The separation of zeros for functions with compact spectrum (Q1206993): Difference between revisions

Let \(f\) be a real-analytic function on \(\mathbb{R}\). If the zeros of \(f\) are bounded on the right or the left, then define the numbers \(M(f)\) and \(L(f)\) to be \(\infty\); otherwise, arrange the zeros \(\{a_ n\}_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}\) of \(f\) as a two sided sequence with \(a_ n\leq a_{n+1}\) and define \(M(f)=\sup_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}(a_{n+1}-a_ n)\) and \(L(f)=\limsup_{| n|\to\infty}(a_{n+1}-a_ n)\). It is proved that if the Fourier transform of \(f\) is a distribution supported in \([- s,s]\), then \(M(f)\geq L(f)\geq\pi/s\).