Some new function spaces of variable smoothness

A new Besov space of variable smoothness is introduced on which the norm is defined in terms of difference relations. This space is shown to be the trace of a weighted Sobolev space with a weight in the corresponding Muckenhoupt class. Methods of nonlinear spline approximation are applied to derive an atomic decomposition theorem for functions in a Besov space of variable smoothness. A complete description of traces on the hyperplane of a Besov space of variable smoothness and of a weighted Besov space with a weight in the corresponding Muckenhoupt class is given.
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