%0 Journal Article %T On Functions of Bounded -Variation %A N. Merentes %A S. Rivas %A J. L. Sanchez %J Journal of Function Spaces and Applications %D 2012 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1155/2012/202987 %X We introduce and study the concept of (,)-variation (1<<¡Þ, ¡Ê£¿) of a real function on a compact interval. In particular, we prove that a function ¡Ã[,]¡ú£¿ has bounded (,)-variation if and only if (£¿1) is absolutely continuous on [,] and () belongs to [,]. Moreover, an explicit connection between the (,)-variation of and the -norm of () is given which is parallel to the classical Riesz formula characterizing functions in the spaces [,] and [,]. This may also be considered as an alternative characterization of the one variable Sobolev space [,]. %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jfsa/2012/202987/