2002/10/07 by Terence Tao, Tao, Terence · 2 citations
Mathematics · #35Q55 #42B15 #Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA) #FOS: Mathematics #math.CA #msc:35Q55 #msc:42B15
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0210084
21 pages, no figures, to appear, GAFA. More explanation added and some minor typos removed
arxiv created 2002/12/13 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
Recently Wolff obtained a sharp L2 bilinear restriction theorem for bounded subsets of the cone in general dimension. Here we adapt the argument of Wolff to also handle subsets of ``elliptic surfaces'' such as paraboloids and spheres. Except for an endpoint, this answers a conjecture of Machedon and Klainerman, and also improves upon the known restriction theory for the paraboloid and sphere.