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

摘要舒梅克这项提议是为了支持1月3-6日在纳什维尔举行的第九届国际近似理论及相关主题会议。在过去的25年里，这些会议一直是关于近似理论的主要国际会议。会议的目标是为该领域的研究人员提供一个三年一度的论坛，讨论当前的工作。它还将为颁发第二届瓦西尔·A·波波夫近似理论奖提供一个论坛。除了波波夫奖获得者一小时的讲座外，那里的会议还将有7场一小时的调查讲座。近似性是数学分析的定义特征。对物理宇宙中出现的问题的解决方案很少有简洁的表达。更常见的情况是，解必须由具有所需性质且易于计算的已知量来近似。这项研究有助于理解分析的特殊功能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.