Weierstrass' theorem with weights (Q1826869)

The authors study the approximation of continuous functions \(f\) by polynomials, or by smooth functions, over the real line with respect to weight functions \(w\) with the norm \(L^{\infty}(w)\) defined as \(ess \sup | f(x)w(x)|\). Results proved here improve upon several results recently given by one of the authors: \textit{J. M. Rodríguez} [J. Approximation Theory 108, No. 2, 119--160 (2001; Zbl 0978.41005)].