Martí Prats and Xavier Tolsa: A T(P) theorem for Sobolev spaces on domains

Recently, V. Cruz, J. Mateu and J. Orobitg have proved a T(1) theorem for the Beurling transform in the complex plane. It asserts that given 0< s \leq 1 , 1 < p < \infty with sp>2 and a Lipschitz domain \Omega\subset \mathbb{C}, the Beurling transform Bf=- {\rm p.v.}\frac1{\pi z^2}*f is bounded in the Sobolev space W^{s,p}(\Omega) if and only if B\chi_\Omega\in W^{s,p}(\Omega).

In this paper we obtain a generalized version of the former result valid for any s\in \mathbb{N} and for a larger family of Calderón-Zygmund operators in any ambient space \mathbb{R}^d as long as p>d. In that case we need to check the boundedness not only over the characteristic function of the domain, but over a finite collection of polynomials restricted to the domain. Finally we find a sufficient condition in terms of Carleson measures for p\leq d. In the particular case s=1, this condition is in fact necessary, which yields a complete characterization.