Extremal properties of logarithmic derivatives of polynomials (Q2199034)

In this paper, some important problems connected with extremal and approximation properties of simple partial rational functions have been studied. It has been proved that for any \(a>1\) the poles of a partial function \(\rho_{n}\) whose sup norm does not exceed \(\ln(1+a^{-1})\) on \([-1,1]\) lie in the exterior of the ellipse with foci \(\pm 1\) and sum of half-axis \(a\). Also, for a real-valued analytic function \(f\) bounded in the ellipse with \(a=3+2\sqrt{2}\) it has been showed that if a real-valued simple partial fraction of order not greater than \(n\) is least deviating from \(f\) in the \(C([-1,1])\)-metric, then such a fraction is unique and is characterized by an alternance of \(n+1\) points in the segment \([-1,1]\).