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Paolo Ciatti

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arXiv2026

Sharp variational, jump and oscillation bounds in a general Gaussian context

We consider a general, nonsymmetric Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup $(\mathcal H_t)_{t>0}$. We prove an $L^p$ bound for the jump quasi-seminorms for $1 < p < \infty$ and a weak type (1,1) oscillation inequality, both with respect to the invariant measure. These results are established for the order $\varrho=2$. To do so, we analyze specific components of $(\mathcal H_t)_{t>0}$, by distinguishing between small and large values of $t$, and between local and global spatial zones. This decomposition allows us to explicitly identify which parts of the semigroup remain bounded and which are responsible for the failure of boundedness, both in a weak and in a strong sense, even with respect to Lebesgue measure.

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arXiv2026

Weak type (1,1) jump inequalities in a nonsymmetric Gaussian setting

We prove that the jump quasi-seminorm of order $\varrho= 2$ for a general Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup $\left(\mathcal H_t\right)_{t>0}$ in $\mathbb R^n$ defines an operator of weak type $(1,1)$ with respect to the invariant measure. This provides an example of a weak-type jump inequality for a nonsymmetric semigroup in a nondoubling measure space. Our result may be seen as an endpoint refinement of the weak type $(1,1)$ inequality for the $\varrho$-th order variation seminorm of $\left(\mathcal H_t\right)_{t>0}$, recently proved by the authors when $\varrho>2$, and disproved for $\varrho=2$.

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arXiv2025

Variational inequalities for the Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup: the higher--dimensional case

We study the $\varrho$-th order variation seminorm of a general Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup $\left(\mathcal H_t\right)_{t>0}$ in $\mathbb R^n$, taken with respect to $t$. We prove that this seminorm defines an operator of weak type $(1,1)$ with respect to the invariant measure when $\varrho> 2$. For large $t$, one has an enhanced version of the standard weak-type $(1,1)$ bound. For small $t$, the proof hinges on vector-valued Calderón--Zygmund techniques in the local region, and on the fact that the $t$ derivative of the integral kernel of $\mathcal H_t$ in the global region has a bounded number of zeros in $(0,1]$. A counterexample is given for $\varrho= 2$; in fact, we prove that the second order variation seminorm of $\left(\mathcal H_t\right)_{t>0}$, and therefore also the $\varrho$-th order variation seminorm for any $\varrho\in [1,2)$, is not of strong nor weak type $(p,p)$ for any $p \in [1,\infty)$ with respect to the invariant measure.

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arXiv2025

Boundedness properties of the maximal operator in a nonsymmetric inverse Gaussian setting

We introduce a generalized inverse Gaussian setting and consider the maximal operator associated with the natural analogue of a nonsymmetric Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup. We prove that it is bounded on $L^{p}$ when $p\in (1,\infty]$ and that it is of weak type $(1,1)$, with respect to the relevant measure. For small values of the time parameter $t$, the proof hinges on the "forbidden zones" method previously introduced in the Gaussian context. But for large times the proof requires new tools.

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arXiv2023

Spectral multipliers in a general Gaussian setting

We investigate a class of spectral multipliers for an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator $\mathcal L$ in $\mathbb R^n$, with drift given by a real matrix $B$ whose eigenvalues have negative real parts. We prove that if $m$ is a function of Laplace transform type defined in the right half-plane, then $m(\mathcal L)$ is of weak type $(1, 1)$ with respect to the invariant measure in $\mathbb R^n$. The proof involves many estimates of the relevant integral kernels and also a bound for the number of zeros of the time derivative of the Mehler kernel, as well as an enhanced version of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck maximal operator theorem.

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arXiv2023

On the heat kernel of the Rumin complex and Calderón reproducing formula

We derive several properties of the heat equation with the Hodge operator associated with the Rumin complex on Heisenberg groups and prove several properties of the fundamental solution. As an application, we use the heat kernel for Rumin's differential forms to construct a Calderón reproducing formula on Rumin forms.

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arXiv2023

A Restriction Theorem for Métivier Groups

In the spirit of an earlier result of Müller on the Heisenberg group we prove a restriction theorem on a certain class of two step nilpotent Lie groups. Our result extends that of Müller also in the framework of the Heisenberg group.

