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Let Ω be a domain in ℝN such that \(\left(\mathbb{R}^{N}\cup\lbrace\infty\rbrace\right)\setminus\Omega\) is connected. It is known that, for each w ∈ Ω, there exist harmonic functions on Ω that are universal at w, in the sense that partial sums of their homogeneous polynomial expansion about w approximate all plausibly approximable functions in the complement of Ω. Under the assumption that Ω omits an infinite cone, it is shown that the connectedness hypothesis on \(\left(\mathbb{R}^{N}\cup\lbrace\infty\rbrace\right)\setminus\Omega\) is essential, and that a harmonic function which is universal at one point is actually universal at all points of Ω.
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This research was supported by Science Foundation Ireland under Grant 09/RFP/MTH2149 and is also part of the programme of the ESF Network “Harmonic and Complex Analysis and Applications” (HCAA).
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Manolaki, M. Universal Polynomial Expansions of Harmonic Functions. Potential Anal 38, 985–1000 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11118-012-9303-z
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