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$L^p$ improving bounds for averages along curves

Author(s): Terence Tao; James Wright
Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 16 (2003), 605-638.
MSC (2000): Primary 42B15
Posted: January 28, 2003
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Abstract: We establish local $(L^p,L^q)$ mapping properties for averages on curves. The exponents are sharp except for endpoints.


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Additional Information:

Terence Tao
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1555
Email: tao@math.ucla.edu

James Wright
Affiliation: School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, JCMB, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, Scotland
Email: wright@maths.ed.ac.uk

DOI: 10.1090/S0894-0347-03-00420-X
PII: S 0894-0347(03)00420-X
Keywords: Radon transforms, double fibration, $L^p $ improving properties, averaging operators
Received by editor(s): March 19, 2002
Posted: January 28, 2003
Copyright of article: Copyright 2003, American Mathematical Society


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