Qualitative Korovkin-type results on conservative approximation (Q1270294)

The authors present generalizations of the classical Korovkin theorem on positive linear operators. They obtain general convergence results for linear operators defined on \(C^k[0,1]\) that preserve some cones of functions related to shape properties. The following result is a very particular case of the general theory, but it helps to understand the goal of the paper. Let \(K_n:C^2[0,1]\to C^2[0,1]\) be a sequence of linear operators that map positive and convex functions onto positive functions. If \(\| K_n x^j-x^j\|\to 0\) as \(n\to\infty\) for \(j=0,1,2\dots\), then \(\| K_n f-f\|\to 0\) as \(n\to \infty\) for all \(f\in C^2[0,1]\). Interesting applications, remarks and examples illustrate the general results.