Weak compactness in certain star-shift invariant subspaces. (Q1403841)

The paper studies a class of backward-shift invariant subspaces of the classical Hardy space, namely, subspaces of the form \[ K_B= H^2\ominus BH^2, \] where \(B\) is an infinite Blaschke product. The main question considered is: for which \(B\) can one find a convergent sequence \(\{f_n\}\) in \(K_B\) such that \(\{\log| f_n|\,d\theta\}\) converges weak-star to some nontrivial singular measure on the unit circle. A necessary condition obtained in the paper states that \(K_B\) must contain functions with nontrivial singular inner factors. This condition is also shown to be sufficient in a special case.