On the Principle of Duality in Lorentz Spaces

Abstract

Abstract characterization of the spaces dual to weighted Lorentz spaces are given by means of reverse Hölder inequalities (Theorems 2.1, 2.2). This principle of duality is then applied to characterize weight functions for which the identity operator, the Hardy-Littlewood maximal operator and the Hilbert transform are bounded on weighted Lorentz spaces.