Boundary estimates for the fractional spherical maximal function

Abstract

In this article, we study the fractional spherical maximal function and its lacunary counterpart. We study the necessary and sufficient conditions for $L^p-L^q$ boundedness of both maximal functions. In particular, we prove the restricted weak type estimate for both full and lacunary fractional spherical maximal functions at the boundary of the maximal $L^p-L^q$ bounded regions.