Runge's theorem
[8/0%]Let , and suppose .
Must there exist a sequence of polynomials such that uniformly on compact subsets of ?
Must there exist such a sequence which converges to uniformly in ?
Is the answer to (b) changed if we require more of , namely, that be holomorphic in some open set which contains the closure of ?
Is there a sequence of polynomials such that for , but for every , as ?
Is there a sequence of polynomials such that
For , let be a closed disc in , and let be an arc (a homeomorphic image of in which intersects every radius of . There are polynomials which are very small on and more or less arbitrary on . Show that , and can be so chosen that the series defines a function which has no radial limit at any point of . In other words, for no real does exist.
Show that in Theorem 13.9 we need not assume that intersects each component of . It is enough to assume that the closure of intersects each component of .
Suppose, however, that is any complex-valued measurable function defined in the complex plane, and prove that there is a sequence of holomorphic polynomials such that for almost every (with respect to two-dimensional Lebesgue measure).
Extend Mergelyan's theorem to the case in which has finitely many components: Prove that then every which is holomorphic in the interior of can be uniformly approximated on by rational functions.
Fubini's theorem was applied to vector-valued integrals in the proof of Theorem 10.29. Justify this.
Construct a proof of Theorem 10.29 that uses no contour integrals, as follows: Prove the theorem first for polynomials , then for rational functions with no poles in , and obtain the general case from Runge's theorem.