Uniform approximation by Fourier–Stieltjes transforms

Abstract

Let G be a locally compact Abelian group; Γ the dual group of G; CB(Γ) the algebra of continuous, bounded functions on Γ C0(Γ) the algebra of continuous functions on Γ which vanish at infinity; M(G) the algebra of bounded Borel measures on G; M(G)^ the algebra of Fourier–Stieltjes transforms; and M(G)^− the completion of M(G)^ in the sup-norm topology on Γ. The object of this paper is to study the natural pairing between M(G)^ and M(Γ).