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| | Polynomial Interpolation |
 | | Given a continuous function f defined on the interval [-1,1], and a set of n points (the nodes) in this interval, the (0,1,.....,m) Hermite-Fejér interpolation polynomial for f is the unique polynomial of degree (m+1)n-1 which agrees with f at the nodes, and whose first m derivatives vanish at each node. |
 | | In the above figure, the nodes occur at the 8 points where the two graphs intersect at a horizontal point of inflection of the polynomial. |
 | | The graphs also suggest that for fixed m, the Lebesgue constant for (0,1,.....,2m) HF interpolation on the Chebyshev nodes is an increasing function of n, the number of nodes. |
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