On optimal endpoints for integral kernel operators

Abstract

In this paper, we study the behavior of integral kernel operators acting on functions of a single real variable. In particular, we attempt to find possible candidates for their optimal endpoint spaces in the class of Banach spaces endowed with a rearrangement-invariant quasinorm. To achieve this, we characterize the existence of a concrete pointwise estimate for their nonincreasing rearrangement. We also build a theory of optimal endpoint spaces for the Calderón operator given by this pointwise estimate. We use these results to propose optimal endpoint spaces for some integral kernel operators.