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Rigorous justification for this formal solution to $f(x+1)+f(x)=g(x)$

Let $g\in C(\Bbb R)$ be given, we want to find a solution $f\in C(\Bbb R)$ of the equation $$ f(x+1) + f(x) = g(x). $$ We may rewrite the equation using the right-shift operator $(Tf)(x) = f(x+1)$...
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Non-emptiness of spectrum $\sigma(a)$ in non-Archimedean Banach algebras

I'm trying to determine whether or not the standard proof that the spectrum of a point in a unital Banach algebra is non-empty can be adapted to prove the same thing over certain non-Archimedean ...
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$\mathcal P(K)=\mathcal R(K)$ iff $\Bbb C\backslash K$ is connected

Let $K$ be a compact set in $\Bbb C$. Let $\mathcal P(K)$ be the closed algebra generated by polynomials on $K$ and $\mathcal R(K)$ the closed algebra generated by rational functions without poles in $...
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