Derivatives of a polynomial of best approximation and modulus of smoothness in generalized Lebesgue spaces with variable exponent

The relation between derivatives of a polynomial of best approximation and the best approximation of the function is investigated in generalized Lebesgue spaces with variable exponent. In addition, the relationship between the fractional modulus of smoothness of the function and its de la Vallée-Poussin sums is studied.

Polynomial of Best Uniform Approximation to and Smoothing in Two-level Methods

We derive defect correction scheme for constructing the sequence of polynomials of best approximation in the uniform norm to 1/x on a finite interval with positive endpoints. As an application, we consider two-level methods for scalar elliptic partial differential equation (PDE), where the relaxation on the fine grid uses the aforementioned polynomial of best approximation. Based on a new smoothing property of this polynomial smoother that we prove, combined with a proper choice of the coarse space, we obtain as a corollary, that the convergence rate of the resulting two-level method is uniform with respect to the mesh parameters, coarsening ratio and PDE coefficient variation.