Approximation by network operators with logistic activation functions

This paper aims to study the construction and multivariate approximation of a class of network operators with logistic sigmoidal functions. First, a class of even and bell-shaped function with support on R is constructed by using appropriate translation and combination of the logistic function. Then, the constructed function is employed as activation function to construct a kind of so-called Cardaliaguet-Euvrard type network operators. Finally, these network operators are used to approximate bivariate functions in C[−1,1]2 , and a Jackson type theorem for the approximation errors is established.