Simultaneous approximation of Birkhoff interpolation and the associated sharp inequalities

Abstract

This paper gives a kind of sharp simultaneous approximation error estimation of Birkhoff interpolation [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] where [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] is the Birkhoff interpolation based on [Formula: see text] pairs of numbers [Formula: see text] with its P[Formula: see text]lya interpolation matrix to be regular. First, based on the integral remainder formula of Birkhoff interpolation, we refer the computation of [Formula: see text] to the norm of an integral operator. Second, we refer the values of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] to two explicit integral expressions and the value of [Formula: see text] to the computation of the maximum eigenvalue of a Hilbert–Schmidt operator. At the same time, we give the corresponding sharp Wirtinger inequality [Formula: see text] and sharp Picone inequality [Formula: see text].