Completeness in \(L^1(\mathbb R)\) of discrete translates (Q854543)

Summary: We characterize, in terms of the Beurling-Malliavin density, the discrete spectra \(\Lambda\subset\mathbb{R}\), for which a generator exists, that is a function \(\varphi\in L^1(\mathbb{R})\) such that its \(\Lambda\)-translates \(\varphi(x-\lambda)\), \(\lambda\in\Lambda\), span \(L^1(\mathbb{R})\). It is shown that these spectra coincide with the uniqueness sets for certain analytic classes. We also present examples of discrete spectra \(\Lambda\subset\mathbb{R}\) which do not admit a single generator while they admit a pair of generators.