Bounded quasi-interpolatory polynomial operators (Q1279881)

The authors construct bounded polynomial operators, similar to the classical de la Vallée Poussin operators in the theory of Fourier series, which preserve polynomials of a certain degree, but are defined in terms of the values of the function rather than its Fourier coefficients. Their operators are based on the values of the function at the zeros of certain generalized Jacobi polynomials. They also study similar operators in the case of certain Freud-type weight functions, supported on the whole real axis. The results are given in \(L^\infty\).