On the endpoint estimate for discrete spherical average over sparse sequences
Let $d\geq5$. For a strictly increasing sequence $(\mu_k)$ of positive integers, set $\lambda_k=\mu_k!$ and consider the lacunary discrete spherical maximal operator $A_\star f:=\sup_k |A_{\lambda_k}f|$ associated with the discrete spherical averages \[ A_\lambda f(x):=\frac1{s_\lambda}\sum_{\substack{n\in\mathbb{Z}^d,...