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A Rational Solution to an Irrational Problem

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Rational Bases and Generalized Barycentrics
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We have shown how a unique minimal rational basis may be constructed to achieve degree k approximation over any well-set rational polypol. Alternative bases may be found if we permit functions that need not be rational.

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  • J. Hadamard, Lectures on Cauchy’s Problem in Linear Partial Differential Eguations (Dover, New York, 1952)

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Wachspress, E. (2016). A Rational Solution to an Irrational Problem. In: Rational Bases and Generalized Barycentrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21614-0_8

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