Journal of Inequalities in Pure and Applied Mathematics HARDY TYPE INEQUALITIES FOR INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGULAR SECOND ORDER DIFFERENTIAL OPERATOR volume 7, issue 1, article 38, 2006. M. DZIRI AND L.T. RACHDI Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et d’Administration des Entreprises Campus Universitaire de la Manouba la Manouba 2010, Tunisia. EMail: moncef.dziri@iscae.rnu.tn Department of Mathematics Faculty of Sciences of Tunis 1060 Tunis, Tunisia. EMail: lakhdartannech.rachdi@fst.rnu.tn Received 04 November, 2004; accepted 17 January, 2006. Communicated by: S.S. Dragomir Abstract Contents JJ J II I Home Page Go Back Close c 2000 Victoria University ISSN (electronic): 1443-5756 211-04 Quit Abstract We consider a singular second order differential operator ∆ defined on ]0, ∞[. We give nice estimates for the kernel which intervenes in the integral transform of the eigenfunction of ∆. Using these results, we establish Hardy type inequalities for Riemann-Liouville and Weyl transforms associated with the operator ∆. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 44Xxx, 44A15. Key words: Hardy type inequalities, Integral transforms, Differential operator. Contents Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Eigenfunctions of the Operator ∆ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Kernel h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hardy Type Operators Tϕ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Riemann - Liouville and Weyl Transforms Associated with the Operator ∆ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 References Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 2 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au 1. Introduction In this paper we consider the differential operator on ]0, ∞[, defined by ∆= d2 A0 (x) d + + ρ2 , dx2 A(x) dx where A is a real function defined on [0, ∞[ , satisfying A(x) = x2α+1 B(x); α > − 1 2 and B is a positive, even C ∞ function on R such that B(0) = 1, and ρ ≥ 0. We suppose that the function A satisfies the following assumptions i) A(x) is increasing, and lim+∞ A(x) = +∞. ii) A0 (x) A(x) is decreasing and lim+∞ A0 (x) A(x) B 0 (x) B(x) = e−δx F (x), M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents = 2ρ. iii) there exists a constant δ > 0, satisfying 0 B (x) 2α+1 −δx B(x) = 2ρ − x + e F (x), for ρ > 0, Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator for ρ = 0, where F is C ∞ on ]0, ∞[, bounded together with its derivatives on the interval [x0 , ∞[, x0 > 0. JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 3 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au This operator plays an important role in harmonic analysis, for example, many special functions (orthogonal polynomials,...) are eigenfunctions of operators of the same type as ∆. The Bessel and Jacobi operators defined respectively by ∆α = d2 2α + 1 d + ; 2 dx x dx α>− 1 2 and ∆α,β d d2 = 2 + ((2α + 1) coth x + (2β + 1) tanh x) + (α + β + 1)2 , dx dx 1 α≥β>− , 2 are of the type ∆, with Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page A(x) = x 2α+1 ; ρ = 0, respectively A(x) = sinh2α+1 x cosh2β+1 x; ρ = α + β + 1. Also, the radial part of the Laplacian - Betrami operator on the Riemannian symmetric space, is of type ∆. The operator ∆ has been studied from many points of view ([1], [7], [13], [14], [15], [16]).In particular, K. Trimèche has proved in [15] that the differential equation ∆u(x) = −λ2 u(x), λ ∈ C Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 4 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au has a unique solution on [0, ∞[, satisfying the conditions u(0) = 1, u0 (0) = 0. We extend this solution on R by parity and we denote it by ϕλ . He has also proved that the eigenfunction ϕλ has the following Mehler