Function theory. Interpolation and corona problems (Q958876)

This research monograph presents unified approaches to interpolation and corona problems in various spaces of analytic functions and their multiplier algebras in one and several complex variables. Let us give a brief glimpse at the content, mostly using the author's words. Right at the beginning, Carleson's original proof of interpolation using Blaschke products and duality is given; this is followed by the constructive proof of Peter Jones and a purely Hilbert space proof. The description of the interpolating sequences for the Dirichlet space \(D(\mathbb B_n)\) and its multiplier algebra in higher dimensions is given, too. In section 3, the author presents Gamelin's variation of Wolff's proof of Carleson's Corona Theorem for \(H^\infty(\mathbb D)\), followed by corona theorems for other algebras using the theory of best approximation in the \(L^\infty\)-norm, the boundedness of the Beurling transform and estimates on solutions to the \(\overline\partial\)-problem. A novelty in the next sections is to use trees to characterize Carleson measures and interpolation in some spaces of Hardy-Sobolev type. Note that in the disk, trees are related to the Haar basis of \(L^2(\mathbb T)\). Hilbert spaces with the (complete) Nevanlinna-Pick property are of particular interest in the study of interpolation and corona problems; a property shared by many classical Hilbert function spaces including the Dirichlet and Drury-Arveson spaces. Here quite satisfactory solutions of the so called baby corona theorems and Toeplitz corona theorems are presented in this context. The reader of the monograph under review is also referred to the book of \textit{K. Seip} [Interpolation and sampling in spaces of analytic functions. University Lecture Series 33. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society (2004; Zbl 1057.30036)] for related material on interpolation and sampling in spaces of analytic functions Let us conclude with some critics. Indeed a more careful proofreading, may be by independent proofreaders, for a book in this series of Fields monographs would have been appreciated. In fact there are quite a couple of misprints in mathematical formulas. E.g. at several occasions, on page 3 and 4 some spurious integration variable \(z\) appears; on page 88 a misplaced parenthesis appears in the definition of the backward shift. It also seems the case that several symbols are not defined explicitly (e.g. \(\phi_\epsilon\) on page 173 or dyadic square on \(\mathbb R\) on page 25). A symbol list would have saved the reader precious time. Also, several bizarre notations appear (e.g. the definition of the set \(Z\) on page 15); Expressions like ``a map can be onto without being into'' on p. 33 are very unusual and the term ``being onto'' should have been defined (it is not the usual equivalent of surjectivity here).