Polynomials of the best uniform approximation to sgn(x) on two intervals

Alexandre Eremenko, Peter Yuditskii

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Abstract

We describe polynomials of best uniform approximation to sgn(x) on the union of two intervals [-A,-1] ⊂ [1, B] in terms of special conformal mappings. This permits us to find the exact asymptotic behavior of the error in this approximation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)285-315
Number of pages31
JournalJournal d'Analyse Mathematique
Volume114
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2011
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
∗Supported by NSF grant DMS-0555279. †Supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, project no: P22025–N18.

Funding

∗Supported by NSF grant DMS-0555279. †Supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, project no: P22025–N18.

FundersFunder number
National Science FoundationDMS-0555279
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences0555279
Austrian Science FundP22025–N18

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