title: Integral (Fourier, Mellin) and matrix transformations for approximation of functions
reg no: ETF5070
project type: Estonian Science Foundation research grant
subject: 1.1. Mathematics
status: completed
institution: Tallinn University of Educational Sciences
head of project: Andi Kivinukk
duration: 01.01.2002 - 31.12.2005
description: 1. To investigate the problems of approximation of functions which have certain properties of symmetry by singular integrals of nonharmonic Fourier series ; to consider also the sampling series deduced by these nonharmonic Fourier series.
2. To investigate the possibilities for representation of functions by approximation methods of Mellin singular integral; to compare the orders of approximation of Fourier expansions by different means generated by continuous functions.
3. To apply the generalized Nörlund matrix and integral transformations and Abel- and Borel-type power series transformations to characterization of convergence of number and orthogonal series (comparatively for ordinary and strong summability); equivalence of these transformations for convergence of bounded sequences.
4. To investigate the Hausdorff summability methods defined by the Fredholm operator (called FH-methods).

Obtained results could be:
1. - The estimations of norms of operators defined by singular integrals of nonharmonic Fourier series;
- the degree of approximation by singular integrals using moduli of continuity;
- the representations of functions by sampling series based on nonharmonic Fourier series.
2. - To deduce the necessary and sufficient conditions for representation of functions by transformed Mellin singular integral; to find corresponding orders of approximation;
- to prove the comparison theorems and to find the order of approximation of means of Fourier expansions generated by continuous function.
3. - Theorems on ordinary and strong summabilities of number and orthogonal series by generalized Nörlund matrix and integral methods and Abel- and Borel-type methods; the estimates of rates of convergence and conditions for equivalence of these summability methods for bounded sequences.
4. The Tauberian and Mercerian theorems for FH-methods; applications to number and functional series.

project group
no name institution position  
1.Ants AasmaTallinn University of Educational SciencesAssoc. Prof 
2.Andi KivinukkTallinn Pedagogical UniversityProfessor 
3.Olga MeronenTPU, TTUlab. assistant, doctoral student 
4.Veera PavlovaTPU, Ulm Universityresearch assistant 
5.Tamara SõrmusTallinn University of Educational Sciencesretired, Research Ass. 
6.Anne TaliTallinn University of Educational SciencesAssoc. Prof