A counterexample in copositive approximation

The present paper gives a converse result by showing that there exists a functionf ∈C _[−1,1], which satisfies that sgn(x)f(x) ≥ 0 forx ∈ [−1, 1], such that {fx75-1} whereE _n ⁽⁰⁾ (f, 1) is the best approximation of degreen tof by polynomials which are copositive with it, that is, polynomialsP withP(x(f(x) ≥ 0 for allx ∈ [−1, 1],E _n(f) is the ordinary best polynomial approximation off of degreen.     

Besov spaces andK-functionals inL p, 0<p<1*

We investigate Besov spaces and their connection with trigonometric polynomial approximation inL _p[−π,π], algebraic polynomial approximation inL _p[−1,1], algebraic polynomial approximation inL _p(S), and entire function of exponential type approximation inL _p(R), and characterizeK-functionals for certain pairs of function spaces including (L _p[−π,π],B _s ^a(L _p[−π,π])), (L _p(R),_s ^a(L_p(R))), , and , where 0<s≤∞, 0<p<1,S is a simple polytope and 0<α<r. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation of China.     

Convex polynomial and spline approximation inL p,O<p<∞

We prove that a convex functionf ∈ L _p[−1, 1], 0<p<∞, can be approximated by convex polynomials with an error not exceeding Cω ₃ ^ϕ (f,1/n)_p where ω ₃ ^ϕ (f,·) is the Ditzian-Totik modulus of smoothness of order three off. We are thus filling the gap between previously known estimates involving ω ₃ ^ϕ (f,1/n)_p, and the impossibility of having such estimates involving ω₄. We also give similar estimates for the approximation off by convexC ⁰ andC ¹ piecewise quadratics as well as convexC ² piecewise cubic polynomials. Communicated by Dietrich Braess     

THE GLOBAL APPROXIMATION BY LEFT-BERNSTEIN-DURRMEYER QUASI-INTERPOLANTS IN Lp[0, 1]

In this paper,we will use the 2r-th Ditzian-Totik modulus of smoothness wp^2r(f,t)p to discuss the direct and inverse theorem of approximation by Left-Bernstein-Durrmeyer quasi-interpolants Mn^[2r-1]f for functions of the space Lp[0,1](1≤p≤ ∞)。     

Approximation to the Sobolev classesW q r of functions of several variables by bilinear forms inL p for 2≤q≤p≤∞

We study the approximation of functions of several variables by bilinear forms that are the pairwise products of functions of fewer variables. The order of approximation of Sobolev classesW _q ^r by bilinear forms inL _p for 2≤q≤p≤∞ is found. Translated by N. K. Kulman Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 18–34, July, 1997.     

Bestm-term trigonometric approximations of classes of (Ψ, β)-differentiable functions of one variable

We obtain an estimate exact in order for the best trigonometric approximation of classes of functions of one variable in the spaceL _q in the case where 1<p≤2≤q<∞. Institute of Mathematics, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 850–855, June, 2000.     

On the approximation by Chebyshev splines in the metric of L p , p > 0

We prove a direct Jackson estimate for the approximation by Chebyshev splines in the classes L _p , p > 0. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol.50, No. 9, pp. 1193–1201, September, 1998.     

Rearrangement invariant subspaces of Lorentz function spaces

The main result is that for 2≦q≦p<∞ the only subspaces of the Lorentz function spaceL _pq [0, 1] which are isomorphic to r.i. function spaces on [0, 1] are, up to equivalent renormings,L _pq [0, 1] andL ₂[0, 1].     

Best monotone approximation and the Hardy-Littlewood maximal function

If f∈L₂[0, 1] and g^*∈L₂[0, 1] is the best non-decreasing approximation to f, then it's shown that ‖f−g^*‖₂=‖f−θ(f)‖₂, where θ(f) denotes the Hardy-Littlewood maximal function of f.     

Incomplete polynomials of best approximation

The main theorem proved in this paper is as follows. There exist odd functionsf ɛC[−1,1] with the following property. LetP _n be the polynomial of best uniform approximation tof of degree≦n. Then for infinitely manyn,P _n has zero of orders(n)≧c logn atx=0. This research has been supported by Grant MPS 75-09833 of the National Science Foundation.     

