The max-product generalized sampling operators: convergence and quantitative estimates

In this paper we study the max-product version of the generalized sampling operators based upon a general kernel function. In particular, we prove pointwise and uniform convergence for the above operators, together with a certain quantitative Jackson-type estimate based on the first order modulus of continuity of the function being approximated. The proof of the proposed results are based on the definition of the so-called generalized absolute moments. By the proposed approach, the achieved approximation results can be applied for several type of kernels, not necessarily duration-limited, such as the sincfunction, the Fejér kernel and many others. Examples of kernels with compact support for which the above theory holds can be given, for example, by the well-known central B-splines.