The best Musielak-Orlicz approximation by linear subspaces

Abstract

We study best modular approximation in Musielak-Orlicz spaces. A geometric classification near the origin of Orlicz functions is introduced to isolate weighted $L^1$-like behavior. We establish existence results under minimal hypotheses and provide a variational characterization of minimizers via lateral derivatives. Finally, we establish uniqueness criteria, including a one-dimensional Haar-type theorem and characterizations in $0$- and $1$-spaces in higher dimensions.