Mixed-norm estimates for a class of nonisotropic directional maximal operators and Hilbert transforms

For all d⩾2 and p∈(1,max(2,(d+1)/2)], we prove sharp Lp to Lp(Lq) estimates (modulo an endpoint) for a directional maximal operator associated to curves generated by the dilation matrices exp((logt)P), where P has real entries and eigenvalues with positive real part. For the corresponding Hilbert transform we prove an analogous result for all d⩾2 and p∈(1,2]. As corollaries, we prove Lp bounds for variable kernel singular integral operators and Nikodym-type maximal operators taking averages over certain families of curved sets in Rd.