Convex interpolating splines of arbitrary degree. II (Q2266187)

In this paper the author continues the investigations of splines with preassigned smoothness, started in his previous work published in the volume: ''Numerical Methods of Approximation Theory'', Vol. 5, 211-222 (1980; Zbl 0436.41001). One denotes by \(Sp(k+1,j,\Delta_ n)\) the set of polynomial splines of degree \(k+1\) and deficiency equal to \(k+1-j\), where \(k\in N_ 0,0\leq j\leq k\) and \(\Delta_ n:a=x_ 0<x_ 1<...<x_ n=b\). For fixed k and j (0\(\leq j\leq k\), \(k\geq 1)\) the author raises the question: Does there exist a spline \(s\in Sp(k+1,j,\Delta_ n)\) satisfying the conditions: \(s(x_ i)=y_ i\) \((i=0,1,...,n\); \(y_ i\) given reals), such that s is convex and increasing on the interval [a,b]? In this paper the author considers only the case when \(1\leq j\leq [(k+1)/2]\). Sufficient conditions which guarantee the existence of s and an explicit formula for this function are derived in detail. It should be mentioned that closely related to the author's results are those given earlier by \textit{D. F. McAllister} and \textit{J. A. Roulier} [Math. Comput. 32, 1154-1162 (1978; Zbl 0398.41004)].