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Approximation theory plays a central role in numerical analysis, undergoing continuous evolution through a spectrum of methodologies. Notably, Lebesgue, Weierstrass, Fourier, and Chebyshev approximations stand out among these methods.…
We compare the convergence behavior of best polynomial approximations and Legendre and Chebyshev projections and derive optimal rates of convergence of Legendre projections for analytic and differentiable functions in the maximum norm. For…
We address the problem of the best uniform approximation by linear combinations of a finite system of functions. If the system is Chebyshev and the problem is unconstrained, then the classical Remez algorithm provides a fast and precise…
A wide range of numerical methods exists for computing polynomial approximations of solutions of ordinary differential equations based on Chebyshev series expansions or Chebyshev interpolation polynomials. We consider the application of…
Chebyshev spectral methods are widely used in numerical computations. When the underlying function has a singularity, it has been observed by L. N. Trefethen in 2011 that its Chebyshev interpolants exhibit an error localization property,…
When solving differential equations by a spectral method, it is often convenient to shift from Chebyshev polynomials $T_{n}(x)$ with coefficients $a_{n}$ to modified basis functions that incorporate the boundary conditions. For homogeneous…
In the present work we consider rational best approximations to the exponential function that minimize a uniform error on a subset of the imaginary axis. Namely, Chebyshev approximation and unitary best approximation where the latter is…
The theory of Chebyshev (uniform) approximation for univariate polynomial and piecewise polynomial functions has been studied for decades. The optimality conditions are based on the notion of alternating sequence. However, the extension the…
The low-rank matrix approximation problem is ubiquitous in computational mathematics. Traditionally, this problem is solved in spectral or Frobenius norms, where the accuracy of the approximation is related to the rate of decrease of the…
This paper considers the approximation of a monomial $x^n$ over the interval $[-1,1]$ by a lower-degree polynomial. This polynomial approximation can be easily computed analytically and is obtained by truncating the analytical Chebyshev…
As one myth of polynomial interpolation and quadrature, Trefethen [30] revealed that the Chebyshev interpolation of $|x-a|$ (with $|a|<1 $) at the Clenshaw-Curtis points exhibited a much smaller error than the best polynomial approximation…
It is known that a subharmonic function of finite order $\rho$ can be approximated by the logarithm of the modulus of an entire function at the point $z$ outside an exceptional set up to $C\log|z|$. In this article we prove that if such an…
Previous works show convergence of rational Chebyshev approximants to the Pad\'e approximant as the underlying domain of approximation shrinks to the origin. In the present work, the asymptotic error and interpolation properties of rational…
Polynomial series approximations are a central theme in approximation theory due to their utility in an abundance of numerical applications. The two types of series, which are featured most prominently, are Taylor series expansions and…
In this paper, we derive optimality conditions (Chebyshev approximation) for multivariate functions. The theory of Chebyshev (uniform) approximation for univariate functions is very elegant. The optimality conditions are based on the notion…
In this paper, we study the optimal general convergence rates for quadratures derived from Chebyshev points. By building on the aliasing errors on integration of Chebyshev polynomials, together with the asymptotic formulae on the…
In applied mathematics, especially in optimization, functions are often only provided as so called "Black-Boxes" provided by software packages, or very complex algorithms, which make automatic differentation very complicated or even…
The purpose of the paper is to provide a characterization of the error of the best polynomial approximation of composite functions in weighted spaces. Such a characterization is essential for the convergence analysis of numerical methods…
We analyze decay of Chebyshev coefficients and local Chebyshev approximations for functions of finite regularity on finite intervals, focusing on the framework where the interval length tends to zero while the number of approximation nodes…
Uniform polynomial approximation, also called minimax approximation or Chebyshev approximation, consists in searching polynomial approximation that minimizes the worst case error. Optimality conditions for the uniform approximation of…