Failure of Uniform Bounds for Fractional Carleson Operators at Exponent Zero
Manuscript 28 October 2026 · Online 28 October 2026
Abstract
We prove that the L2 operator norm of the even-phase fractional Carleson maximal operator, with kernel exp(i lambda |t|^epsilon)/t and supremum over real lambda, grows at least as sqrt(log(1/epsilon)) as epsilon decreases to zero. Explicitly, the norm is at least sqrt(3N/(2048*pi)) for every N>=1 whenever 0<epsilon<=2^(-16-12N). This disproves the universal estimate in Guo's AIM Question 12 (equation (0.17), Carleson theorems and multilinear operators), also for compactly supported smooth inputs. One bounded, finite-valued modulation parameter aligns packets centered at exp(16^j); an explicit three-region kernel estimate transfers the logarithmic construction to positive exponents. The inherited logarithmic reduction and multiplier in the frozen UnsolvedMath report are credited. The odd-phase question near exponent one and optimal growth are not addressed. This six-page English preprint was developed with AI assistance and self-audited; it has not undergone independent peer review or formal verification. Supporting exact and high-precision checks supplement the written analytic proof. No absolute priority is certified.
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- Affiliation
- Mercury Software GmbH
- Contact
- [email protected] · GitHub
- Result
- Complete counterexample
- Categories
- math.CA · math.FA
- Manuscript
- 28 October 2026
- Online release
- 28 October 2026
- Version
- 1.0
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Citation
Alper Ferudun, “Failure of Uniform Bounds for Fractional Carleson Operators at Exponent Zero,” EulerSolve Research Papers, AIM-ANALYSIS-0071, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23716806.
BibTeX
@misc{ferudun2026carlesonzero,
author = {Ferudun, Alper},
title = {Failure of Uniform Bounds for Fractional Carleson Operators at Exponent Zero},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {EulerSolve Research Papers},
url = {https://eulersolve.org/papers/aim-analysis-0071/},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23716806},
note = {AIM-ANALYSIS-0071; unrefereed preprint}
}