Exact estimates in the approximation of continuous functions on the sphere by linear convolution operators (Q1176889)

Let \(C_ \sigma\) be the space of continuous functions on the \(n\)- dimensional unit sphere endowed with the usual norm and let \({\mathcal P}_ N\) be the set of all spherical polynomials of order \(N\). A linear operator \(U_ N: C_ \sigma\to{\mathcal P}_ N\) of convolution type with a kernel which is a linear combination of the Gegenbauer polynomials \(P_ k^{(m-2)/2}\), \(k=0,1,\dots,N\), is considered. The relation \[ \sup_{\scriptstyle f\in C_ \sigma \atop f\neq const} {\| f-U_ N(f)\| \over\bar\omega(f,\gamma)}={1+\| U_ N\| \over 2}, \] where \(\bar\omega\) is the modulus of continuity defined by means of generalized shift operation, is given.