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Optimal Sampling for Linear Function Approximation and High-Order Finite Difference Methods over Complex Regions

abstract: I focus on algorithms that generate good sampling points for function approximation. In 1D, it is well known that polynomial interpolation using equispaced points is unstable. On the other hand, using Chebyshev nodes provides both stable and highly accurate points for polynomial interpolation. In higher dimensional complex regions, optimal sampling points are not known explicitly. This work presents robust algorithms that find good sampling points in complex regions for polynomial interpolation, least-squares, and radial basis function (RBF) methods. The quality of these nodes is measured using the Lebesgue constant. I will also consider optimal sampling for constrained optimization, used to solve PDEs, where boundary conditions must be imposed. Furthermore, I extend the scope of the problem to include finding near-optimal sampling points for high-order finite difference methods. These high-order finite difference methods can be implemented using either piecewise polynomials or RBFs. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Mathematics 2019

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:54897
Date January 2019
ContributorsLiu, Tony (Author), Platte, Rodrigo B (Advisor), Renaut, Rosemary (Committee member), Kaspar, David (Committee member), Moustaoui, Mohamed (Committee member), Motsch, Sebastien (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Dissertation
Format98 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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