Thin Sequences and Their Role in Model Spaces and Douglas Algebras

We study thin interpolating sequences $\{\lambda_n\}$ and their relationship to interpolation in the Hardy space $H^2$ and the model spaces $K_\Theta = H^2 \ominus \Theta H^2$, where $\Theta$ is an inner function. Our results, phrased in terms of the functions that do the interpolation as well as Carleson measures, show that under the assumption that $\Theta(\lambda_n) \to 0$ the interpolation properties in $H^2$ are essentially the same as those in $K_\Theta$.