A simple upper bound for Lebesgue constants associated with Leja points on the real line (Q2077253)

Let \(K\) be a compact set in \(\mathbb R\) and we say that \((x_n)_{n\ge 0}\) is a Leja sequence in \(K\) if for every \(k\ge 1\), \(x_k\) is a point of global maximum of the product \(\prod_{j:j<k}|x-k_j|\) on \(K\). Let \(\Lambda_n\) be the \(n\)th Lebesgue constant, i.e., the norm of the classical Legendre interpolation operator defined on the set of continuous functions on \(K\) and associated to the points \(x_0,x_1,\ldots, x_{n-1}\). Let \(g(z)=g_{\restriction_{\overline{\mathbb C}\setminus K}}(z,\infty)\) be the Green function of \(\overline{\mathbb C}\setminus K\) with pole at infinity is continuous on \(\mathbb C\) and for \(\delta>0\), we set \(G(\delta)=\max\{g(z):z\in\mathbb C,\ \text{dist}(z,K)\le 2\delta\}\). Then, the authors state that if \(x_0,x_1,\ldots x_{n-1}\) is a Leja sequence in \(K\), then \(\Lambda_n\) is bounded by \(2n\left[\frac{\text{diam}(K)}{\delta}\exp(nG(\delta)\right]^{9/8}\)