Splines with maximal zero sets |
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Authors: | Avraham A Melkman |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Mathematics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel |
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Abstract: | Consider a spline s(x) of degree n with L knots of specified multiplicities R1, …, RL, which satisfies r sign consistent mixed boundary conditions in addition to s(n)(a) = 1. Such a spline has at most n + 1 ?r + ∑j = 1LRj zeros in (a, b) which fulfill an interlacing condition with the knots if s(x) ? = 0 everywhere. Conversely, given a set of n ?r + ∑j = 1LRj zeros then for any choice η1 < ··· < ηL of the knot locations which fulfills the interlacing condition with the zeros, the unique spline s(x) possessing these knots and zeros and satisfying the boundary conditions is such that s(n)(x) vanishes nowhere and changes sign at ηj if and only if Rj is odd. Moreover there exists a choice of the knot locations, not necessarily unique, which makes . In particular, this establishes the existence of monosplines and perfect splines with knots of given multiplicities, satisfying the mixed boundary conditions and possessing a prescribed maximal zero set. An application is given to double-precision quadrature formulas with mixed boundary terms and a certain polynomial extremal problem connected with it. |
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