Common zero sets of equivalent singular inner functions (Q4821067)

The author studies the behaviour of singular inner functions \(S_\mu\) on the maximal ideal space (or spectrum) of \(H^\infty\) and continues research presented in [\textit{K. Izuchi} and \textit{N. Niwa}, J. Korean Math. Soc. 36, 787--811 (1999; Zbl 0939.46032) and \textit{K. Izuchi}, J. Math. Soc. Japan 53, 285--305 (2001; Zbl 0982.46037)]. To give an impression of the type of results, let \(Z(S_\mu)=\{m\in M(H^\infty) \setminus{\mathbb D}: m(S_\mu)=0\}\) and \({\mathcal Z}(\mu)=\bigcap_{\nu: \nu\sim\mu} Z(S_\nu)\). Here two singular, positive Borel measures \(\mu\) and \(\nu\) on \(\partial{\mathbb D}\) are equivalent, (denoted by \(\mu\sim\nu\)), if \(\mu\) is absolutely continuous with respect to \(\nu\) and vice versa. It is shown that whenever \(\mu\) and \(\nu\) are mutually singular, then there exist positive measures \(\mu_0\) and \(\nu_0\) such that \(\mu\sim\mu_0\) and \(\nu\sim\nu_0\), so that \(\{| S_{\mu_0}| <1\}\cap\{| S_{\nu_0}| <1\}=\emptyset\); hence \({\mathcal Z}(\mu)\cap {\mathcal Z}({\nu})=\emptyset\). It follows that \( \mu\) is absolutely continuous with respect to \(\nu\) if and only if \({\mathcal Z}(\mu)\subseteq {\mathcal Z}({\nu})\). Results on the size of the set \({\mathcal Z}(\mu)\) are given, too. The paper is recommended for everyone interested in the structure of the maximal ideal space of \(H^\infty\).