The sharp restriction conjecture

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Let n≥2n\geq 2, let Q=[−1,1]n−1⊂Rn−1Q=[-1,1]^{n-1}\subset\mathbb{R}^{n-1}, and let Φ:Q→R\Phi:Q\to\mathbb{R} be an elliptic phase. For 0<p,q≤∞0<p,q\leq\infty, let R∗(p→q)R^*(p\to q) denote the adjoint restriction estimate

∥Re⁡∗f∥q<∼∥f∥p.\|\operatorname{Re}^*f\|_q<_\sim\|f\|_p.

The sharp restriction conjecture. R∗(p→q)R^*(p\to q) holds whenever

q>2nn−1andp′≤n−1n+1q.q>\frac{2n}{n-1}\qquad\text{and}\qquad p'\leq\frac{n-1}{n+1}q.

This is a central conjecture for Fourier restriction to elliptic hypersurfaces. It has been verified for n=2n=2, but remains open in higher dimensions.

References

Primary source

Terence Tao, Ana Vargas and Luis Vega, “A bilinear approach to the restriction and Kakeya conjectures”, arXiv:math/9807163 (1998).

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