NOTE ON A CLASS OF OPERATORS ON INFINITE INTERVAL (Q4947119)

[\textit{S. M. Mazhar}, Math. Balk., New Ser. 5, No. 2, 99-104 (1991; Zbl 0756.41028)], defined and studied a new linear operator that reproduces linear functions given by \[ (F_n)(x)= \int^\infty_0 \int^\infty_0 g_n(x,u)g_{n-1} f(t)du dt \] where \[ g_n(x,u)= {x^{n+1}\over n!}\exp (-xu)u^n. \] Thus \[ (F_n)(x)= {(2n)!\over n!(n-1)!}\int^\infty_0 {w^{n-1} \over(1+w)^{2n-1}}f (wx)dw (x>0,n>1), \] for any \(f\) for which the integral is convergent. In the present paper the author, by using a probabilistic method, constructs a family of linear and positive operators that includes \(F_n(n \in\mathbb{N})\). It is shown that the \(F_n\) preserve the monotonicity and convexity of functions. Also, the author establishes a connection between the local smoothness of a function and the local approximation property.