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Fourier coefficients of continuous functions with sparse spectrum

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2026-05-08 v1

Abstract

Let (rk)(r_k) be an increasing sequence and (wk)(w_k) a positive sequence. We study the following question: is it true that for every sequence (ak)(a_k) satisfying k=0ak2wk2<\sum_{k=0}^\infty |a_k|^2 w_k^2 < \infty there exists a function fC(T)f\in C(\mathbb{T}) such that f^(2k)=ak\hat{f}(2^k) = a_k and f^(n)=0\hat{f}(n) = 0 for nk[2krk,2k+rk]n\notin \cup_k [2^k-r_k,2^k+r_k]? We show that this is possible if and only if supkNn=[log2rk]kwk2<\sup_{k\in\mathbb{N}}\sum_{n=[\log_2 r_k]}^k w_k^{-2} < \infty.

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@article{arxiv.2605.06025,
  title  = {Fourier coefficients of continuous functions with sparse spectrum},
  author = {Aleksei Kulikov and Miquel Saucedo and Sergey Tikhonov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.06025},
  year   = {2026}
}
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