Wermer's theorem

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:field complex analysis
function theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wermer's theorem
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Wermer
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_American_Mathematical_Society
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Runge's_theorem
gptkb:Oka–Weil_theorem
gptkbp:sentence If K is a compact subset of the complex plane, then every function continuous on K and holomorphic in its interior can be uniformly approximated by polynomials if and only if K is polynomially convex.
The polynomially convex hull of a compact subset of the complex plane is equal to its uniform algebra hull.
gptkbp:yearProved 1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Wermer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6