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Helgason's number and lacunarity constants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

R.E. Edwards
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT;
Kenneth A. Ross
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
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Abstract

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This paper studies the connection between the best possible value of a constant in the compact abelian case of a known inequality due to Helgason and the Λ2-constants of sets of characters. Various estimates of and expressions for the best possible value are given.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1973

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