Polynomial inequalities and universal Taylor series (Q343620)

For a compact set \(K\) in the complex plane, let \(C(K)\) denote the space of continuous functions on \(K\) endowed with the uniform norm. A Taylor series \(\sum_{j \geq 0} a_j z^j\) of a function \(f\) holomorphic in the open unit disk is called universal if for all compact sets \(K\) outside the closed unit disk with connected complement the partial sums \(S_n(f)\) form a dense set in the subspace \(A(K)\) of \(C(K)\) of functions holomorphic in the interior of \(K\). Moreover, a \(C^\infty\) function \(f\) on the real line with \(f(0)=0\) is called ``Fekete universal'' if for all compact subsets \(K\) of the real line the partial sums \(S_n(f)\) are dense in the subspace \(C_0(K)\) of continuous functions vanishing at \(0\). The authors derive several new properties concerning both universal Taylor series and Fekete universal functions from classical polynomial inequalities. Moreover, they exhibit summability methods which preserve or imply the universality of Taylor series. Likewise, they show that a \(C^\infty\) function is Fekete universal if and only if the sequence \((\sigma_n(f))_n\) of the Cesàro means of \(S_n(f)\) satisfies the same universal approximation property.