Extrapolation and Rational Approximation

Claude Brezinski is professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Lille (France), where he has been head of the Laboratory of Numerical Analysis and Optimization for 30 years. He was the advisor of 60 doctoral students. Prof. Brezinski is founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Numerical Algorithms journal and author of over 240 papers and several books.Michela Redivo-Zaglia is professor of numerical analysis at the University of Padua (Italy). She has been vice-director of the Department of Mathematics for three years. She is a member of the Editorial Board of several journals. She published software packages, 7 scientific and didactic books, and about 80  papers. She was the organizer of many international congresses, and an invited speaker at several more.

“The reader goes deep into the research of the contributors, the monograph contains a quite precise description of the mathematical landscape of these subjects, formed by the mid-twentieth century.” (Ralitza Kovacheva, Mathematical Reviews, May, 2022)“This book ends with a conclusion and a bibliography of 816 items. Here an important branch of numerical analysis is impressively described in its historical context, opening a way to new developments.” (Manfred Tasche, zbMATH 1477.65006, 2022)

• 1. General Overview.- 2. Mathematical Background.- 3. The Mathematical Landscape up to the Mid-Twentieth Century.-  4. The Life of Peter Wynn.- 5. The Works of Peter Wynn. - 6. Commentaries and Further Developments.-  7. Testimonies.-  8. Vitae.- As a conclusion.- Acknowledgements.- Bibliography.- Index.