Discrepancy of Signed Measures and Polynomial Approximation

In many situations in approximation theory the distribution of points in a given set is of interest. For example, the suitable choiee of interpolation points is essential to obtain satisfactory estimates for the convergence of interpolating polynomials. Zeros of orthogonal polynomials are the nodes for Gauss quadrat ure formulas. Alternation points of the error curve char­ acterize the best approximating polynomials. In classieal complex analysis an interesting feature is the location of zeros o