A short proof of Müntz's theorem (Q791064)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3849773
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    A short proof of Müntz's theorem
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3849773

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      A short proof of Müntz's theorem (English)
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      1983
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      A completely elementary and very elegant proof is presented for Müntz's Theorem, which asserts that the finite linear combinations of \(\{1,x^{\lambda_ 1},x^{\lambda_ 2},...\}\) are dense in C[0,1] if and only if \(\sum_{k}1/\lambda_ k=\infty\).
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      Müntz's Theorem
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