A lower bound for the norm of the minimal residual polynomial

Abstract: Let

S

be a compact infinite set in the complex plane with

0 o t i n S

, and let

R_{n}

be the minimal residual polynomial on

S

, i.e., the minimal polynomial of degree at most

n

on

S

with respect to the supremum norm provided that

R_{n} (0) = 1

. For the norm

L_{n} (S)

of the minimal residual polynomial, the limit

k a p p a (S) := l i m_{n o i n f t y} s q r t [n] L_{n} (S)

exists. In addition to the well-known and widely referenced inequality

L_{n} (S) g e q k a p p a (S)^{n}

, we derive the sharper inequality

L_{n} (S) g e q 2 k a p p a (S)^{n} / (1 + k a p p a (S)^{2 n})

in the case that

S

is the union of a finite number of real intervals. As a consequence, we obtain a slight refinement of the Bernstein--Walsh Lemma.

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