On the absolute (\(C,\alpha\)) convergence for functions of bounded variation. (Q1404942)

Let \(\sigma^\alpha_n(x)\) denote the \(n\)-th \((C,\alpha)\) mean of the Fourier series of a function \(f\) and let \(R_n^\alpha (f,x)= \sum^\infty_{k=n+1} |\sigma^\alpha_x (n)-\sigma^\alpha_{n-1} (x)|\). Suppose \(\varphi_x(t)=f(x+t) +f(x-t)-f(x+0) -f(x-0)\) and \(V_a^b(f)\) be the total variation of \(f\) on \([a,b]\). The authors prove the following theorem. Theorem. Suppose \(0<\alpha<1\), \(x\in[0,\pi]\) and \(f\) be a periodic function of bounded variation on \([-\pi,\pi]\). Then, for \(n\geq 2\), \(R_n^\alpha (f,x)\leq\frac {100} {\alpha^2n^\alpha} \sum^n_{k=1} k^{\alpha-1}V_0^{\frac{\pi}{k}} (\varphi_x)\), and there exists a \(2\pi\)-periodic function \(f^*\) of bounded variation on \([-\pi,\pi]\) and a point \(x\in[0,\pi]\) such that \(R^\alpha_n(f^*,x)> \frac {1} {20000\,\alpha n^\alpha}\sum^n_{k=1}k^{\alpha-1} V_0^{\frac {\pi} {k}}(\varphi_x)\), \(n\geq 8\).