integral representation Z x ϕλ (x) = k(x, t) cos λtdt, 0 where the kernel k(x, t) is defined by 1 1 1 k(x, t) = 2h(x, t) + Cα A− 2 (x)x 2 −α (x2 − t2 )α− 2 , with 1 h(x, t) = Π Z 0<t<x ∞ ψ(x, λ) cos(λt)dλ, Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi 0 2Γ(α + 1) Cα = √ , ΠΓ(α + 12 ) Title Page Contents and ∀ λ ∈ R, x ∈ R; ψ(x, λ) = ϕλ (x) − x where α+ 12 A − 12 (x)jα (λ x), Jα (z) zα and Jα is the Bessel function of the first kind and order α ([8]). The Riemann - Liouville and Weyl transforms associated with the operator ∆ are respectively defined, for all non-negative measurable functions f by Z x R(f )(x) = k(x, t)f (t)dt jα (z) = 2α Γ(α + 1) 0 JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 5 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au and Z W(f )(t) = ∞ k(x, t)f (x)A(x)dx. t These operators have been studied on regular spaces of functions. In particular, in [15], the author has proved that the Riemann-Liouville transform R is an isomorphism from E ∗ (R) (the space of even infinitely differentiable functions on R) onto itself, and that the Weyl transform W is an isomorphism from D∗ (R) (the space of even infinitely differentiable functions on R with compact support) onto itself. The Weyl transform has also been studied on Schwarz space S∗ (R) ([13]). Our purpose in this work is to study the operators R and W on the spaces p L ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx) consisting of measurable functions f on [0, ∞[ such that Z ∞ p1 p < ∞; 1 < p < ∞. ||f ||p,A = |f (x)| A(x) dx 0 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents The main results of this paper are the following Hardy type inequalities • For ρ > 0 and p > max (2, 2α + 2), there exists a positive constant Cp,α such that for all f ∈ Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx), ||R(f )||p,A ≤ Cp,α ||f ||p,A (1.1) (1.2) II I Go Back Close Quit 0 and for all g ∈ Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx), 1 W(g) A(x) JJ J Page 6 of 40 ≤ Cp,α ||g||p0 ,A , p0 ,A J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au where p0 = p . p−1 • For ρ = 0 and p > 2α + 2 there exists a positive constant Cp,α such that (1.1) and (1.2) hold. In ([5], [6]) we have obtained (1.1) and (1.2) in the cases A(x) = x2α+1 , α>− 1 2 respectively A(x) = sinh2α+1 (x) cosh2β+1 (x); 1 α≥β>− . 2 This paper is arranged as follows. In the first section, we recall some properties of the eigenfunctions of the operator ∆. The second section deals with the study of the behavior of the kernel h(x, t). In the third section, we introduce the following integral operator Z x t Tϕ (f )(x) = ϕ f (t)ν(t)dt x 0 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back where • ϕ is a measurable function defined on ]0, 1[, • ν is a measurable non-negative function on ]0, ∞[ locally integrable. Close Quit Page 7 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Then we give the criteria in terms of the function ϕ to obtain the following Hardy type inequalities for Tϕ , for all real numbers, 1 < p ≤ q < ∞, there exists a positive constant Cp,q such that for all non-negative measurable functions f and g we have Z ∞ q (Tϕ (f (x))) µ(x)dx 0 1q Z ≤ Cp,q ∞ p (f (x)) ν(x)dx p1 . 0 In the fourth section, we use the precedent results to establish the Hardy type inequalities (1.1) and (1.2) for the operators R and W. Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 8 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au 2. The Eigenfunctions of the Operator ∆ As mentioned in the introduction, the equation (2.1) ∆u(x) = −λ2 u(x), λ∈C has a unique solution on [0, ∞[, satisfying the conditions u(0) = 1, u0 (0) = 0. We extend this solution on R by parity and we denote it ϕλ . Equation (2.1) possesses also two solutions φ∓λ linearly independent having the following behavior at infinity φ∓λ (x) ∼ e(∓λ−ρ)x . Then there exists a function c such that ϕλ (x) = c(λ)φλ (x) + c(−λ)φ−λ (x). Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator In the case of the Bessel operator ∆α , the functions ϕλ , φλ and c are given respectively by M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi (2.2) jα (λx) = 2α Γ(α + 1) Jα (λx) , λx 6= 0, (λx)α Title Page Contents Kα (iλx) , kα (iλx) = 2 Γ(α + 1) (iλx)α α 1 Π λx 6= 0, 1 c(λ) = 2α Γ(α + 1)e−i(α+ 2 ) 2 λ−(α+ 2 ) , λ > 0, where Jα and Kα are respectively the Bessel function of first kind and order α, and the MacDonald function of order α. In the case of the Jacobi operator ∆α,β , the functions ϕλ , φλ and c are respectively 1 1 α,β 2 ϕλ (x) = 2 F1 (ρ − iλ), (ρ + iλ), (α + 1), − sinh (x) , x ≥ 0, λ ∈ C, 2 2 JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 9 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au φα,β λ (x) (iλ−ρ) = (2 sinh x) and c(λ) = 1 1 −2 (ρ − 2α − iλ), (ρ − iλ), 1 − iλ, (sinh x) ; 2 F1 2 2 x > 0, λ ∈ C − (−iN) 2ρ−iλ Γ(α + 1)Γ(iλ) Γ 12 (ρ − iλ) Γ 12 (α − β + 1 + iλ) where 2 F1 is the Gaussian hypergeometric function. From ([1], [2], [15], [16]) we have the following properties: i) We have: • For ρ = 0 : ∀ x ≥ 0, ϕ0 (x) = 1, • For ρ ≥ 0 : there exists a constant k > 0 such that (2.3) ∀x ≥ 0, e−ρx ≤ ϕ0 (x) ≤ k(1 + x)e−ρx . M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents ii) For λ ∈ R and x ≥ 0 we have (2.4) Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator |ϕλ (x)| ≤ ϕ0 (x). iii) For λ ∈ Csuch that |=λ| ≤ ρ and x ≥ 0 we have |ϕλ (x)| ≤ 1. iv) We have the integral representation of Mehler type, Z x (2.5) ∀x > 0, ∀λ ∈ C, ϕλ (x) = k(x, t) cos(λt)dt, JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit 0 where k(x, ·) is an even positive C ∞ function on ] − x, x[ with support in [−x, x]. Page 10 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au v) For λ ∈ R, we have c(−λ) = c(λ). vi) The function |c(λ)|−2 is continuous on [0, +∞[ and there exist positive constants k, k1 , k2 such that • If ρ ≥ 0 : ∀λ ∈ C, |λ| > k k1 |λ|2α+1 ≤ |c(λ)|−2 ≤ k2 |λ|2α+1 , • If ρ > 0 : ∀λ ∈ C, |λ| ≤ k k1 |λ|2 ≤ |c(λ)|−2 ≤ k2 |λ|2 , • If ρ = 0, α > 0 : ∀λ ∈ C, |λ| ≤ k k1 |λ|2α+1 ≤ |c(λ)|−2 ≤ k2 |λ|2α+1 . (2.6) Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Now, let us put Title Page 1 v(x) = A 2 (x)u(x). Contents The equation (2.1) becomes JJ J v 00 (x) − (G(x) − λ2 )v(x) = 0, where 1 G(x) = 4 A0 (x) A(x) 2 1 + 2 Let 1 4 A0 (x) A(x) 2 0 − ρ2 . −α . x2 Thus from hypothesis of the function A, we deduce the following results for the function ξ. ξ(x) = G(x) + II I Go Back Close Quit Page 11 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Proposition 2.1. 1. The function ξ is continuous on ]0, ∞[. 2. There exist δ > 0 and a ∈ R such that the function ξ satisfies ξ(x) = a + exp(−δx)F1 (x), x2 where F1 is C ∞ on ]0, ∞[, bounded together with all its derivatives on the interval [x0 , ∞[ ,x0 > 0. Proposition 2.2 ([15]). Let (2.7) 1 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator 1 ψ(x, λ) = ϕλ (x) − xα+ 2 A− 2 (x)jα (λx), M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi where jα is defined by (2.2). Then there exist positive constants C1 and C2 such that Title Page Contents (2.8) ∀x > 0, ∀λ ∈ R∗ , |ψ(x, λ)| ≤ C1 A with ˜ = ξ(x) Z −1 2 3 −α− 2 ˜ (x)ξ(x)λ ˜ ξ(x) exp C2 λ ! |ξ(r)|dr. −1 2 II I Close Quit The kernel k(x, t) given by the relation (2.5) can be written k(x, t) = 2h(x, t) + Cα A JJ J Go Back x 0 (2.9) , 1 1 (x)x 2 −α (x2 − t2 )α− 2 , Page 12 of 40 0 < t < x, J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au where (2.10) 1 h(x, t) = Π Z ∞ ψ(x, t) cos(λt)dλ, 0 2Γ(α + 1) Cα = √ , ΠΓ(α + 12 ) and ψ(x, λ) is the function defined by the relation (2.7). Since the Riemann-Liouville and Weyl transforms associated with the operator ∆ are given by the kernel k, then, we need some properties of this function. But from the relation (2.9) it suffices to study the kernel h. Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 13 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au The Kernel h 3. In this section we will study the behaviour of the kernel h. Lemma 3.1. For any real a > 0 there exist positive constants C1 (a) ,C2 (a) such that for all x ∈ [0, a], C1 (a)x2α+1 ≤ A(x) ≤ C2 (a)x2α+1 . From Proposition 1, and [16], we deduce the following lemma. Lemma 3.2. There exist positive constants a1 , a2 , C1 and C2 such that for |λ| > a1 α+ 12 − 12 A (x) (jα (λx) + O(λx)) for |λx| ≤ a2 C(α)x 1 1 C(α)λ−(α+ 2 ) A− 2 (x) (C1 exp −iλx + C2 exp iλx) ϕλ (x) = × (1 + O(λ−1 ) + O((λx)−1 )) for |λx| > a2 , where 1 C(α) = Γ(α + 1)A (1) exp − 2 1 2 Z 1 B(t)dt . 0 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Theorem 3.3. For any a > 0, there exists a positive constant C1 (α, a) such that ∀ 0 < t < x ≤ a; |h(x, t)| ≤ C1 (α, a)x α− 12 A − 12 Page 14 of 40 (x). J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Proof. By (2.10) we have for 0 < t < x, Z 1 ∞ |h(t, x)| ≤ |ψ(x, λ)|dλ Π 0 Z a1 Z 1 1 ∞ |ψ(x, λ)|dλ + |ψ(x, λ)|dλ = Π 0 Π a1 (3.1) = I1 (x) + I2 (x), where a1 is the constant given by Lemma 3.2. We put 1 1 fλ (x) = x 2 −α A 2 (x)|ψ(x, λ)|, 0 < x < a, λ ∈ R. Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi From Proposition 2.2 the function (x, λ) −→ fλ (x) is continuous on [0, a] × [0, a1 ]. Then Z 1 1 1 a1 |ψ(x, λ)|dλ ≤ Cα1 xα− 2 A− 2 (x), (3.2) I1 (x) = Π 0 where Cα1 a1 = Π Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back sup |fλ (x)|. Close (x,λ)∈[0,a]×[0,a1 ] Quit Let us study the second term 1 I2 (x) = Π Z Page 15 of 40 ∞ |ψ(x, λ)|dλ. a1 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au i) Suppose − 12 < α ≤ 12 . From inequality (2.8) we get ˜ ξ(x) λ exp C2 |λ| a1 ! ˜ 1 ˜ exp C2 ξ(x) xα− 12 . ≤ C̃1 A− 2 (x)ξ(x) a1 C1 − 1 ˜ I2 (x) ≤ A 2 (x)ξ(x) Π Z ∞ −α− 32 ! dλ Since ξ˜ is bounded on [0, ∞[, we deduce that (3.3) I2 (x) ≤ C2,α x α− 21 A − 12 (x). This completes the proof in the case − 12 < α ≤ 12 . ii) Suppose now that α > 12 . • Let a1 , a2 be the constants given in Lemma 3.2. From this lemma we deduce that there exists a positive constant C1 (α) such that 1 1 a2 (3.4) ∀x > , λ > a1 ; |ϕλ (x)| ≤ C1 (α)A− 2 (x)λ−(α+ 2 ) . a1 On the other hand, the function 1 s −→ sα+ 2 jα (s) is bounded on [0, ∞[. Then from equality (2.7), we have, for x > aa12 Z 1 ∞ (3.5) |ψ(x, λ)|dλ Π a1 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 16 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ Z Z ∞ 1 ∞ 1 α+ 1 − 1 2 2 A (x) |jα (λx)|dλ |ϕλ (x)|dλ + x Π a1 Π a1 Z ∞ Z ∞ C1 (α) − 1 1 α− 1 − 1 −(α+ 12 ) 2 2 2 A (x) λ dλ + x A (x) |jα (u)|du Π Π a1 a2 (α− 12 ) Z ∞ C1 (α) 1 1 α− 1 − 1 − 12 A (x) + x 2 A 2 (x) |jα (u)|du a1 Π α − 12 Π a2 (α− 12 ) Z ∞ 1 x 1 α− 1 − 1 C1 (α) −2 2 2 A (x) + x A (x) |jα (u)|du Π a2 α − 12 Π a2 1 1 ≤ C2 (α)xα− 2 A− 2 (x), M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi where 1 C1 (α) 1 (a2 )(−α+ 2 ) + C2 (α) = 1 Π α− 2 Π • 0<x< Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator a2 . a1 Z ∞ Title Page |jα (u)|du. a2 Contents JJ J From Lemma 3.2 and the fact that ∀x ∈ R, |jα (λx)| ≤ 1 Go Back we deduce that there exists a positive constant M1 (α) such that a2 a2 ∀0<x< , 0≤λ≤ a1 x |ψ(x, λ)| ≤ M1 (α)x α+ 21 A − 12 II I Close (x). Quit Page 17 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au This involves Z a2 a x 1 M1 (α) α+ 1 − 1 2 |ψ(x, λ)|dλ ≤ x 2 A 2 (x) − a1 Π a1 Π x 1 1 a2 (3.6) ≤ M1 (α)xα− 2 A− 2 (x). Π Moreover Z Z ∞ 1 C1 (α) − 1 1 ∞ λ−(α+ 2 ) dλ |ψ(x, λ)|dλ ≤ A 2 (x) a2 Π Π ax2 x Z ∞ 1 α− 1 − 1 + x 2 A 2 (x) |jα (u)|du Π a2 (α− 12 ) 1 C1 (α) − 12 ≤ A (x) a2 α − 12 Π Z ∞ 1 α− 1 − 1 2 2 + x A (x) |jα (u)|du Π a2 (3.7) ≤ C2 (α)x α− 12 A − 12 (x). From (3.6) and (3.7) we deduce that Z 1 1 a2 1 ∞ (3.8) ∀0<x< ; |ψ(x, λ)|dλ ≤ M2 (α)xα− 2 A− 2 (x) a1 Π a1 where Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 18 of 40 a2 M2 (α) = M1 (α) + C2 (α). Π J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au From (3.5), (3.8) it follows that ∀ 0 < x < a; 1 1 I2 (x) ≤ M2 (α)xα− 2 A− 2 (x). This completes the proof. In order to provide some estimates for the kernel h for later use, we need the following lemmas Lemma 3.4. i) For ρ > 0, we have A(x) ∼ e2ρx , (x −→ +∞) Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page ii) For ρ = 0, we have A(x) ∼ x2α+1 , (x −→ +∞). Contents JJ J This lemma can be deduced from hypothesis of the function A. Lemma 3.5 ([2]). For ρ = 0 and α > D1 (α) and D2 (α) satisfying 1 2 there exist two positive constants II I Go Back Close Quit Page 19 of 40 i) |ϕλ (x)| ≤ D1 (α)x α+ 12 A − 12 (x), x > 0, λ ≥ 0. J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au ii) 1 |ϕλ (x)| ≤ D2 (α)|c(λ)|A− 2 (x), x > 1, λx > 1 where λ −→ c(λ) is the spectral function given by (2.6). Using previous results we will give the behavior of the function h for large values of the variable x Theorem 3.6. For ρ = 0, α > 12 , and a > 0 there exists a positive constant Cα,a such that 0 < t < x, 1 1 |h(x, t)| ≤ Cα,a xα− 2 A− 2 (x). x > a, Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Proof. We have 1 h(x, t) = Π Z Title Page ∞ |ψ(x, λ)| cos(λt)dλ, 0 then Z (3.9) ∞ 1 |ψ(x, λ)|dλ Π 0 Z Z 1 ∞ 1 1 = |ψ(x, λ)|dλ + |ψ(x, λ)|dλ. Π 0 Π 1 |h(x, t)| ≤ From Proposition 2.2 and the fact that α > 12 we get Z Z ∞ 3 1 ∞ C1 − 1 ˜ ˜ 2 |ψ(x, λ)|dλ ≤ A (x)ξ(x) exp C2 (ξ(x) λ−α− 2 dλ. Π 1 Π 1 Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 20 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Since the function ξ˜ is bounded on [0, ∞[, we deduce that there exists dα > 0 verifying Z 1 1 1 ∞ (3.10) |ψ(x, λ)|dλ ≤ dα xα− 2 A− 2 (x). Π 1 On the other hand, we have Z Z Z 1 1 1 1 1 1 α+ 1 − 1 |ψ(x, λ)|dλ ≤ |ϕλ (x)|dλ + x 2 A 2 (x) |jα (λx)|dλ. Π 0 Π 0 Π 0 However, 1 Π Z 0 1 1 |ϕλ (x)|dλ = Π Z 0 1 x 1 |ϕλ (x)|dλ + Π Z 1 |ϕλ (x)|dλ 1 x from Lemma 3.5 i) we have Z 1 C1 α− 1 − 1 1 x |ϕλ (x)|dλ ≤ x 2 A 2 (x). (3.11) Π Π 0 Furthermore from Lemma 3.5 ii) and the relation (2.6) it follows that there exists d2 (α) > 0 such that Z Z 1 1 d2 (α) − 1 1 1 |ϕλ (x)|dλ ≤ A 2 (x) λ−(α+ 2 ) dλ 1 Π Π x1 Z x∞ 1 d2 (α) − 1 ≤ A 2 (x) λ−(α+ 2 ) dλ 1 Π x (3.12) ≤ d2 (α) α− 1 − 1 x 2 A 2 (x). Π(α − 12 ) Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 21 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au The theorem follows from the relations (3.9), (3.10), (3.11) and (3.12). Theorem 3.7. For ρ > 0 and a > 1 there exists a positive constant Cα,a such that 1 ∀ 0 < t < x; x ≥ a; |h(x, t)| ≤ C2 (α, a)xγ A− 2 (x), where γ = max 1, α + 21 . Proof. This theorem can be obtained in the same manner as Theorem 3.6, using the properties (2.3) and (2.4). Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 22 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Hardy Type Operators Tϕ 4. In this section, we will define a class of integral operators and we recall some of their properties which we use in the next section to obtain the main results of this paper. Let ϕ : ]0, 1[ −→ ]0, ∞[ be a measurable function, then we associate the integral operator Tϕ defined for all non-negative measurable functions f by Z x t f (t)ν(t)dt ∀x > 0; Tϕ (f )(x) = ϕ x 0 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi where • ν is a measurable non negative function on ]0, ∞[ such that Z a (4.1) ∀a > 0, ν(t)dt < ∞ 0 and • µ is a non-negative function on ]0, ∞[ satisfying Z b (4.2) ∀ 0 < a < b, µ(t)dt < ∞. a These operators have been studied by many authors. In particular, in [5], see also ([6], [10], [11]), we have proved the following results. Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 23 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Theorem 4.1. Let p, q be two real numbers such that 1 < p ≤ q < ∞. Let ν and µ be two measurable non-negative functions on ]0, ∞[, satisfying (4.1) and (4.2). Lastly, suppose that the function ϕ : ]0, 1[ −→ ]0, ∞[ is continuous non increasing and satisfies ∀x, y ∈]0, 1[, ϕ(xy) ≤ D(ϕ(x) + ϕ(y)) where D is a positive constant. Then the following assertions are equivalent 1. There exists a positive constant Cp,q such that for all non-negative measurable functions f : Z ∞ 1q Z ∞ p1 p q (Tϕ (f )(x)) µ(x)dx ≤ Cp,q (f (x)) ν(x)dx . 0 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents 0 2. The functions ∞ Z F (r) = r 1q Z r 0 10 p x p µ(x)dx ϕ ν(x)dx r 0 JJ J II I Go Back Close and Z G(r) = r ∞ 1q Z r 10 r q p µ(x)dx ϕ ν(x)dx x 0 are bounded on ]0, ∞[, where p0 = p . p−1 Quit Page 24 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Theorem 4.2. Let p and q be two real numbers such that 1<p≤q<∞ and µ, ν two measurable non-negative functions on ]0, ∞[, satisfying the hypothesis of Theorem 4.1. Let ϕ : ]0, 1[ −→ ]0, ∞[ be a measurable non-decreasing function. If there exists β ∈ [0, 1] such that the function ∞ Z r −→ r 1q Z r 0 10 r βq p x p (1−β) ϕ µ(x)dx ϕ ν(x)dx x r 0 is bounded on ]0, ∞[, then there exists a positive constant Cp,q such that for all non-negative measurable functions f , we have ∞ Z (Tϕ (f (x)))q µ(x)dx 0 where p0 = 1q Z ≤ Cp,q ∞ (f (x))p ν(x)dx p1 0 p . p−1 The last result that we need is: Corollary 4.3. With the hypothesis of Theorem 4.1 and ϕ = 1, the following assertions are equivalent: Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 25 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au 1. there exists a positive constant Cp,q such that for all non-negative measurable functions f we have Z ∞ (H(f )(x))q µ(x)dx 1q Z ≤ Cp,q 0 ∞ (f (x))p ν(x)dx p1 , 0 2. The function Z I(r) = 1q Z ∞ µ(x)dx 10 r p ν(x)dx r 0 is bounded on ]0, ∞[, Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi where H is the Hardy operator defined by Z ∀x > 0, H(f )(x) = Title Page x f (t)ν(t)dt. 0 Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 26 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au 5. The Riemann - Liouville and Weyl Transforms Associated with the Operator ∆ This section deals with the proof of the Hardy type inequalities (1.1) and (1.2) mentioned in the introduction. We denote by • Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx) ; 1 < p < ∞, the space of measurable functions on [0, ∞[, satisfying Z ||f ||p,A = p1 ∞ p (f (x)) A(x)dx < ∞. 0 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi • R0 the operator defined for all non-negative measurable functions f by Z x ∀x > 0, R0 (f )(x) = h(x, t)f (t)dt, 0 where h is the kernel studied in the third section. • R1 the operator defined for all non-negative measurable functions f by Z x 1 2Γ(α + 1) α− 1 − 1 ∀x > 0, R1 (f )(x) = √ (x2 −t2 )α− 2 f (t)dt. x 2 A 2 (x) 1 ΠΓ α + 2 0 Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 27 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Definition 5.1. 1. The Riemann-Liouville transform associated with the operator ∆ is defined for all non-negative measurable functions f on ]0, ∞[ by Z x R(f )(x) = k(x, t)f (t)dt. 0 2. The Weyl transform associated with operator ∆ is defined for all nonnegative measurable functions f by Z ∞ W(f )(t) = k(x, t)f (x)A(x)dx t Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi where k is the kernel given by the relation (2.5). Title Page Proposition 5.1. 