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For a simplicial subdivison Δ of a region in k n (k algebraically closed) and r∈N, there is a reflexive sheaf ? on P n, such that H 0(?(d)) is essentially the space of piecewise polynomial functions on Δ, of degree at most d, which meet with order of smoothness r along common faces. In [9], Elencwajg and Forster give bounds for the vanishing of the higher cohomology of a bundle ℰ on P n in terms of the top two Chern classes and the generic splitting type of ℰ. We use a spectral sequence argument similar to that of [16] to characterize those Δ for which ? is actually a bundle (which is always the case for n= 2). In this situation we can obtain a formula for H 0(?(d)) which involves only local data; the results of [9] cited earlier allow us to give a bound on the d where the formula applies. We also show that a major open problem in approximation theory may be formulated in terms of a cohomology vanishing on P 2 and we discuss a possible connection between semi-stability and the conjectured answer to this open problem.
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Received: 9 April 2001
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Schenck, H., Stiller, P. Cohomology vanishing¶and a problem in approximation theory. manuscripta math. 107, 43–58 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002290100222
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002290100222