English

Explicit Multi-point Taylor Polynomial

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2021-06-23 v1

Abstract

The multi-point Taylor polynomial, which is the general, unique and of minimum degree (mk+m1mk+m-1) polynomial Pk,m(x)P_{k,m}(x) which interpolates a function's derivatives in multiple points is presented in its explicit form. A proof that this expression satisfies the multi-point Taylor polynomial's defining property is given. Namely, it is proven that for a k-differentiable function ff and a set of different m-points {a1,...,am}\{a_1,...,a_m\}, this polynomial satisfies Pk,m(n)(ai)=f(n)(ai)i=1,...,m&n=0,...,kP^{(n)}_{k,m}(a_i) = f^{(n)}(a_i)\quad \forall \, i = 1,...,m\quad \&\quad \forall \, n = 0,...,k. A discussion regarding previous expressions presented in the literature, which mostly consisted in recursion formulas and not explicit formulas, is made.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2106.11440,
  title  = {Explicit Multi-point Taylor Polynomial},
  author = {Andrés Gómez Arias},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.11440},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

9 pages, no figures. Keywords: multi-point Taylor polynomial, multi-point polynomial interpolation, Hermite interpolation, Osculatory interpolation