (42B25)

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