Lp bounds for Stein's spherical maximal operators

Abstract: Let

{f r a k M}^{a} l p h a

be the spherical maximal operators of complex order

a l p h a

on

m a t h b b R^{n}

. In this article we show that when

n g e q 2

, suppose �egin{eqnarray*} |{frak M}^{alpha} f |_{L^p({mathbb R^n})} leq C|f |_{L^p({mathbb R^n})} end{eqnarray*} holds for some

a l p h a

and

p g e q 2

, then we must have

m R e, a l p h a g e q m a x 1 / p - (n - 1) / 2, - (n - 1) / p .

When

n = 2

, we prove that

| {f r a k M}^{a l p h a} f |_{L^{p} (m a t h b b R^{2})} l e q C | f |_{L^{p} (m a t h b b R^{2})}

if

m R e a l p h a > m a x 1 / p - 1 / 2, - 1 / p

, and hence the range of

a l p h a

is sharp in the sense the estimate fails for

m R e a l p h a < m a x 1 / p - 1 / 2, - 1 / p .

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