We consider the class of integral operators Qφ on L (R+) of the form (Qφf)(x) = ∫ ∞ 0 φ(max{x, y})f(y)dy. We discuss necessary and sufficient conditions on φ to insure that Qφ is bounded, compact, or in the Schatten–von Neumann class Sp, 1 < p < ∞. We also give necessary and sufficient conditions for Qφ to be a finite rank operator. However, there is a kind of cut-off at p = 1, and for membersh...
