On the stability of the representation of finite rank operators (Q6168056)

The stability of the representation of finite rank operators in terms of a basis is analyzed. A conditioning is introduced as a measure of the stability properties. A related problem is the representation of operators of finite rank in terms of a given basis. The Lebesgue function provides a pointwise bound for the error propagation of an operator independently of the formula used for evaluation. The bound provided by the Lebesgue function is lower than the conditioning of any representation of the operator with respect to a basis. The Lagrange and Newton formulae for the interpolating polynomial are also considered.