TY - BOOK AU - DeVore,Ronald A AU - Lorentz,G.G TI - Constructive approximation T2 - Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften SN - 3540506276 AV - QA221 .D44 1993 PY - 1993///] CY - Berlin, New York PB - Springer-Verlag KW - Approximation theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [434]-446) and index; Contents; Ch. 1 Theorems of Weierstrass; 1 Basic Notions; 2 Approximation by Integral Operators; 3 The Theorem of Korovkin; 4 Theorems of Stone-Weierstrass; Ch. 2 Spaces of Functions; 1 Introduction. The Spaces C and L[subscript p]; 2 Rearrangement-Invariant Function Spaces; 3 Hardy's Inequalities and the ([theta],q)-quasi-norms; 4 Linear Operators. Interpolation of Operators; 5 Spaces of Differentiable Functions: Sobolev Spaces; 6 Moduli of Continuity; 7 Moduli of Smoothness; 8 Marchaud Inequalities; 9 Lipschitz Spaces; 10 Besov Spaces; Ch. 3 Best Approximation; 1 Introduction: Existence of Best Approximation; 2 Kolmogorov's Theorem; 3 Haar Systems; 4 Uniqueness of Best Approximation in C(A); 5 Chebyshev's Theorem; 6 Chebyshev Polynomials; 7 Strong Unicity; 8 Remez Algorithms; 9 Krein's Theorem; 10 Best Approximation in L[subscript p], [actual symbol not reproducible]; 11 Polya and Descartes Systems; 12 Weak Haar Systems; Ch. 4 Properties of Polynomials; 1 Inequalities of Bernstein, Szego and Markov; 2 Polynomials on the Complex Plane and in Banach Spaces; 3 Bernstein Inequalities in L[subscript p], 0 < p < 1; 4 Polynomials with Positive Coefficients in x, 1 - x; 5 Lagrange Interpolation; 6 Hermite Interpolation; 7 Divided Differences; 8 Quadrature Formulas; 9 Birkhoff Interpolation; 10 Regularity of Birkhoff Matrices; Ch. 5 Splines; 1 Definitions and Simple Properties; 2 B-Splines; 3 B-Spline Series; 4 Quasi-Interpolant Operators; 5 Euler and Bernoulli Splines; 6 Definition of Splines by Their Extremal Properties; 7 The Kolmogorov-Landau Inequalities; 8 Zero Count for Splines; 9 Spline Interpolation; 10 Sign Variation of Splines; 11 Total Positivity of the B-Spline Collocation Matrix; Ch. 6 K-Functionals and Interpolation Spaces; 1 K-Functionals; 2 K-Functionals and Moduli of Smoothness; 3 Comparisons of Moduli of Smoothness; 4 Two Theorems of Whitney; 5 Averaged Moduli of Smoothness; 6 Moduli of Smoothness with Weights; 7 The [theta],q-Interpolation Spaces; Ch. 7 Central Theorems of Approximation; 2 Trigonometric Approximation; 3 Inverse Theorems of Trigonometric Approximation; 4 Favard's Theorems; 5 Improvement of Estimates; 6 Approximation by Algebraic Polynomials; 7 Spline Approximation; 8 Approximation of Analytic Functions; 9 Approximation Spaces; Ch. 8 Influence of Endpoints in Polynomial Approximation; 2 Local Inequalities for Polynomials; 3 Properties of the Jackson Operators P[subscript n,m](f); 4 Simultaneous Approximation of Functions and Their Derivatives; 5 Brudnyi's Theorem; 6 Inverse Theorems; 7 Approximation Spaces for Algebraic Polynomials; Ch. 9 Approximation by Operators; 2 Computation of Some Norms; 3 Examples of Linear Polynomial Operators; 4 Positive Operators; 5 Projections onto Spaces Spanned by Exponentials; 6 Lower Bounds; 7 Projections in Arbitrary Banach Spaces; 8 Families of Commuting Operators; Ch. 10 Bernstein Polynomials; 1 Definitions and Inequalities; 2 Derivatives of Bernstein Polynomials; 3 Approximation and Shape Preserving Properties; 4 Bernstein Polynomials of Convex Functions; 5 Saturation and Inverse Theorems; 6 Saturation Theorems for Kantorovich Polynomials; 7 Characterization of Approximation Spaces; 8 Further Properties and Variants of Bernstein Polynomials Weak Haar Spaces; Ch. 11 Approximation of Classes of Functions, Muntz Theorems; 1 Approximation by Fourier Sums; 2 Saturation Classes; 3 Saturation of the Fejer Operators; 4 Theorems of Korneichuk; 5 Muntz' Theorem. Approximation of Monomials; 6 Case When [actual symbol not reproducible]. Selection of Best Powers; Ch. 12 Spline Approximation; 2 Splines with Equally Spaced Knots; 3 Approximation by Dyadic Splines; 4 Splines with Free Knots; 5 Smoothness in L[subscript p] for 0 < p < 1; 6 Dyadic Splines in L[subscript p], 0 < p < 1; 7 Comparison of the Spaces [actual symbol not reproducible]; 8 Free Knot Spline Approximation in L[subscript p], 0 < p < [actual symbol not reproducible]; Ch. 13 Spline Interpolation and Projections onto Spline Spaces; 1 Introduction. Lagrange Interpolation by Splines; 2 Selection of Interpolation Points; 3 Cubic Spline Interpolation; 4 Orthogonal Projection onto Splines; 5 Interpolation on R; 6 Cardinal Spline Interpolation; 7 Approximation from Shift Invariant Spaces; 8 Shape Preserving Interpolation; 9 Shape Preserving Quadratic Spline Interpolation; Bibliography; Index ER -