Condition for an operator on a bounded geometry manifold to be represented by a Schwartz kernel

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Let $(M,g)$ be a Riemannian manifold with bounded geometry, which means that:

  • the injectivity radius is positive;
  • for each $l$, there exists $C_l>0$ such that $||\nabla^l R||\leq C_l$, where $R$ is the Riemann curvature tensor and the norm is taken fibrewise.

Let $T:L^2(M)\rightarrow L^2(M)$ be a bounded operator.

Question 1: Is there a general criterion for this type of setting that says when $T$ is given by a continuous Schwartz kernel $k_T:M\times M\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$?

Question 2: In particular, suppose for every $i\geq 0$ that $T$ maps from $H^i(M)$ to $C^\infty(M)$. Is this enough to guarantee the existence and continuity of $k_T$? Here $H^i(M)$ denotes the $i$-th Sobolev space on $M$.