This article about polynomial interpolation claims that (it is known that) every rational function may be represented in barycentric form:
What about the rational function ? But even if I accept that we are talking only about univariate functions, I would still like to know a bit more about the cited statement:
1. Is this statement strictly true for , i.e. for any rational function with (polynomials with real coefficients) there are representing r(x)?
2. Is this statement strictly true for , i.e. for any rational function with (polynomials with complex coefficients) there are representing r(x)?
3. For and , is the set of for which appropriate exist open and dense in ?
4. Where can I learn more about this topic, since when is this known, ... ?