Rational approximations for the cosine function; P-acceptability and order (Q688109)

The paper deals with rational approximations \(R_{nm}(z^ 2)\) (with the numerator of the degree \(n\) and the denominator of the degree \(m\)) of the function \(\cos z\). It is proved that the order of accuracy of a \(P\)- acceptable \(R_{nm}\) (i.e. \(| R_{nm}(\nu^ 2)| < 1\) for all \(\nu > 0\)) cannot exceed \(2m\). Further, if the poles of \(R_{nm}(z^ 2)\) are pure-imaginary, then the maximum attainable order is \(2n+2\) for \(m\geq 1\).