Chebyshev polynomial

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:application Fourier analysis
interpolation
numerical integration
minimax approximation
spectral methods
gptkbp:category special functions
gptkbp:definedIn real numbers
gptkbp:degree n
gptkbp:differential (1-x^2)y'' - x y' + n^2 y = 0
gptkbp:explicitFormula T_n(x) = cos(n arccos x)
gptkbp:family gptkb:Chebyshev_polynomials_of_the_first_kind
gptkb:Chebyshev_polynomials_of_the_second_kind
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
numerical analysis
approximation theory
gptkbp:firstPolynomial T_0(x) = 1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chebyshev polynomial
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pafnuty_Chebyshev
gptkbp:notation T_n(x)
gptkbp:orthogonalWithRespectTo weight function (1-x^2)^{-1/2} on [-1,1]
gptkbp:property extremal property (minimizes maximum deviation from zero)
gptkbp:recurrence T_{n+1}(x) = 2x T_n(x) - T_{n-1}(x)
gptkbp:rootWord cos((2k-1)π/(2n)), k=1,...,n
gptkbp:secondPolynomial T_1(x) = x
gptkbp:type orthogonal polynomials
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Chebyshev_filter
gptkb:Chebyshev_approximation
gptkb:Chebyshev_nodes
gptkbp:variant x
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hermite_polynomial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7