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Best $L_1$ approximation of Heaviside-type functions in Chebyshev and weak-Chebyshev spaces

Functional Analysis 2015-10-27 v3

Abstract

In this article, we study the problem of best L1L_1 approximation of Heaviside-type functions in Chebyshev and weak-Chebyshev spaces. We extend the Hobby-Rice theorem into an appropriate framework and prove the unicity of best L1L_1 approximation of Heaviside-type functions in an even-dimensional Chebyshev space under the condition that the dimension of the subspace composed of the even functions is half the dimension of the whole space. We also apply the results to compute best L1L_1 approximations of Heaviside-type functions by polynomials and Hermite polynomial splines with fixed knots.

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@article{arxiv.1407.0228,
  title  = {Best $L_1$ approximation of Heaviside-type functions in Chebyshev and weak-Chebyshev spaces},
  author = {Laurent Gajny and Olivier Gibaru and Eric Nyiri and Shu-Cherng Fang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.0228},
  year   = {2015}
}