AbstractLet L = ‐ d2/dx2 be the Laplace operator in Lp(R), 1<p < ∞. It is shown that a bounded operator T in Lp(R) commutes with L, in the sense that the domain D of L is T‐invariant and TLf = LTf for each f in D, if and only if T commutes with all (bounded) multiplier operators corresponding to symmetric p‐multipliers on R. The bicommutant L consists of all the symmetric p‐multiplier operators.
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