On the relations among best approximation and Fourier coefficients

We discuss the relations among the best approximation E _n (f) and the Fourier coefficients of a function, under the conditions that and , where MVBVS^* is the class of the so-called Strong Mean Value Bounded Variation Sequences. This work was supported by NSERC RCD grant and AARMS of Canada (Yu D S), by NSERC of Canada (Zhou P), and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10471130) and the Open Fund (Grant No. PLN0613) of State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation (Southwest Petroleum University) (Zhou S P)