On weighted transplantation and multipliers for Laguerre expansions

Using the standard square--function method (based on the Poisson semigroup), multiplier conditions of H\"ormander type are derived for Laguerre expansions in $L^p$--spaces with power weights in the $A_p$-range; this result can be interpreted as an ``upper end point'' multiplier criterion which is fairly good for $p$ near $1$ or near $\infty$. A weighted generalization of Kanjin's \cite{kan} transplantation theorem allows to obtain a ``lower end point'' multiplier criterion whence by interpolation nearly ``optimal'' multiplier criteria (in dependance of $p$, the order of the Laguerre polynomial, the weight).