Improved error bounds for near-minimax approximations

Givenf εC ⁽ⁿ⁺¹⁾[?1, 1], a polynomialp _n, of degree ≤n, is said to be near-minimax if (*) $$left| {f - p_n } right|_infty = 2^{ - n} |f^{(n + 1)} (xi )|/(n + 1)!,$$ for some ζ ε (?1,1). For three sets of near-minimax approximations, by considering the form of the error ∥f ?p _n∥_∞ in terms of divided differences, it is shown that better upper and lower bounds can be found than those given by (*).