The convolution algebraH1(R)

Abstract

H1(R) is a Banach algebra which has better mapping properties under singular integrals thanL1(R) . We show that its approximate identity sequences are unbounded by constructing one unbounded approximate identity sequence {vn}. We introduce a Banach algebraQthat properly lies betweenH1andL1, and use it to show thatc(1 + lnn) ≤ ||vn||H1≤Cn1/2. We identify the maximal ideal space ofH1and give the appropriate version of Wiener's Tauberian theorem.