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Mauricio Hayden Mauricio Hayden 2022-05-25

Function with compact support whose iterated antiderivatives also have compact support
Notation: If f : R R is continuous, let us denote I f : R R its indefinite integral from 0, i.e., ( I f ) ( x ) = 0 x f ( t ) d t, and iteratively I k + 1 f = I ( I k f ).
Remark: If f is a continuous function with support contained in the open interval ]0,1[ then If has support contained in ]0,1[ iff ( I f ) ( 1 ) = 0.
Main question: Does there exist a C function f with support contained in the open interval ]0,1[ such that I k f has support contained in ]0,1[ for every k 0, or, equivalently, ( I k f ) ( 1 ) = 0 for all k 0?
Equivalent formulation: Does there exists a sequence ( f k ) k Z of C functions each with support contained in the open interval ]0,1[, such that f k 1 is the derivative of f k ?
Weaker question: Does there at least exist a continuous function f with the properties demanded in the main question?
Stronger question: Does there exist a C function f with compact support, whose Fourier transform vanishes identically on a nontrivial interval?
(A positive answer to the latter would imply a positive answer to the main question: rescale the function so its support is contained in ]0,1[, multiply it appropriately so its Fourier transform vanishes in a neighborhood of 0, and observe that the Fourier transform of I k f is, up to constants, ξ k times that of f.)
Edit: Before someone points out that the identically zero function fits the bill, I should add that I want my functions to not vanish identically.

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