Peano curves in function algebras
Peano curves in function algebras
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1972
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L. Eifler
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We give a short proof of the following result which was obtained by Pelczyiiski. If X is an uncountable, compact metric space and if A is a function algebra on X, then there exists f in A such that f(X) has interior in the plane. Let X be a compact metric space and let A be a function algebra on X. If one restricts the "size" off(X) for eachf in A, then the space X is likewise restricted. For example, Rudin [4] has shown thatf'(X) is countable for eachf in A if and only if X is countable. Of course, f'(X) is countable for eachf in A implies A=C(X). Pelczyn'ski [2] has shown that X is uncountable if and only if A contains a closed subspace M and X contains a perfect, closed subset K such thatf-*f K is an isometry of M onto C(K). Our purpose is to give a different approach to some of Pelczyn'ski's work. If X is a compact subset of the plane C, then P(X) denotes the uniform closure in C(X) of the polynomials. We begin with the following result. THEOREM. Sulppose X is an uncountable, compact subset of C. There is a closed, uncountable subset K of X such that K is a peak set for P(X) and P(X)|K= C(K). PROOF. We may assume that X is polynomially convex. By Wermer's characterization [6] of the annihilator of P(X), there is a nonnegative measure It on aX, the boundary of X, such that v P(X) and v is supported on AX implies that v is absolutely continuous with respect to It. Hence, by Bishop's generalization [1] of the Rudin-Carleson theorem, we only need to find Kc AX such that u,(K)=O and K is closed and uncountable. Such a K exists. Namely, since AX is uncountable, there is a continuous map g on AX onto [0, 1] x [0, 1]. Then u(g-1({x} x [0, 1]))=0 for all but countably many x in [0, 1]. COROLLARY. Suppose Y is a conmpact metric space and A is a function algebra on Y. Iff( Y) has no interior in Cfor eachf in A, then Y is countable and hence A= C Y). Received by the editors June 15, 1971 and, in revised form, September 13, 1971. AMS 1970 subject classifications. Primary 46J10.