I believe if they are basis for [0,1], then it must also be the basis for the whole real range. We can tell from looking at lower exponents to higher ones to see that they must be linearly independent.
jcebreros1
Following up on jinwoopark1673, I believe it is possible to interpolate to an arbitrary interval [x1,x2] by mapping that interval to the interval [0,1]
henryee333
Extending ziyaointl's observation, notice that H_2 starts off with a derivative of 1 (H_2'(0) = 1) and whereas H_0, H_1, H_3 start with derivatives of 0 (H_0'(0) = H_1'(0) = H_3'(0) = 0) so that the parameter h3 = P'(0) determines the slope at x=0.
StaffTetraDSerket
@alexkassil: These are the basis for a cubic polynomial (with parameter t) that is evaluated between values at t=0 and t=1, and derivatives at t=0 and t=1. Evaluating this polynomial at values outside that range is still possible, but wouldn't really give you any useful results :)
I believe if they are basis for [0,1], then it must also be the basis for the whole real range. We can tell from looking at lower exponents to higher ones to see that they must be linearly independent.
Following up on jinwoopark1673, I believe it is possible to interpolate to an arbitrary interval [x1,x2] by mapping that interval to the interval [0,1]
Extending ziyaointl's observation, notice that H_2 starts off with a derivative of 1 (H_2'(0) = 1) and whereas H_0, H_1, H_3 start with derivatives of 0 (H_0'(0) = H_1'(0) = H_3'(0) = 0) so that the parameter h3 = P'(0) determines the slope at x=0.
@alexkassil: These are the basis for a cubic polynomial (with parameter t) that is evaluated between values at t=0 and t=1, and derivatives at t=0 and t=1. Evaluating this polynomial at values outside that range is still possible, but wouldn't really give you any useful results :)