A note on spaces of absolutely convergent Fourier transforms (Q488009)

Let \(\overline{\mathcal{C}_0}(\mathbb{R}^n)\) denote the space of continuous functions on \(\mathbb{R}^n\) vanishing at infinity. The author proves the following claim: if \(\mathcal{Y}\) is a closed reflexive subspace of \(\overline{\mathcal{C}_0}(\mathbb{R}^n)\) the elements of which are the Fourier transforms of functions in \(L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)\), then \(\mathcal{Y}\) has to be finite-dimensional. This result generalizes to \(n\) dimensions the analogous theorem from [\textit{K. Karlander}, Math. Scand. 80, No. 2, 310--312 (1997; Zbl 0902.42003)]. Indeed, the group structure is irrelevant and the Fourier transform can be replaced by a more general operator, as is explained by \textit{S. V. Kislyakov} in [J. Fourier Anal. Appl. 20, No. 6, 1338--1339 (2014; Zbl 1334.42021)].