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A duality principle for rational approximation

Gerhard Gierz and Boris Shekhtman

Vol. 125 (1986), No. 1, 79–92
Abstract

Let E C(K) be a subspace of continuous functions defined on a compact Hausdorff space K. We characterize those spaces for which the rational functions with denominators and numerators from E are dense. Despite the non-linear structure of rational functions, this characterization uses only methods from linear functional analysis. As special cases, we recover various results on the density of Müntz rationals.

Mathematical Subject Classification 2000
Primary: 41A20
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Received: 6 September 1985
Revised: 10 January 1986
Published: 1 November 1986
Authors
Gerhard Gierz
Boris Shekhtman