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Applications of wavelet bases to numerical solutions of elliptic equations

In this thesis, we investigate Riesz bases of wavelets and their applications to numerical solutions of elliptic equations.

Compared with the finite difference and finite element methods, the wavelet method for solving elliptic equations is relatively young but powerful. In the wavelet Galerkin method, the efficiency of the numerical schemes is directly determined by the properties of the wavelet bases. Hence, the construction of Riesz bases of wavelets is crucial. We propose different ways to construct wavelet bases whose stability in Sobolev spaces is then established. An advantage of our approaches is their far superior simplicity over many other known constructions. As a result, the corresponding numerical schemes are easily implemented and efficient. We apply these wavelet bases to solve some important elliptic equations in physics and show their effectiveness numerically. Multilevel algorithm based on preconditioned conjugate gradient algorithm is also developed to significantly improve the numerical performance. Numerical results and comparison with other existing methods are presented to demonstrate the advantages of the wavelet Galerkin method we propose. / Mathematics

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:AEU.10048/1226
Date11 1900
CreatorsZhao, Wei
ContributorsJia, Rong-Qing (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences), Jia, Rong-Qing (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences), Wong, Yau Shu (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences), Han, Bin (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences), Derksen, Jos (Chemical and Materials Engineering), Xu, Yuesheng (Mathematics)
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format1868299 bytes, application/pdf

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