A characterization of best approximations with restricted ranges (Q1201285)

Let \(A\) be a compact subset of \([a,b]\), \(a,b\in R\), containing at least \(n+1\) points and let \(C(A)\) be the Banach space of all real-valued continuous functions on \(A\), endowed with the sup-norm. Put \(K=\{q\in\Phi_ n: \ell(x)\leq q(x)\leq u(x),\;x\in[a,b]\}\), where \(\Phi_ n=\text{span}(\varphi_ 1,\varphi_ 2,\dots,\varphi_ n)\) is an \(n\)-dimensional Haar subspace of \(C[a,b]\), of order \(r\), \(1\leq r\leq n\), and \(-\infty\leq\ell(x)\leq u(x)\leq+\infty\). The author proves a characterization theorem (three equivalent conditions) of the elements of best uniform approximation of a function \(f\in C(A)\backslash K\), by elements in \(K\), in terms of convex hull and alternance. The author shows that many known characterization theorems of the elements of best approximation with restrictions are particular cases of the theorem proved in this paper.