Convex body domination and weighted estimates with matrix weights

Abstract: We introduce the so called convex body valued sparse operators, which generalize the notion of sparse operators to the case of spaces of vector valued functions. We prove that Calder\'on--Zygmund operators as well as Haar shifts and paraproducts can be dominated by such operators. By estimating sparse operators we obtain weighted estimates with matrix weights. We get two weight $A_2$-$A_\infty$ estimates, that in the one weight case give us the estimate $$ |T|{L^2(W)\to L^2 (W)} \le C [W]{A_2}^{1/2} [W]{A\infty} \le C[W]_{A_2}^{3/2} $$ where $T$ is either a Calderon--Zygmund operator (with modulus of continuity satisfying the Dini condition), or a Haar shift or a paraproduct.