Questions tagged [chebyshev-polynomials]
In mathematics the Chebyshev polynomials, named after Pafnuty Chebyshev, are two sequences of orthogonal polynomials which are related to de Moivre's formula. These polynomials are also known for their elegant Trigonometric properties, and can also be defined recursively. They are very helpful in Trigonometry, Complex Analysis, and other branches of Algebra.
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How to use Chebyshev Polynomials to approximate $\sin(x)$ and $\cos(x)$ within the interval $[−π,π]$?
I have approximated $\sin(x)$ and $\cos (x)$ using the Taylor Series (Maclaurin Series) with the following results:
$$f(x)=f(0)+\frac{f^{(1)}(0)}{1!}(x-0)+\frac{f^{(2)}(0)}{2!}(x-0)^2+\frac{f^{(3)}(0)...
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Show that $\max _{x \in[-1,1]}|P(x)| \geq \frac{1}{2^{n-1}}$ without Chebyshev polynomials
For every monic polynomial $P$ of degree $n$ (with leading coefficient 1), it is well-known that
$$\max _{x \in[-1,1]}|P(x)| \geq \frac{1}{2^{n-1}}.$$
A standard proof uses Chebyshev polynomials.
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Chebyshev's Theorem regarding real polynomials: Why do only the Chebyshev polynomials achieve equality in this inequality?
In the book Proofs from The Book by Aigner and Ziegler there is a proof of 'Chebyshev's Theorem' which states that if $p(x)$ is a real polynomial of degree n with leading coefficient $1$ then
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How to best approximate higher-degree polynomial in space of lower-degree polynomials?
My question is: Find the best 1-degree approximating polynomial of $f(x)=2x^3+x^2+2x-1$ on $[-1,1]$ in the uniform norm(NOT in the least square sense please)?
Orginially, as the title of the post ...
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Numerical evaluation of polynomials in Chebyshev basis
I have high order (15 and higher) polynomials defined in Chebyshev basis and need to evaluate them (for plotting) on some intervals inside the canonical interval $[1,\,-1]$. A good accuracy near 1 and ...
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Polynomials with minimal variation and a fixed root---looking for a variant of Chebyshev polynomials (motivated by probability)
Recall that the Chebyshev polynomial $T_n(x)$ for a positive integer $n$ is, in a formal sense, the polynomial of degree $n$ that "varies the least" over an interval. Specifically, (a suitable scaling ...
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How to get from Chebyshev to Ihara?
I have competing answers on my question about "Returning Paths on Cubic Graphs Without Backtracking". Assuming Chris is right the following should work. Up to one thing:
The number of returning paths ...
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What is the connection between Taylor series and Chebyshev polynomials?
Can somebody help me find some historical references for the connection between Chebyshev polynomials and the Taylor series for sine and cosine functions? We know that Chebyshev polynomials are used ...
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Is there something like "associated" Chebyshev polynomials?
When I was experimenting with orthogonalization of polynomials
$$p_n(x)=\begin{cases}
1-x^n&\text{if }n\equiv0\; (\operatorname{mod}2),\\
x-x^n&\text{otherwise},
\end{cases}$$
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Existence of polynomial such that $P_n(\cos\theta)=\cos(n\theta)$
Is there a way of proving existence of a polynomial $P_n(x)$ such that $\cos{(n\theta)}=P_n(\cos{\theta})$ without knowing the Chebyshev polynomials a priori?
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Chebyshev polynomials increase more quickly than any other polynomial outside $[-1,1]$
In Appendix C3 of Shewchuk's excellent notes on conjugate gradient, it is stated without proof that
Chebyshev polynomials... increase in magnitude more quickly outside the range $[-1,1]$ than any ...
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Roots of the Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind.
It is known that the roots of the Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind, denote it by $U_n(x)$, are in the interval $(-1,1)$ and they are simple (of multiplicity one). I have noticed that the roots ...
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Prove that $\int_1^a \frac{T_n(x) T_n(x/a)}{\sqrt{a^2 - x^2} \sqrt{x^2 - 1^2}} \frac{a}{x} \mathrm{d}x = \frac{\pi}{2}$
In the paper, Representation of a Function by Its Line Integrals, with Some Radiological Applications, A. M. Cormack, Journal of Applied Physics 34, 2722 (1963), an integral identity is expressed ...
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Monte-Carlo integration
Let a function $f$ to be $x\in \left[a,b\right],\:0\le f\left(x\right)\le c$.
We want to calculate the approximation of the definite integral of the function in the range $[a,b]$, we can suppose that ...
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Combinatorial Interpretation of Graph Theoretical Relation Involving Chebyshev Polynomials
Given a graph $G$ and its adjacency matrix $A$. The $(i,j)$-th element of $A^r$ gives the number of ways to get from vertex $i$ to $j$ in $r$ steps (including backtracking).
Now, the number of ...
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