This paper addresses the problem of finding tight affine lower bound functions for multivariate polynomials, which may be employed when global optimisation problems involving polynomials are solved with a branch and bound method. These bound functions are constructed by using the expansion of the given polynomial into Bernstein polynomials. The coefficients of this expansion over a given box yi...

This paper considers multivariate extension of smooth estimator of the distribution and density function based on Bernstein polynomials studied in Babu et al. [2002. Application of Bernstein polynomials for smooth estimation of a distribution and density function. J. Statist. Plann. Inference 105, 377–392]. Multivariate version of Bernstein polynomials for approximating a bounded and continuous...

Bernstein polynomials have been recently used for the solution of some linear and non-linear differential equations, both partial and ordinary, by Bhatta and Bhatti [1] and Bhatti and Bracken [2]. Also these have been used to solve some classes of inegral equations of both first and second kinds, by Mandal and Bhattacharya [3]. These were further used to solve a Cauchy singular integro-differen...

Here we give a simple proof of a new representation for orthogonal polynomials over triangular domains which overcomes the need to make symmetry destroying choices to obtain an orthogonal basis for polynomials of fixed degree by employing redundancy. A formula valid for simplices with Jacobi weights is given, and we exhibit its symmetries by using the Bernstein–Bézier form. From it we obtain th...

The paper considers the robust stability veriication of polynomials with polynomial parameter dependency. A new algorithm is presented which relies on the expansion of a multivariate polynomial into Bernstein polynomials and is based on the inspection of the value set of the family of polynomials on the imaginary axis. It is shown how an initial interval on the imaginary axis through which zero...

The convergence properties of q-Bernstein polynomials are investigated. When q > 1 is fixed the generalized Bernstein polynomials Bnf of f , a one parameter family of Bernstein polynomials, converge to f as n → ∞ if f is a polynomial. It is proved that, if the parameter 0 < q < 1 is fixed, then Bnf → f if and only if f is linear. The iterates of Bnf are also considered. It is shown that B n f c...