The properties of functions and approximation by summation rational operators on the real axis (Q1889693)

A family of operators \(D_{4n-4}: C({\mathbb R}) \to C({\mathbb R}) \), \(n=1,2,\ldots\), depending on \(n\) complex parameters \(z_1, \ldots, z_n\) is constructed. For \(f \in C({\mathbb R})\), \(D_{4n-4} f\) is a rational function of order \(4n-4\). The authors estimate deviations \(f- D_{4n-4} f\) under various assumptions concerning \(f\). An absolutely continuous function \(\phi \in C({\mathbb R})\) is called simple if it vanishes outside some interval \([a,b]\) and \(\| \phi '\| _{L_\infty {\mathbb (R)}} \leq (b-a)^{-1}\). Theorem 2. If \(f=\sum_{k=1}^n \lambda_k \phi_k\), where \(\lambda_k \geq 0\) and \(\phi_k\) are simple functions, then there exists a collection of parameters \(z_1, \ldots, z_m\), \(m \leq 2n\), for which \[ | f(x)- D_{4m-4}(x, f)| \leq {C \over n}\sum_{k=1}^n \lambda_k, \qquad x \in {\mathbb R}. \] The following well-known result can be derived from this: If \(f \in C[a,b]\) is convex, then it can be uniformly approximated on \([a,b]\) by rational functions of order \(n\) with an error \(O(1/n)\).