On Fourier integral operators with Hölder-continuous phase

Abstract

We study continuity properties in Lebesgue spaces for a class of Fourier integral operators arising in the study of the Boltzmann equation. The phase has a Hölder-type singularity at the origin. We prove boundedness in [Formula: see text] with a precise loss of decay depending on the Hölder exponent, and we show by counterexamples that a loss occurs even in the case of smooth phases. The results can be seen as a quantitative version of the Beurling–Helson theorem for changes of variables with a Hölder singularity at the origin. The continuity in [Formula: see text] is studied as well by providing sufficient conditions and relevant counterexamples. The proofs rely on techniques from time-frequency analysis.