Intrinsic Square Function Characterizations of Hardy Spaces with Variable Exponents

Abstract: Let $p(\cdot):\ \mathbb R^n\to(0,\infty)$ be a measurable function satisfying some decay condition and some locally log-H\"older continuity. In this article, via first establishing characterizations of the variable exponent Hardy space $H^{p(\cdot)}(\mathbb R^n)$ in terms of the Littlewood-Paley $g$-function, the Lusin area function and the $g_\lambda^\ast$-function, the authors then obtain its intrinsic square function characterizations including the intrinsic Littlewood-Paley $g$-function, the intrinsic Lusin area function and the intrinsic $g_\lambda^\ast$-function. The $p(\cdot)$-Carleson measure characterization for the dual space of $H^{p(\cdot)}(\mathbb R^n)$, the variable exponent Campanato space $\mathcal{L}_{1,p(\cdot),s}(\mathbb R^n)$, in terms of the intrinsic function is also presented.