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Inner functions and the maximal ideal space of L∞(Tn)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

S. H. Kon
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur 22-11 Malaysia
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Abstract

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Let Un be the unit polydisc in Cn and let Tn be its distinguished boundary. It is shown that a function f ∈ H(Un) is inner if and only if ∣f(Φ)∣ = 1 for all Φ in the maximal ideal space of L∞(Tn). This generalizes a result of Csordas.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1978

References

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