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Chebyshev polynomials in the 16th century

Walter Van Assche

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Abstract

We give a few examples of Chebyshev polynomials that appeared in mathematical problems from the 16th and 17th century. The main example is the famous equation of Adrianus Romanus (Adriaan van Roomen) containing a polynomial of degree $45$.

arXiv comments
16 pages, 4 figures
Journal reference
J. Approx. Theory 279 (2022), 105767
DOI
doi:10.1016/j.jat.2022.105767
Subjects
math.HOHistory and Overview math.CAClassical Analysis and ODEs

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