On Spectral multiplier theorem for sub-Laplacians with drift on M\'etivier groups

Joydwip Singh; Nishta Garg

arxiv: 2605.02556 · v1 · submitted 2026-05-04 · 🧮 math.AP · math.FA

On Spectral multiplier theorem for sub-Laplacians with drift on M\'etivier groups

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keywords spectral multipliersub-LaplacianMétivier groupdrifttopological dimensionhomogeneous dimensionnilpotent groupL^p boundedness

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Spectral multipliers for sub-Laplacians with drift on Métivier groups require smoothness only of order equal to the topological dimension.

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The paper proves a spectral multiplier theorem for sub-Laplacians with drift on Métivier groups. It improves an earlier result by showing that the multiplier function needs a smoothness condition of order greater than the topological dimension of the group rather than the larger homogeneous dimension. This reduction follows from the specific algebraic and analytic features of Métivier groups. A reader would care because fewer derivatives are demanded of the multiplier, so more functions qualify and the resulting operators become available for a wider range of problems in analysis on these groups.

Core claim

We prove that if m is a multiplier whose derivatives up to order s > Q satisfy suitable decay estimates, where Q is the topological dimension, then the operator m(L) is bounded on L^p for 1 < p < ∞, where L is a sub-Laplacian with drift on a Métivier group.

What carries the argument

The reduction of the required smoothness order from homogeneous dimension to topological dimension, achieved by using the algebraic structure and analytic properties of Métivier groups together with the drift term.

Load-bearing premise

The Métivier group structure supplies enough symmetry or cancellation for the smoothness order to drop to the topological dimension.

What would settle it

Exhibit a multiplier that satisfies a Hölder condition of order strictly between the topological and homogeneous dimensions yet produces an operator unbounded on some L^p space.

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In this paper, we prove a spectral multiplier theorem for sub-Laplacians with drift on M\'etivier groups. We improve the result of [Martini, Ottazzi and Vallarino, Rev. Mat. Iberoam, 2019] in case of M\'etivier groups, by reducing the required smoothness condition on the multiplier function from homogeneous dimension to the topological dimension of the underlying group.

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The paper lowers the smoothness threshold for spectral multipliers on drifted sub-Laplacians from the homogeneous dimension to the topological dimension, but only on Métivier groups.

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The core advance is a reduction in the required smoothness for the multiplier function from the homogeneous dimension Q down to the topological dimension n, and this holds specifically for sub-Laplacians with drift on Métivier groups. The authors frame it as a direct improvement on the 2019 result by Martini, Ottazzi, and Vallarino, using the extra algebraic structure available in this class of step-two nilpotent groups. That structure lets them tighten the estimates without changing the overall approach to the multiplier theorem. The drift term is handled within the same framework, so the gain comes from the group geometry rather than a new operator theory idea. This is a targeted sharpening that fits the literature on subelliptic operators and spectral multipliers. The argument stays within established techniques for these groups, which keeps the paper focused and avoids overclaiming generality. The main limitation is the narrow setting: Métivier groups are a proper subclass, so the result does not extend immediately to general stratified groups or other nilpotent cases. Without the full proof in front of me it is hard to judge how much new work went into the kernel estimates or the handling of the drift, but the abstract gives no sign of circularity or unfalsifiable steps. The citation pattern looks standard and points back to the prior paper without self-referential fitting. This is the kind of incremental sharpening that specialists in harmonic analysis on Lie groups will notice. A reader already working on multiplier theorems for sub-Laplacians will see the value in the lowered index and can check the details against the 2019 baseline. It is worth sending to peer review so that referees can verify the estimates and confirm the reduction is achieved cleanly.

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Summary. The paper proves a spectral multiplier theorem for sub-Laplacians with drift on Métivier groups. It improves the 2019 result of Martini, Ottazzi and Vallarino by reducing the required smoothness condition on the multiplier function from the homogeneous dimension Q to the topological dimension n of the underlying group.

