HARDY TYPE INEQUALITY IN VARIABLE LEBESGUE SPACES

We prove that in variable exponent spaces where L-p(.)(Omega), where p(.) satisfies the log-condition and Omega is a bounded domain in R-n with the property that R-n\(Omega) over bar has the cone property, the validity of the Hardy type inequality parallel to 1/delta(x)(alpha)integral(Omega)phi(y)/vertical bar x-y vertical bar(n-alpha)dy parallel to(p(.)) <= C parallel to phi parallel to(p(.)), 0 < alpha < min (1, n/p(+)), where delta(x) is approximately equal to dist(x, partial derivative Omega), is equivalent to a certain property of the domain Omega expressed in terms of alpha and chi(Omega).