An example related to Whitney's extension problem for $L^{2,p}(\mathbb{R}^2)$ when $1<p<2$

Abstract

In this paper, we prove the existence of a bounded linear extension operator $T: L^{2,p}(E) \rightarrow L^{2,p}(\mathbb{R}^2)$ when $1<p<2$, where $E \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ is a certain discrete set with fractal structure. Our proof makes use of a theorem of Fefferman-Klartag on the existence of linear extension operators for radially symmetric binary trees.