Significance. If the central claim holds, the result would be a useful refinement in the theory of spectral multipliers for subelliptic operators on step-two nilpotent groups. Lowering the smoothness threshold expands the class of admissible multipliers and may simplify applications to functional calculus and related PDE estimates, while exploiting the specific bracket structure of Métivier groups.

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of our manuscript and for recommending minor revision. The report provides a concise summary of our main result—an improvement of the smoothness threshold for spectral multipliers from the homogeneous dimension Q to the topological dimension n on Métivier groups—but lists no specific major comments or requests for changes.

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No significant circularity; derivation rests on external prior results

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The paper improves the smoothness threshold for spectral multipliers from homogeneous dimension Q to topological dimension n for sub-Laplacians with drift on Métivier groups. This rests on the algebraic structure of Métivier groups (step-two nilpotent with specific bracket relations) and the form of the drifted operator, both taken from independent prior literature such as the 2019 result by Martini, Ottazzi and Vallarino (different authors). No self-citations appear load-bearing, no fitted parameters are renamed as predictions, no ansatz is smuggled via self-citation, and no step reduces by construction to the paper's own inputs. The derivation chain is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks.

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The result rests on the standard definition and properties of Métivier groups and sub-Laplacians with drift, which are domain assumptions drawn from the literature rather than derived here.

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domain assumption Métivier groups admit a stratified Lie algebra structure that supports sub-Laplacian estimates
Invoked as the setting in which the improved multiplier theorem holds.

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work page internal anchor Pith review Pith/arXiv arXiv 2026

[1] [1]

Alexopoulos, Sub- Laplacians with drift on Lie groups of polynomial volume growth , Mem

Georgios K. Alexopoulos, Sub- Laplacians with drift on Lie groups of polynomial volume growth , Mem. Am. Math. Soc., vol. 739, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society (AMS), 2002 (English)

work page 2002

[2] [2]

Sayan Bagchi, Md Nurul Molla, and Joydwip Singh, Bilinear B ochner- R iesz means on M \'etivier groups , J. Funct. Anal. 290 (2026), no. 10, Paper No. 111397. 5032907

work page 2026

[3] [3]

Valentina Casarino, Paolo Ciatti, and Alessio Martini, From refined estimates for spherical harmonics to a sharp multiplier theorem on the G rushin sphere , Adv. Math. 350 (2019), 816--859. 3948686

work page 2019

[4] [4]

Michael Christ, L^p bounds for spectral multipliers on nilpotent groups , Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 328 (1991), no. 1, 73--81. 1104196

work page 1991

[5] [5]

Cowling, Oldrich Klima, and Adam Sikora, Spectral multipliers for the K ohn sublaplacian on the sphere in C^n , Trans

Michael G. Cowling, Oldrich Klima, and Adam Sikora, Spectral multipliers for the K ohn sublaplacian on the sphere in C^n , Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 363 (2011), no. 2, 611--631. 2728580

work page 2011

[6] [6]

Mat., Barc

Nick Dungey, Heat kernel and semigroup estimates for sublaplacians with drift on Lie groups , Publ. Mat., Barc. 49 (2005), no. 2, 375--391 (English)

work page 2005

[7] [7]

G. B. Folland and Elias M. Stein, Hardy spaces on homogeneous groups, Mathematical Notes, vol. 28, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ; University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, 1982. 657581

work page 1982

[8] [8]

David Goldberg, A local version of real H ardy spaces , Duke Math. J. 46 (1979), no. 1, 27--42. 523600

work page 1979

[9] [9]

Waldemar Hebisch, Multiplier theorem on generalized H eisenberg groups , Colloq. Math. 65 (1993), no. 2, 231--239. 1240169

work page 1993

[10] [10]

Waldemar Hebisch, Giancarlo Mauceri, and Stefano Meda, Spectral multipliers for sub- L aplacians with drift on L ie groups , Math. Z. 251 (2005), no. 4, 899--927. 2190149

work page 2005

[11] [11]

II , Colloq

Waldemar Hebisch and Jacek Zienkiewicz, Multiplier theorem on generalized Heisenberg groups. II , Colloq. Math. 69 (1995), no. 1, 29--36 (English)

work page 1995

[12] [12]

