A maximal function characterization of absolutely continuous measures and Sobolev functions

Abstract

In this note, we give a new characterisation of Sobolev $W^{1,1}$ functions among $BV$ functions via Hardy-Littlewood maximal function. Exploiting some ideas coming from the proof of this result, we are also able to give a new characterisation of absolutely continuous measures via a weakened version of Hardy-Littlewood maximal function. Finally, we show that the approach adopted in [Crippa and De Lellis, J. Reine Angew. Math. (2008)] and [Jabin, J. Math. Pures Appl. (2010)] to establish existence and uniqueness of regular Lagrangian flows associated to Sobolev vector fields cannot be further extended to the case of $BV$ vector fields.

12 pages

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