A T1 theorem for general Calder\'on-Zygmund operators with comparable doubling weights, and optimal cancellation conditions

Abstract

We begin an investigation into extending the T1 theorem of David and Journ\'e, and the corresponding cancellation conditions of Stein, to more general pairs of distinct doubling weights. For example, assuming the measures satisfy a fractional A infinity condition and are comparable in the sense of Coifman and Fefferman, we characterize the two weight norm inequality for a strongly elliptic fractional Calder\'on-Zygmund singular integral, in terms of the one-tailed fractional Muckenhoupt conditions, and the usual cube testing conditions. We then apply this result to give a version, in the setting of two comparable fractional A infinity weights, of Stein's characterization of cancellation conditions on a kernel K in order that there exists a bounded operator T that is associated with K. More generally we prove a T1 theorem involving a bilinear indicator/cube testing inequality in place of the weak boundedness property of David and Journe\'e - where we must test over all bounded functions instead of just Holder continuous functions. We use a proof strategy based on an adaptation of the `pivotal' argument of Nazarov, Treil and Volberg to the weighted Alpert wavelets of Rahm, Sawyer and Wick using a Parallel Corona decomposition of Lacey, Sawyer, Shen and Uriarte-Tuero.