Explicit calculation of singular integrals of tensorial polyadic kernels

Abstract

The Riesz transform of $u$ : $\mathcal{S}({\mathbb{R}}^n)\to {\mathcal{S}}^{\prime }({\mathbb{R}}^n)$ is defined as a convolution by a singular kernel, and can be conveniently expressed using the Fourier Transform and a simple multiplier. We extend this analysis to higher order Riesz transforms, i.e. some type of singular integrals that contain tensorial polyadic kernels and define an integral transform for functions $\mathcal{S}({\mathbb{R}}^n)\to {\mathcal{S}}^{\prime }({\mathbb{R}}^{n\times n\times \dots n})$. We show that the transformed kernel is also a polyadic tensor, and propose a general method to compute explicitely the Fourier mutliplier. Analytical results are given, as well as a recursive algorithm, to compute the coefficients of the transformed kernel. We compare the result to direct numerical evaluation, and discuss the case $n=2$, with application to image analysis.

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