The convolution estimate gives the upper bound. Apply the operator to the Fejér kernel, whose norm is one. The summability kernel on the circle property implies in , giving the reverse bound. This identifies the operator norm even when no single input attains it.
Past exam of the real and harmonic analysis course of the University of Oxford 2007 4 b Solution 2026-10-31
A summability kernel on the circle is a sequence of continuous periodic functions withThe frequently used stronger condition of uniform convergence to zero off each neighborhood of zero implies the last condition. For in a homogeneous Banach space,Given , translation continuity bounds the difference inside a sufficiently small neighborhood by ; its integral is at most . Outside, use and the vanishing tail condition. Hence in .
With the indexing needed in part (c), the Fejér kernel isIn particular . The squared-modulus expression proves , and its constant Fourier coefficient proves . The geometric series yieldsThus these are summability kernels. For , part (a) gives . Since and in , the reverse bound follows: