Rate of convergence of Hermite-Padé approximants to a Nikishin-type system of analytic functions (Q1318383)

Given \(m\) formal Laurent series \(f_ i(z) = \sum_{j= - \infty}^{k_ i} a_{ji} z^ j\), the Hermite-Padé problem is to find \(m\) polynomials \(P_{ni}\) of degree \(\leq r_ i\) and a monic polynomial \(Q_ n \neq 0\) of degree \(\leq n = r_ 1 + \cdots + r_ m\), such that \((Q_ n f_ i - P_{ni}) (z) = O(z^{-r_ i-1})\). Given \(m\) disjoint real intervals \(\Delta_ i\) and Borel measures \(\mu_ i\) on \(\Delta_ i\), define \(f_{i+1,i} = 1\), set for \(j=i, \dots,1\): \(f_{ji} (z) = \int_{\Delta_ j} f_{j+1,i} (x)/(z-x) d \mu_ j(x)\), and denote \(f_ i = f_{1,i}\), then \(\{f_ i\}_ 1^ m\) is called a Nikishin system [\textit{E. M. Nikishin}, Mat. Sb., Nov. Ser. 113(155), 499-519 (1980); English translation: Math. USSR, Sb, 41, 409-425 (1982; Zbl 0478.30007)]. In a previous paper, the present authors showed the convergence in capacity of the Hermite-Padé approximants for a Nikishin system [Russ. Acad. Sci., Sb., Math. 77, No. 2, 367-384 (1994); translation from Mat. Sb., 183, No. 11, 117-138 (1992; reviewed above)]. In the present paper, they give estimates for the rate of convergence. The main results are as follows. Let \(r_ i (s) \to \infty\) as \(s \to \infty\) and set \(R_{ni} = P_{ni}/Q_ n\), then, under some technical conditions, \(\text{cap} \{z \in K : | (f_ i - R_{ni}) (z) | \geq \exp (-2n \nu')\} \to 0\) and \(\varlimsup | f_ i - R_{ni} |_ K^{1/2n} \leq e^{-\nu}\) where \(K\) is a compact subset of \(\mathbb{C} \backslash \Delta_ 1\). Estimates for \(\nu\) and \(\nu'\) are given.