Approximation in the Zygmund Class and Distortion under Inner Functions

Abstract

In this work we deal with two different problems. The first one is an approximation problem in the Zygmund class by functions in the subspace I_1(BMO), which is the space of continuous functions with derivative in BMO in the sense of distributions. We consider the distance defined by the Zygmund semi-norm. In Chapter 1, given a function f in the Zygmund class in the real line with compact support, we find an estimate of its distance to the subspace I_1(BMO). In addition, this result is expressed in terms of the second differences of f, which define its Zygmund semi-norm. As a corollary, we obtain a characterisation of the closure of I_1(BMO) in this semi-norm. The methods presented in this first part are not applicable to the Zygmund class in the euclidean space of dimension n>1. However, we present an analogous result for Zygmund measures in dimension n>=1. In this case, the subspace that we consider is the space of absolutely continuous measures with Radon-Nykodim derivative in BMO. In Chapter 2, we consider the space of Hölder continuous functions with parameter 0=1. For 0

Date of Award	15 Jul 2020
Original language	English
Supervisor	Arturo Nicolau Nos (Director)