%% Exact Chebyshev expansion coefficients of a function % Mark Richardson, 13th June 2012 %% % (Chebfun example approx/ExactChebCoeffs.m) % [Tags: #Chebyshevcoefficients, #residue] %% 1. Introduction % In this example, we shall compare the results of the Chebfun construction % process to a known closed-form formula for the Chebyshev expansion % coefficients of a function with a pole. % % This gives us an excellent excuse to visit some interesting approximation % theory from the 1960s! %% 2. The residue method of Elliott % For certain functions, explicit formulas for the coefficients in the % Chebsyhev series expansion may be obtained using a contour-integral % technique described by Elliott [1]. Here is how it works: % % The Chebsyhev coefficients of a Lipschitz-continuous function f can be % determined by the integral % $$ a_n = \frac{2}{\pi} \int_{-1}^{1} \frac{f(x)T_n(x)}{\sqrt{1-x^2}} % {\rm d} x.$$ %% % If f(x) is analytic within a particular contour C in the complex-plane, % then by Cauchy's integral formula, we can also write % $$ f(x) = \frac{1}{2 \pi i} \int_{C} \frac{f(z)}{z-x} {\rm d} z.$$ %% % If C is large enough to enclose the unit interval, then the second of % these two formulas can be subsituted into the first and the orders of % integration interchanged to give % % $$ a_n = \frac{1}{\pi^2 i} \int_C f(z) \int_{-1}^{1} % \frac{T_n(x) {\rm d} x}{(z-x)\sqrt{1-x^2}} {\rm d} z.$$ %% % The integral with respect to x can be computed exactly so that we end up % with % $$a_n = \frac{1}{\pi i} \int_{C} \frac{f(z)}{\sqrt{z^2-1}(z \pm % \sqrt{z^2-1})^n} {\rm d} z.$$ %% % Here, we note that $\rho = |z \pm \sqrt{z^2-1}|$ is the parameter of the % usual Bernstein Ellipse $E_\rho$ with the point $z = x + iy$ on its % boundary. % % So, if $f$ is a function with a pole at $z_0$ whose integral around % $E_\rho$ tends to zero as $\rho \to \infty$, then by the Residue theorem % we have % $$ a_n = \frac{-2r_0}{\sqrt{z_0^2-1}(z_0 \pm \sqrt{z_0^2-1})^n},$$ % where $r_0$ is the residue of the pole at $z_0$. %% 3. A function with pole % As an example, consider the function $$ f(x) = \frac{1}{5 + x} .$$ %% % This function can be represented in Chebfun by an interpolant in % 17 points. f = @(x) 1./(5+x); fc = chebfun(f); k = 1:length(fc); %% % The function has a pole at -5 and corresponding residue 1. Substituing % these values into the above formula then gives the us following exact % expression for the Chebyshev expansion coefficients % $$ a_n = \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \frac{(-1)^n}{(5+\sqrt{24})^n} $$ %% % The theoretical coefficients match the ones computed by Chebfun, apart % from floating point representation and aliasing effects. The $a_0$ % coefficient is out by the usual factor of 2. exact_coeffs = flipud( (1/sqrt(6)*(-1).^(k-1)./(5+sqrt(24)).^(k-1))' ); cheb_coeffs = chebpoly(fc)'; display([exact_coeffs cheb_coeffs exact_coeffs-cheb_coeffs]) chebpolyplot(fc) title('Chebyshev coefficients of 1/(5+x)') xlabel('n'), ylabel('log(|a_n|)'), grid on %% % References: % % [1] D. Elliott, The evaluation and estimation of the coefficients in the % Chebyshev series expansion of a function, Math. Comp. 18 (1964).