No \"e l Lohou \'e and Sami Mustapha, On Riesz transforms in the case of Laplacian with drift , Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 356 (2004), no. 6, 2139--2147 (French)

work page 2004

[13] [13]

Hong-Quan Li and Peter Sj \"o gren, Sharp endpoint estimates for some operators associated with the Laplacian with drift in Euclidean space , Can. J. Math. 73 (2021), no. 5, 1278--1304 (English)

work page 2021

[14] [14]

Alessio Martini, Analysis of joint spectral multipliers on L ie groups of polynomial growth , Ann. Inst. Fourier (Grenoble) 62 (2012), no. 4, 1215--1263. 3025742

work page 2012

[15] [15]

, Spectral multipliers on H eisenberg- R eiter and related groups , Ann. Mat. Pura Appl. (4) 194 (2015), no. 4, 1135--1155. 3357697

work page 2015

[16] [16]

, Joint functional calculi and a sharp multiplier theorem for the K ohn L aplacian on spheres , Math. Z. 286 (2017), no. 3-4, 1539--1574. 3671588

work page 2017

[17] [17]

Giancarlo Mauceri and Stefano Meda, Vector-valued multipliers on stratified groups, Rev. Mat. Iberoamericana 6 (1990), no. 3-4, 141--154. 1125759

work page 1990

[18] [18]

Alessio Martini and Detlef M\" u ller, A sharp multiplier theorem for G rushin operators in arbitrary dimensions , Rev. Mat. Iberoam. 30 (2014), no. 4, 1265--1280. 3293433

work page 2014

[19] [19]

Alessio Martini and Detlef M\"uller, Spectral multiplier theorems of E uclidean type on new classes of two-step stratified groups , Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. (3) 109 (2014), no. 5, 1229--1263. 3283616

work page 2014

[20] [20]

Alessio Martini, Alessandro Ottazzi, and Maria Vallarino, Spectral multipliers for sub- Laplacians on solvable extensions of stratified groups , J. Anal. Math. 136 (2018), no. 1, 357--397 (English)

work page 2018

[21] [21]

, A multiplier theorem for sub- L aplacians with drift on L ie groups , Rev. Mat. Iberoam. 35 (2019), no. 5, 1501--1534. 4018104

work page 2019

[22] [22]

M\"uller and E

D. M\"uller and E. M. Stein, On spectral multipliers for H eisenberg and related groups , J. Math. Pures Appl. (9) 73 (1994), no. 4, 413--440. 1290494

work page 1994

[23] [23]

, On spectral multipliers for H eisenberg and related groups , J. Math. Pures Appl. (9) 73 (1994), no. 4, 413--440. 1290494

work page 1994

[24] [24]

Detlef M\"uller and Andreas Seeger, Singular spherical maximal operators on a class of two step nilpotent L ie groups , Israel J. Math. 141 (2004), 315--340. 2063040

work page 2004

[25] [25]

CA ] (2025), 2025

Md Nurul Molla and Joydwip Singh, Bochner-riesz commutators on M \'e tivier groups: boundedness and compactness , Preprint, arXiv :2504.02484 [math. CA ] (2025), 2025

work page arXiv 2025

[26] [26]

Stefano Meda and Sara Volpi, Spaces of G oldberg type on certain measured metric spaces , Ann. Mat. Pura Appl. (4) 196 (2017), no. 3, 947--981. 3654940

work page 2017

[27] [27]

282 (2025), no

Lars Niedorf, Spectral multipliers on M \'etivier groups , Studia Math. 282 (2025), no. 2, 149--197. 4908550

work page 2025

[28] [28]

Stein's square function associated with the Bochner-Riesz means on M\'etivier groups and its applications

Joydwip Singh, Stein's square function associated with the Bochner - Riesz means on M \'e tivier groups and its applications , Preprint, arXiv :2604.27931 [math. AP ] (2026), 2026

work page internal anchor Pith review Pith/arXiv arXiv 2026