Fredholmness of singular integral operators with piecewise continuous coefficients on weighted Banach function spaces (Q1429024)

Let \(L_w^{p(\cdot)}\) denote the weighted Lebesgue space with variable exponent \(p(\cdot)\) and weight \(w\) and let \(R_a=aP_++P_-\) be the singular integral operator where \(P\pm=\frac 12 (I+S)\) and \(S\) be the Cauchy singular operator: \(S\varphi=\frac{1}{\pi i} \int_\Gamma \frac{\varphi(\tau) d\tau}{\tau-t}, t\in\Gamma\). Recently, Fredholmness of the singular integral operators \(R_a\) whose coefficient \(a(t)\) is piece-wise continuous, was studied in the generalized Lebesgue spaces \(L^{p(\cdot)}(\Gamma)\) by \textit{V. Kokilashvili} and \textit{S. Samko} [Singular integrals in weighted Lebesgue spaces with variable exponent, Georgian Math. J. 10, No.~1, 145--156 (2003; Zbl 1046.42006); Singular integral equations in the Lebesgue spaces with variable exponent, Proc. Razmadze Math. Inst. 131, 61--78 (2003; Zbl 1159.45302)]. It was shown that the Fredholmness nature of the operator \(R_a\) in the spaces \(L^{p(\cdot)}(\Gamma)\) is related only to values of the exponent \(p(t)\) at the points of discontinuity of the coefficient \(a(t)\), not depending on values of \(p(t)\) at the points of continuity of \(a(t).\) The boundedness of the singular operator in weighted spaces \(L_w^{p(\cdot)}\) with power weight also was given. In this paper the author bases on the previous results and considers the more general case of bad behaved coefficients and curves. The main result is the proof of the necessity of Fredholmness condition within the framework of general approach of Banach function spaces including the spaces \(L^{p(\cdot)}_w(\Gamma)\) with a general weight. In case of power weight and ``nice'' curves they are also shown to be sufficient. The case of weighted Banach space is considered by using the terms of indices of submultiplicative functions associated with local properties of the curve, of the weight, and of the space.