On the approximation of convex functions using linear positive operators

The goal of the paper is to present some results concerning the approximation of convex functions by linear positive operators. First, one recalls some results concerning the univariate real valued convex functions. Next, one presents the notion of higher order convexity introduced by Popoviciu [Popoviciu, T., Sur quelques propri´et´ees des fonctions d’une ou deux variable r´eelles, PhD Thesis, La Faculte des Sciences de Paris, 1933 (June)] . The Popoviciu’s famous theorem for the representation of linear functionals associated to convex functions of m−th order (with the proof of author) is also presented. Finally, applications of the convexity to study the monotonicity of sequences of some linear positive operators and also mean value theorems for the remainder term of some approximation formulas based on linear positive operators are presented.