Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2009
Let k be the set of all k-monotone functions on (−1, 1), i.e., those functions f for which the kth divided differences [x0,. . ., xk; f] are nonnegative for all choices of (k+1) distinct points x0,. . .,xk in (−1, 1). We obtain estimates (which are exact in a certain sense) of kth Ditzian–Totik
q-moduli of smoothness of functions in
k∩
p(−1, 1), where 1 ≤ q < p ≤ ∞, and discuss several applications of these estimates.