An extension to rational functions of a theorem of J. L. Walsh on differences of interpolating polynomials
Recently, we have developed the necessary and sufficient conditions under which a rational function approximates the semigroup of operators generated by an infinitesimal operator . The present paper extends these results to an inhomogeneous equation .
Let be the best rational approximant to , 1 > α > 0, on [0,1] in the uniform norm. It is well known that all poles and zeros of lie on the negative axis . In the present paper we investigate the asymptotic distribution of these poles and zeros as n → ∞. In addition we determine the asymptotic distribution of the extreme points of the error function on [0,1], and survey related convergence results.