1. For ρ > 0, α > − 12 and p > max(2, 2α+2) there exists a positive constant C1 (α, p) such that for all f ∈ Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx), ||R0 (f )||p,A ≤ C1 (α, p)||f ||p,A . Contents JJ J II I Go Back 1 2 2. For ρ = 0, α > and p > 2α + 2, there exists a positive constant C2 (α, p) such that for all f ∈ Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx) ||R0 (f )||p,A ≤ C2 (α, p)||f ||p,A . Close Quit Page 28 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au 1. Suppose that ρ > 0 and p > max(2, 2α + 2). Let Proof. 0 ν(x) = A1−p (x) and p 1 p µ(x) = C1 (α, a)xp(α− 2 ) A1− 2 (x)1]0,a] (x) + C2 (α, a)xpγ A1− 2 (x)1[a,∞[ (x), with a > 1, C1 (α, a), C2 (α, a) and γ are the constants given in Theorem 3.3 and Theorem 3.7. Then Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator 0 ν(x) ≤ m1 (α, p)x(2α+1)(1−p ) and M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi µ(x) ≤ m2 (α, p)x2α+1−p . These inequalities imply that Title Page Z ∀b > 0; b Contents ν(x)dx < ∞, 0 Z JJ J b2 ∀ 0 < b1 < b2 ; µ(x)dx < ∞ b1 Go Back and Z I(r) = p1 Z ∞ µ(x)dx ≤ p ν(x)dx r Close 10 r II I Quit 0 Z m2 (α, p) x r p1 ∞ 2α+1−p dx Z m1 (α, p) r x 0 (2α+1)(1−p0 ) 10 p Page 29 of 40 dx J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au 1 1 (m2 (α, p)) p (m1 (α, p)) p0 ≤ 1 1 (p − 2α − 2) p ((2α + 1)(1 − p0 ) + 1) p0 1 1 (m2 (α, p)) p × ((p − 1)m1 (α, p)) p0 = . p − 2α − 2 From Corollary 4.3, there exists a positive constant Cp,α such that for all non-negative measurable functions g we have Z p1 ∞ p Z ≤ Cp,α (H(g)(x)) µ(x)dx (5.1) ∞ (g(x)) ν(x)dx 0 0 with Z Title Page Now let us put µ(x) A(x) p1 Z then we have H(g)(x) = where , Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator g(t)ν(t)dt. 0 T (f )(x) = p1 M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi x H(g)(x) = p µ(x) A(x) Contents x f (t)dt, 0 − p1 T (f )(x), JJ J II I Go Back Close 0 g(x) = f (x)Ap −1 (x). Quit Page 30 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au From inequality (5.1), we deduce that for all non-negative measurable functions f , we have p1 ∞ Z p Z ≤ Cp,α (T (f )(x)) A(x)dx (5.2) p1 ∞ p (f (x)) A(x)dx 0 . 0 On the other hand from Theorems 3.3 and 3.7 we deduce that the function Z x R0 (f )(x) = h(x, t)f (t)dt 0 is well defined and we have |R0 (f )(x)| ≤ T (|f |)(x). (5.3) Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Thus, the relations (5.2) and (5.3) imply that Title Page Z ∞ |R0 (f )(x)|p A(x)dx p1 Z ∞ ≤ Cp,α |f (x)|p A(x)dx p1 , 0 0 which proves 1). 2. Suppose that ρ = 0 and α > 12 . From Theorems 3.3 and 3.6 we have ∀ 0 < t < x; |h(t, x)| ≤ Cx α− 12 A − 12 (x). Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Therefore if we take 1 p µ(x) = x(α− 2 )p A1− 2 (x) Page 31 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au and 0 ν(x) = A1−p (x), we obtain the result in the same manner as 1). Proposition 5.2. Suppose that − 12 < α ≤ positive constant a such ∀ 0 < t < x, x > a, 1 , 2 ρ = 0 and that there exists a h(x, t) = 0. Then for all p > 2α + 2, we can find a positive constant Cα,a satisfying ∀f ∈ Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx); ||R0 (f )||p,A ≤ Cα,a ||f ||p,A . Proof. The hypothesis and Theorem 3.3 imply that there exists a positive constant a such that Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents ∀ 0 < t < x; |h(t, x)| ≤ C(α, a)x α− 12 A − 12 (x)1]0,a] (x). Therefore, if we take p 1 µ(x) = C(α, a)xp(α− 2 ) A1− 2 (x)1]0,a] (x) JJ J II I Go Back Close and 0 ν(x) = A1−p (x) then, we obtain the result using a similar procedure to that in Proposition 1, 2). Quit Page 32 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Now, let us study the operator R1 defined for all measurable non-negative functions f by Z x 1 1 −α − 12 2 R1 (f )(x) = Cα x A (x) (x2 − t2 )α− 2 f (t)dt, 0 where 2Γ(α + 1) Cα = √ . ΠΓ α + 12 Proposition 5.3. 