Ninth International Conference on Approximation Theory, Nashville, Tennessee, January 3-6, 1998

该提案旨在支持1月3日至6日在纳什维尔举行的第九届近似理论及相关主题国际会议。这些会议是近25年来近似理论的主要国际一般性会议。会议的目的是为该领域的研究人员提供一个三年一次的论坛，讨论当前的工作。它还将为第二届Vasil a . Popov近似理论奖的颁发提供一个论坛。除了波波夫奖得主的一小时演讲外，会议还将有7个一小时的调查讲座。近似是数学分析的基本特征。在物理宇宙中出现的问题的解的紧致表达式很少出现。更常见的是，解必须用已知的具有理想性质且易于计算的量来近似。这一研究有助于实现理解分析的特殊函数和发现其近似性质的双重目标。

Abstract Schumaker This proposal is to support the ninth international conference on Approximation Theory and Related Topics in Nashville, January 3-6. These meeting have been the main general international conferences on approximation theory for the last 25 years. The objective of the conference is to provide a triennial forum for researchers in the field to discuss current work. It also will provide a forum for the awarding of the Second Vasil A. Popov Prize in Approximation Theory. There meeting will feature 7 one-hour survey lectures in addition to the one-hour lecture by the winner of the Popov Prize. Approximation is the defining feature of mathematical analysis. Compact expressions of solutions of problems arising in the physical universe rarely occur. More often, the solutions must be approximated by known quantities which have desirable properties and are easily computed. This research contributes to the dual goals of understanding the special functions of analysis and discovering their approximation properties.