On closed maximal ideals of M (Q1820274)

In the paper the author considers the algebra M of holomorphic functions f defined on the unit disc U in \({\mathbb{C}}\). The function \(f\in M\) if \[ (1/2\pi)\int^{2\pi}_{0}\log^+Mf(\theta)d\theta <\infty, \] where \(Mf(\theta)=\sup_{0\leq r<1}| f(re^{i\theta})|\). Then for all \(p>0\) \(H^ p\subsetneqq M\subsetneqq N^+\), where \(H^ p\) denotes the usual Hardy space and \(N^+\) the Smirnov class. In the paper the author proves that every closed maximal ideal m in M is the kernel of a multiplicative linear functional on M, and thus is given by \(m=\{f\in M:\) \(f(\lambda)=0\}\) for some \(\lambda\in U\).