A polynomial approximation for arbitrary functions

DOI10.1016/J.AML.2012.03.007zbMATH Open1253.65019arXiv1108.0608OpenAlexW2096378978WikidataQ61857487 ScholiaQ61857487MaRDI QIDQ712645FDOQ712645

Authors: Michael Andrew Cohen, Can Ozan Tan 

Publication date: 17 October 2012

Published in: Applied Mathematics Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We describe an expansion of Legendre polynomials, analogous to the Taylor expansion, to approximate arbitrary functions. We show that the polynomial coefficients in Legendre expansion, therefore the whole series, converge to zero much more rapidly compared to the Taylor expansion of the same order. Furthermore, using numerical analysis using sixth-order polynomial expansion, we demonstrate that the Legendre polynomial approximation yields an error at least an order of magnitude smaller than the analogous Taylor series approximation. This strongly suggests that Legendre expansions, instead of Taylor expansions, should be used when global accuracy is important.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.0608

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zbMATH Keywords

least squaresnumerical examplesnumerical approximationLegendre polynomialLegendre expansion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation by polynomials (41A10) Algorithms for approximation of functions (65D15)

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