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arXiv2021

Riesz transforms of a general Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup

We consider Riesz transforms of any order associated to an Ornstein--Uhlenbeck operator $\mathcal L$, with covariance $Q$ given by a real, symmetric and positive definite matrix, and with drift $B$ given by a real matrix whose eigenvalues have negative real parts. In this general Gaussian context, we prove that a Riesz transform is of weak type $(1,1)$ with respect to the invariant measure if and only if its order is at most $2$.

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arXiv2021

On the orthogonality of generalized eigenspaces for the Ornstein--Uhlenbeck operator

We study the orthogonality of the generalized eigenspaces of an Ornstein--Uhlenbeck operator $\mathcal L$ in $\mathbb{R}^N$, with drift given by a real matrix $B$ whose eigenvalues have negative real parts. If $B$ has only one eigenvalue, we prove that any two distinct generalized eigenspaces of $\mathcal L$ are orthogonal with respect to the invariant Gaussian measure. Then we show by means of two examples that if $B$ admits distinct eigenvalues, the generalized eigenspaces of $\mathcal L$ may or may not be orthogonal.

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arXiv2020

Oscillating spectral multipliers on groups of Heisenberg type

We establish endpoint estimates for a class of oscillating spectral multipliers on Lie groups of Heisenberg type. The analysis follows an earlier argument due to the second and fourth author but requires the detailed analysis of the wave equation on these groups due to Müller and Seeger. We highlight and develop the connection between sharp bounds for oscillating multipliers and the problem of determining the minimal amount of smoothness required for Mihlin-Hörmander multipliers, a problem that was solved for groups of Heisenberg type but remains open for other groups.

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arXiv2020

Weighted spectral cluster bounds and a sharp multiplier theorem for ultraspherical Grushin operators

We study degenerate elliptic operators of Grushin type on the $d$-dimensional sphere, which are singular on a $k$-dimensional sphere for some $k < d$. For these operators we prove a spectral multiplier theorem of Mihlin-Hörmander type, which is optimal whenever $2k \leq d$, and a corresponding Bochner-Riesz summability result. The proof hinges on suitable weighted spectral cluster bounds, which in turn depend on precise estimates for ultraspherical polynomials.

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arXiv2020

Uniform pointwise estimates for ultraspherical polynomials

We prove pointwise bounds for two-parameter families of Jacobi polynomials. Our bounds imply estimates for a class of functions arising from the spectral analysis of distinguished Laplacians and sub-Laplacians on the unit sphere in arbitrary dimension, and are instrumental in the proof of sharp multiplier theorems for those operators.

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arXiv2020

On the maximal operator of a general Ornstein-Uhlenbeck semigroup

If $Q$ is a real, symmetric and positive definite $n\times n$ matrix, and $B$ a real $n\times n$ matrix whose eigenvalues have negative real parts, we consider the Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup on $\mathbb{R}^n$ with covariance $Q$ and drift matrix $B$. Our main result says that the associated maximal operator is of weak type $(1,1)$ with respect to the invariant measure. The proof has a geometric gist and hinges on the "forbidden zones method" previously introduced by the third author.

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arXiv2019

The maximal operator of a normal Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup is of weak type $(1,1)$

Consider a normal Ornstein--Uhlenbeck semigroup in $\Bbb{R}^n$, whose covariance is given by a positive definite matrix. The drift matrix is assumed to have eigenvalues only in the left half-plane. We prove that the associated maximal operator is of weak type $(1,1)$ with respect to the invariant measure. This extends earlier work by G. Mauceri and L. Noselli. The proof goes via the special case where the matrix defining the covariance is $I$ and the drift matrix is diagonal.

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arXiv2018

Strongly singular integrals on stratified groups

We consider a class of spectral multipliers on stratified Lie groups which generalise the class of Hörmander multipliers and include multipliers with an oscillatory factor. Oscillating multipliers have been examined extensively in the euclidean setting where sharp, endpoint $L^p$ estimates are well known. In the Lie group setting, corresponding $L^p$ bounds for oscillating spectral multipliers have been established by several authors but only in the open range of exponents. In this paper we establish the endpoint $L^p(G)$ bound when $G$ is a stratified Lie group. More importantly we begin to address whether these estimates are sharp.

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