On error bounds for orthogonal polynomial expansions and Gauss-type quadrature (Q2903034)

This paper presents the asymptotics of coefficients for \(f(x)\) of finite or analytic regularity expanded in the form of Jacobi or ultraspherical series, and derives the truncated error bounds. The author proves that the decay of the coefficient of Chebyshev series is much faster than that of the Legendre series by a factor \(\sqrt{n}\). In the literature, the aliasing errors on the coefficients are extensively studied for Chebyshev polynomials and for ultraspherical polynomials. In this paper, these results are extended to general orthogonal polynomials. By using the Chebyshev expansion for \(f(x)\) of finite regularity, new error bounds for a Gauss-type quadrature are given and the aliasing error between the coefficients is presented, which shows the equal accuracy of these quadratures for nonanalytic functions.