Sparse interpolation in terms of multivariate Chebyshev polynomials

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Abstract: Sparse interpolation} refers to the exact recovery of a function as a short linear combination of basis functions from a limited number of evaluations. For multivariate functions, the case of the monomial basis is well studied, as is now the basis of exponential functions. Beyond the multivariate Chebyshev polynomial obtained as tensor products of univariate Chebyshev polynomials, the theory of root systems allows to define a variety of generalized multivariate Chebyshev polynomials that have connections to topics such as Fourier analysis and representations of Lie algebras. We present a deterministic algorithm to recover a function that is the linear combination of at most r such polynomials from the knowledge of r and an explicitly bounded number of evaluations of this function.


Sparse interpolation determines an element from a linear space of functions from evaluations at particular points. This article deals with the spare interpolation problem for linear combinations of multivariate Chebyshev polynomials of first and second kind [\textit{M. E. Hoffman} and \textit{W. D. Withers}, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 308, No. 1, 91--104 (1988; Zbl 0681.33020)]. The primarily symbolic algorithms bear similarities to a multivariate version of Prony's method and, as an intermediate step, use Hankel or mixed Hankel-Toepliz matrices for the recovery of the support of a linear form. In order to increase efficiency, it is key to exploit the underlying symmetry of the problem that comes from the interpretation of Chebyshev polynomials in terms of root systems and their Weyl group. This symmetry is the main theme in this rather long but comprehensive, well-written, and self-contained article.



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