One-sided approximation of functions

The best one-sided approximation of periodic functions by trigonometric polynomials of classW _p ⁰ (K) in the metric ofL is obtained. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 136–140, January, 2000.     

An algebra of absolutely continuous functions and its multipliers

The aim of this paper is to study the algebraAC _p of absolutely continuous functionsf on [0,1] satisfying f(0) = 0,f ’ ∈ L^p[0, 1] and the multipliers ofAC _p .     

A straightforward generalization of Diliberto and Straus' algorithm does not work

An algorithm for best approximating in the sup-norm a function f C[0, 1]² by functions from tensor-product spaces of the form π_k C[0, 1] + C[0, 1] π_l, is considered. For the case k = L = 0 the Diliberto and Straus algorithm is known to converge. A straightforward generalization of this algorithm to general k, l is formulated, and an example is constructed demonstrating that this algorithm does not, in general, converge for k² + l² > 0.     

A problem on simultaneous approximation and a conjecture of Hasson

In 1980, M. Hasson raised a conjecture as follows: Let N≥1, then there exists a function f₀(x)∈C _[−1,1] ^2N , for N+1≤k≤2N, such that p _n ^(k) (f₀,1)→f ₀ ^(k) (1), n→∞, where p_n(f,x) is the algebraic polynomial of best approximation of degree ≤n to f(x). In this paper, a, positive answer to this conjecture is given.     

On a Banach space approximable by Jacobi polynomials

Let X represent either the space C[-1,1] L _p ^(α,β) (w), 1 ≦ p < ∞ on [-1, 1]. Then Xare Banach spaces under the sup or the p norms, respectively. We prove that there exists a normalized Banach subspace X ¹ _αβ of Xsuch that every f ∈ X ¹ _αβ can be represented by a linear combination of Jacobi polynomials to any degree of accuracy. Our method to prove such an approximation problem is Fourier–Jacobi analysis based on the convergence of Fourier–Jacobi expansions. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Inversion of a theorem on action of analytic functions and multiplicative properties of some subclasses of the hardy space H∞

In this paper, function spaces V∩l _A ^p (w) are considered in the context of their multiplicative structure. The space V is determined by conditions on the values of a function in a disk (for example, C_A,Lip _Aα). We denote by l _A ^p (w) the space of power series such that their Taylor coefficients are p-summable with weight w. For an analytic function Φ acting in a space of this type, we prove the following alternative: either Φ″(z)≡0, or the space is a Banach algebra with respect to pointwise multiplication. For a wide class of weights w, we establish the continuity of the identity embeddingmult(V∩l _A ^p (w))↪multl _A ^p . An estimate for the l^p-multiplicative norm of random polynomials is found. This estimate can be considered as an extension of the known result by Salem-Zygmund. Bibliography: 10 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 232, 1996, pp. 50–72. Translated by S. Shimorin.     

Convergence of Lagrange Interpolation Polynomials for Piecewise Smooth Functions

The present paper first establishes a decomposition result for f(x)∈ C ^r C ^r+1. By using this decomposition we thus can obtain an estimate of ∣f(x) - L _n (f,x)∣ which reflects the influence of the position of the x's and ω(f ^(r+1),δ)_j, j = 0,1,...,s, on the error of approximation. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Asymptotics of the Best Polynomial Approximation of?|x|p and?of?the Best Laurent Polynomial Approximation of sgn(x) on Two Symmetric Intervals

We present a new method that allows us to get a direct proof of the classical Bernstein asymptotics for the error of the best uniform polynomial approximation of |x| ^p on two symmetric intervals. Note that, in addition, we get asymptotics for the polynomials themselves under a certain renormalization. Also, we solve a problem on asymptotics of the best approximation of sgn(x) on [−1,−a]∪[a,1] by Laurent polynomials.      

Approximation by Kantorovich-Bernstein polynomials inL p(0<p<1)-metric

The purpose of the present paper is to evaluate the error of the approximation of the function f∈L₁[0,1] by Kantorovich-Bernstein polynomials in L_p-metric (0<p<1).