Title

The relationship between Bézoutian matrix and Newton’s matrix of divided differences

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2010

Publication Title

Progress in Analysis and its Applications

Abstract

Let x 1 ,...,x n be real numbers, P(x)=p n (x-x 1 )⋯(x-x n ), and Q(x) be a polynomial of order less than or equal to n. Denote by Δ(Q) the matrix of generalized divided differences of Q(x) with nodes x 1 ,...,x n and by B(P,Q) the Bézoutian matrix of P and Q. A relationship between the corresponding principal minors of the matrices B(P,Q) and Δ(Q) counted from the right lower corner is established. It implies that if the principal minors of the matrix of divided differences of a function g(x) are positive or have alternating signs then the roots of the Newton’s interpolation polynomial of g are real and separated by the nodes of interpolation.

First Page

584

Last Page

597

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814313179_0075

ISSN

0218-2025

Comments

ESSN: 1793-6314

Rights

World Scientific

Share

COinS