Rational approximation to $e^{-x}$. II
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- by Q. I. Rahman and G. Schmeisser PDF
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Abstract:
It is shown that as compared to reciprocals of polynomials of degree n, rational functions of degree n provide an effectively better uniform approximation to the function ${e^{ - x}}$ on $[0,\infty )$.References
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- © Copyright 1978 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 235 (1978), 395-402
- MSC: Primary 41A20; Secondary 41A25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1978-0682544-3
- MathSciNet review: 682544