On maximal functions with rough kernels in L (log L)(S).
In this paper, we study the L mapping properties of maximal functions with rough kernels that are related to certain class of singular integral operators. We prove that our maximal functions are bounded on L provided that their kernels are in L (log L)(S). Moreover, we present an example showing that our size condition on the kernel is optimal. As a consequence of our result, we substantially improve previously known results on maximal functions, singular integral operators, and Parametric Marcinkiewicz...