Principal values for Riesz transforms and rectifiability
arXiv:0708.0109
Abstract
Let with , where H^n stands for the -dimensional Hausdorff measure. In this paper we prove that E is n-rectifiable if and only if the limit $$\lim_{\ve\to0}\int_{y\in E:|x-y|>\ve} \frac{x-y}{|x-y|^{n+1}} dH^n(y)$$ exists H^n-almost everywhere in E. To prove this result we obtain precise estimates from above and from below for the norm of the n-dimensional Riesz transforms on Lipschitz graphs.
47 pages