472 A.K. Lerner4. Proof of <strong>the</strong> Main ResultProof of Theorem 1. Since Mλ # |f |≤M# λf , we can assume that f ≥ 0. Supposealso that, additionally, f ∈ L ∞ ,ω ∈ L 1 ∩ L ∞ , and ω ≤ 2 m . Next, we use a standard“atomic decomposition” of ω based on <strong>the</strong> Calderón–Zygmund decomposition. For k ∈ Zwe write k ={x : M ω(x) > 2 k } as a disjoint union of dyadic cubes Q k jsuch that2 k 2 k }∣∣f − f Q kj∣ ∣∣ dx +∫R n fh −l dx∫M λ # nfdx+R fh n −l dx∫M λ # nfdx+R fh n −l dx .Since ‖h k ‖ 1 =‖ω‖ 1 <strong>for</strong> all k, <strong>the</strong> last integral can be estimated <strong>for</strong> any ε>0by∫∫R fh n −l dx ={x:f>ε}∫fh −l dx + fh −l dx{x:f ≤ε}≤ 2 n 2 −l ‖f ‖ ∞ |{x : f>ε}| + ε‖ω‖ 1 ,
<strong>Weighted</strong> <strong>Norm</strong> <strong>Inequalities</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Sharp</strong> <strong>Maximal</strong> <strong>Function</strong> 473which clearly gives that ∫ R n fh −l → 0asl →∞. Thus, letting l →∞, we obtain∫R n fωdx ≤ 24 · 2n m−1∑≤ 48 · 2 n2 k ∫k=−∞{M ω>2 k }m−1∑∫ 2 kk=−∞∫ ∞ ∫≤ 48 · 2 n02 k−1 ∫{Mω>α}{Mω>α}M # λ nfdxM # λ nfdxdαM # λ nfdxdα= 48 · 2 n ∫R n M# λ nf(x)Mω(x)dx . (4.1)Next we note that additional assumptions on f and ω can be easily removed. Indeed,in <strong>the</strong> general case set f j = min(f, j) and ω j = (min(ω, j))χ B(0,j) , where B(0,j)is <strong>the</strong>ball of radius j centered at <strong>the</strong> origin. Then, (4.1) and Lemma 1 yield∫R n f j ω j dx ≤ 48 · 2 n ∫R n M# λ n(f j )(x)M(ω j )(x) dx≤ 96 · 2 n ∫R n M# λ nf(x)Mω(x)dx .Now <strong>the</strong> Fatou convergence <strong>the</strong>orem completes <strong>the</strong> proof.AcknowledgmentsThe author is grateful to E. Liflyand <strong>for</strong> useful discussions about <strong>the</strong> subject of thisarticle.References[1] Chang, S.-Y.A., Wilson, J.M., and Wolff, T. (1985). Some weighted norm inequalities concerning <strong>the</strong>Schrödinger operator, Comm. Math. Helv., 60, 217–246.[2] Chanillo, S. and Wheeden, R.L. (1987). Some weighted norm inequalities <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> area integral, IndianaUniv. Math. J., 36, 277–294.[3] Cruz-Uribe, D. and Pérez, C. (1999). <strong>Sharp</strong> two-weight, weak-type norm inequalities <strong>for</strong> singular integraloperators, Math. Res. Lett., 6, 417–427.[4] Cruz-Uribe, D. and Pérez, C. (2000). Two-weight extrapolation via <strong>the</strong> maximal operator, J. Funct. Anal.,174, 1–17.[5] Fefferman, C. and Stein, E.M. (1972). H p spaces of several variables, Acta Math., 129, 137–193.[6] Jawerth, B. and Torchinsky, A. (1985). <strong>Local</strong> sharp maximal functions, J. Approx. Theory, 43, 231–270.[7] Journé, J.-L. (1983). Calderón–Zygmund operators, pseudo-differential operators and <strong>the</strong> Cauchy integralof Calderón, Lecture Notes in Math., 994, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.[8] Lerner, A.K. (1998). On weighted estimates of non-increasing rearrangements, East J. Approx., 4, 277–290.[9] Pérez, C. (1994). <strong>Weighted</strong> norm inequalities <strong>for</strong> singular integral operators, J. London Math. Soc., 49,296–308.[10] Pérez, C. (2000). <strong>Sharp</strong> weighted inequalities <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> vector-valued maximal function, Trans. Am. Math.Soc., 352, 3265–3288.