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Order and Schwartz distributions†
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 May 2009
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The space of Schwartz distributions on the unit circle Г in the plane is topologically a considerable generalization of the space
of regular, finite Borel measures on Г. However, the order structure of
is usually taken to be the same as that of
: there are no “positive” distributions which are not measures. This perhaps warrants consideration, since the order structure of
generates its topology. In this paper we construct a system of order structures for
which is a more natural complement in the intermediate stages to the topology of
and which provides an interpretation of
with its Schwartz topology as a quotient of a generalized base norm space V′. Where
denotes the space of continuous functions on Г with its supremum norm topology, V′ is the dual of
. The space
contains the infinitely differentiable functions on Г with their usual topology, and (via the pointwise ordering on
)
in its product ordering is realized as a generalized order unit space. Some consequences for harmonic functions are discussed.
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