Locally approximable CR functions, a sharp maximum modulus principle and holomorphic extension

Abstract

We introduce a notion of locally approximable continuous CR functions on locally closed subsets of reduced complex spaces, generalizing both holomorphic functions and CR functions on CR submanifolds. Under additional assumptions of set-theoretical weak pseudoconcavity we prove optimal maximum modulus principles for these functions. Restricting to real submanifolds (possibly with CR singularities) of complexmanifolds, we generalize results on holomorphic extension known for CR submanifolds.