Operators with continuous kernels

Abstract: Let

be open. We investigate conditions under which an operator

T

on

L_{2} (O m e g a)

has a continuous kernel

K i n C (o v e r l i n e O m e g a i m e s o v e r l i n e O m e g a)

. In the centre of our interest is the condition

T L_{2} (O m e g a) s u b s e t C (o v e r l i n e O m e g a)

, which one knows for many semigroups generated by elliptic operators. This condition implies that

T^{3}

has a kernel in

C (o v e r l i n e O m e g a i m e s o v e r l i n e O m e g a)

if

T

is self-adjoint and

O m e g a

is bounded, and the power

3

is best possible. We also analyse Mercer's theorem in our context.

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