Best approximation of periodic functions by trigonometric polynomials in L2

Estimates are gotten for the best approximations in L₂ (0, 2) of a periodic function by trigonometric polynomials in terms of its m-th continuity modulus or in terms of the continuity modulus of its r-th derivative. The inequality E_n–1(f)L₂<(C _2m ^m _m(2/n;f)L₂(1 const) is proved, where the constant (C _2m ^m )^–1/2 is unimprovable for the whole space L₂ (0, 2). Two titles are cited in the bibliography.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 513–522, November, 1967.