Polynomial and special function theory remains a vibrant area of mathematical research, interweaving classical algebra with advanced analysis. At its core, the study concerns algebraic expressions ...

Mathematics of Computation, Vol. 34, No. 150 (Apr., 1980), pp. 441-463 (23 pages) Constructive proofs and several generalizations of approximation results of J. H. Bramble and S. R. Hilbert are ...

A new procedure for estimating characteristic functions based on a Chebyshev polynomial expansion for the density of the Cosine is developed. Simulation results confirm the usefulness of the method.