Pólya sequences, Toeplitz kernels and gap theorems (Q973935)

A sequence \(\Lambda\) of real numbers is called a Pólya sequence if an entire function of zero exponential type bounded on \(\Lambda\) must be constant. The authors solve the Pólya-Levinson problem to describe the Pólya sequences. It is also shown that the Pólya-Levinson problem is equivalent to the Beurling gap problem on Fourier transforms of measures. The main tools are Toeplitz kernels and de Branges spaces of entire functions.