1. For α > − 21 , ρ > 0 and p > max(2, 2α + 2), there exists a positive constant Cp,α such that for all f ∈ Lp ([0, +∞[, A(x)dx), we have ||R1 (f )||p,A ≤ Cp,α ||f ||p,A . − 12 , 2. For α > ρ = 0 and p > 2α + 2 there exists a positive constant Cp,α such that for all f ∈ Lp ([0, +∞[, A(x)dx), we have ||R1 (f )||p,A ≤ Cp,α ||f ||p,A . Proof. Let Tϕ the Hardy type operator defined for all non-negative measurable functions f by Z x t f (t)ν(t)dt, Tϕ (f )(x) = ϕ x 0 where Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 33 of 40 1 ϕ(x) = (1 − x2 )α− 2 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au and 0 ν(x) = A1−p (x). Then for all non-negative measurable functions f , we have (5.4) 1 1 R1 (f )(x) = Cα x− 2 +α A− 2 (x)Tϕ (g)(x), where 0 g(x) = f (x)Ap −1 (x). Let 1 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator p µ(x) = xp(α− 2 ) A1− 2 (x), then, according to the hypothesis satisfied by the function A, it follows that there exist positive constants C1 , C2 such that for all α > − 21 and ρ > 0 we have (5.5) (5.6) ∀x > 0; ∀x > 0; 0 ≤ µ(x) ≤ C1 x 2α+1−p M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Title Page Contents 0 0 ≤ ν(x) ≤ C2 x(2α+1)(1−p ) . JJ J II I Go Back Thus from the relations (5.5) and (5.6) we deduce that for α ≥ 12 , ρ > 0 and p > 2α + 2, we have Close Quit • the function ϕ is continuous and non-increasing on ]0, 1[. Page 34 of 40 • the functions ϕ, ν and µ satisfy the hypothesis of Theorem 4.1. J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au • the functions Z ∞ F (r) = r p1 Z r 0 10 p x p µ(x)dx ϕ ν(x)dx r 0 and Z G(r) = r ∞ p1 Z r 10 r p p µ(t)dt ϕ ν(t)dt x 0 are bounded on [0, ∞[. Hence from Theorem 4.1, there exists Cp,α > 0 such that for all measurable non-negative functions f we have Z ∞ (Tϕ (f (x)))p µ(x)dx p1 ∞ Z (f (x))p ν(x)dx ≤ Cp,α 0 . 0 0 ∞ (R1 (f (x)))p A(x)dx p1 Z ≤ Cp,α ∞ (f (x))p A(x)dx 0 which proves the Proposition 1, 1) in the case α ≥ 12 . For − 12 < α < 12 and p > 2 we have • the function ϕ is continuous and non-decreasing on ]0, 1[. M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi p1 Title Page Contents This inequality together with the relation (5.4) lead to Z Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator p1 JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 35 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au • if we pick 1 − p( 21 + α) 1 , min 1, 1 β ∈ max 0, p( 12 − α) p( 2 − α) and using inequalities (5.5) and (5.6), we deduce that the function Z ∞ p1 Z r 10 p r βp x (1−β)p0 H(r) = ϕ µ(x)dx ϕ ν(x)dx x r r 0 is bounded on ]0, ∞[. Consequently, the result follows from Theorem 4.2 and relation (5.4). 2) can be obtained in the same fashion as 1). Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Now we will give the main results of this paper. Title Page Theorem 5.4. 1. For α > − 12 , ρ > 0 and p > max(2, 2α + 2), there exists a positive constant Cp,α such that for all f ∈ Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx), ||R(f )||p,A ≤ Cp,α ||f ||p,A . 2. For α > − 12 , ρ > 0 and p > max(2, 2α + 2), there exists a positive 0 constant Cp,α such that for all g ∈ Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx), 1 W(g) A(x) where p0 = p . p−1 ≤ Cp,α ||g||p0 ,A p0 ,A Contents JJ J II I Go Back Close Quit Page 36 of 40 J. Ineq. Pure and Appl. Math. 7(1) Art. 38, 2006 http://jipam.vu.edu.au Proof. 1) follows from Proposition 1, 1) and Proposition 1, 1), and the fact that R(f ) = R0 (f ) + R1 (f ). 2) follows from 1) and the relations Z ||g||p0 ,A = max (5.7) ||f ||p,A ≤1 ∞ f (x)g(x)A(x)dx, 0 for all measurable non-negative functions f and g Z ∞ Z ∞ (5.8) R(f )(x)g(x)A(x)dx = W(g)(x)f (x)dx. 0 0 Hardy Type Inequalities For Integral Transforms Associated With A Singular Second Order Differential Operator M. Dziri and L.T. Rachdi Theorem 5.5. Title Page 1 , 2 1. For α > ρ = 0 and p > 2α + 2 there exists a positive constant Cp,α such that for all f ∈ Lp ([0, ∞[, A(x)dx) ||R(f )||p,A ≤ Cp,α ||f ||p,A . 2. 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