On the generalized Lebedev index transform

An essential generalization of the Lebedev index transform with the square of the Macdonald function is investigated. Namely, we consider a family of integral operators with the positive kernel $|K_{(i\tau+\alpha)/2}(x)|^2, \alpha \ge 0,\ x >0, \ \tau \in \mathbb{R},$ where $K_\mu(z)$ is the Macdonald function and $i$ is the imaginary unit. Mapping properties such as the boundedness, compactness, invertibility are investigated for these operators and their adjoints in the Lebesgue weighted spaces. Inversion theorems are proved. Important particular cases are exhibited. As an interesting application, a solution of the initial value problem for the second order differential difference equation, involving the Laplacian, is obtained

Control of eigenfunctions on hyperbolic surfaces: an application of fractal uncertainty principle

This expository article, written for the proceedings of the Journ\'ees EDP (Roscoff, June 2017), presents recent work joint with Jean Bourgain [arXiv:1612.09040] and Long Jin [arXiv:1705.05019]. We in particular show that eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on hyperbolic surfaces are bounded from below in $L^2$ norm on each nonempty open set, by a constant depending on the set but not on the eigenvalue.Comment: 18 page