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On the Hausdorff and Trigonometric Moment Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

P. G. Rooney*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Let K be a subset of BV(0, 1)—the space of functions of bounded variation on the closed interval [0, 1]. By the Hausdorff moment problem for K we shall mean the determination of necessary and sufficient conditions that corresponding to a given sequence μ = n|n = 0, 1, 2, …} there should be a function α ∈ K so that

(1)

For various collections K this problem has been solved—see (3, Chapter III)

By the trigonometric moment problem for K we shall mean the determination of necessary and sufficient conditions that corresponding to a sequence c = {cn|n = 0, ± 1, ± 2, …} there should be a function α ∈ K so that

(2)

For various collections K this problem has also been solved—see, for example (4, Chapter IV, § 4). It is noteworthy that these two problems have been solved for essentially the same collections K.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1961

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