Estimates of the singular numbers of the Carleson imbedding operator

Let $H^2$ be the Hardy class in the unit disc $D$ and $\mu$ a finite Borel measure in $D$. Carleson's theorem describes conditions on $\mu$ under which the corresponding imbedding operator $J\colon H^2\to L_2(\mu)$ (the Carleson operator) is bounded. From this theorem follows a criterion for compactness of $J$ in terms of $\mu$.
This paper is devoted to further study of the Carleson operator. Almost sharp upper bounds on the singular numbers of $J$ are presented in terms of the intensity of $\mu$. For measures whose support is a set of nonzero linear measure adjacent to the unit circle (and when certain other conditions), an asymptotic formula is obtained. A study is begun of measures whose support has just one point on the unit circle. A solution of a problem from the theory of rational approximation, posed by A. A. Gonchar, is also presented.
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