Maximal function characterization of Hardy spaces related to Laguerre polynomial expansions

Abstract: In this paper we introduce the atomic Hardy space $\mathcal{H}^1((0,\infty),\gamma_\alpha)$ associated with the non-doubling probability measure $d\gamma_\alpha(x)=\frac{2x^{2\alpha+1}}{\Gamma(\alpha+1)}e^{-x^2}dx$ on $(0,\infty)$, for ${\alpha>-\frac12}$. We obtain characterizations of $\mathcal{H}^1((0,\infty),\gamma_\alpha)$ by using two local maximal functions. We also prove that the truncated maximal function defined through the heat semigroup generated by the Laguerre differential operator is bounded from $\mathcal{H}^1((0,\infty),\gamma_\alpha)$ into $L^1((0,\infty),\gamma_\alpha)$.