Splines and PDEs: From Approximation Theory to Numerical Linear Algebra

Splines and PDEs: From Approximation Theory to Numerical Linear Algebra
Author: Angela Kunoth
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2018-09-20
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 331994911X

This book takes readers on a multi-perspective tour through state-of-the-art mathematical developments related to the numerical treatment of PDEs based on splines, and in particular isogeometric methods. A wide variety of research topics are covered, ranging from approximation theory to structured numerical linear algebra. More precisely, the book provides (i) a self-contained introduction to B-splines, with special focus on approximation and hierarchical refinement, (ii) a broad survey of numerical schemes for control problems based on B-splines and B-spline-type wavelets, (iii) an exhaustive description of methods for computing and analyzing the spectral distribution of discretization matrices, and (iv) a detailed overview of the mathematical and implementational aspects of isogeometric analysis. The text is the outcome of a C.I.M.E. summer school held in Cetraro (Italy), July 2017, featuring four prominent lecturers with different theoretical and application perspectives. The book may serve both as a reference and an entry point into further research.

Advanced Methods for Geometric Modeling and Numerical Simulation

Advanced Methods for Geometric Modeling and Numerical Simulation
Author: Carlotta Giannelli
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2019-09-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3030273318

This book gathers selected contributions presented at the INdAM Workshop “DREAMS”, held in Rome, Italy on January 22−26, 2018. Addressing cutting-edge research topics and advances in computer aided geometric design and isogeometric analysis, it covers distinguishing curve/surface constructions and spline models, with a special focus on emerging adaptive spline constructions, fundamental spline theory and related algorithms, as well as various aspects of isogeometric methods, e.g. efficient quadrature rules and spectral analysis for isogeometric B-spline discretizations. Applications in finite element and boundary element methods are also discussed. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to both researchers and graduate students working in these areas.

Fractional Differential Equations

Fractional Differential Equations
Author: Angelamaria Cardone
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2023-06-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 981197716X

The content of the book collects some contributions related to the talks presented during the INdAM Workshop "Fractional Differential Equations: Modelling, Discretization, and Numerical Solvers", held in Rome, Italy, on July 12–14, 2021. All contributions are original and not published elsewhere. The main topic of the book is fractional calculus, a topic that addresses the study and application of integrals and derivatives of noninteger order. These operators, unlike the classic operators of integer order, are nonlocal operators and are better suited to describe phenomena with memory (with respect to time and/or space). Although the basic ideas of fractional calculus go back over three centuries, only in recent decades there has been a rapid increase in interest in this field of research due not only to the increasing use of fractional calculus in applications in biology, physics, engineering, probability, etc., but also thanks to the availability of new and more powerful numerical tools that allow for an efficient solution of problems that until a few years ago appeared unsolvable. The analytical solution of fractional differential equations (FDEs) appears even more difficult than in the integer case. Hence, numerical analysis plays a decisive role since practically every type of application of fractional calculus requires adequate numerical tools. The aim of this book is therefore to collect and spread ideas mainly coming from the two communities of numerical analysts operating in this field - the one working on methods for the solution of differential problems and the one working on the numerical linear algebra side - to share knowledge and create synergies. At the same time, the book intends to realize a direct bridge between researchers working on applications and numerical analysts. Indeed, the book collects papers on applications, numerical methods for differential problems of fractional order, and related aspects in numerical linear algebra. The target audience of the book is scholars interested in recent advancements in fractional calculus.

Modeling Time-Varying Unconditional Variance by Means of a Free-Knot Spline-GARCH Model

Modeling Time-Varying Unconditional Variance by Means of a Free-Knot Spline-GARCH Model
Author: Oliver Old
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2022-07-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3658386185

The book addresses the problem of a time-varying unconditional variance of return processes utilizing a spline function. The knots of the spline functions are estimated as free parameters within a joined estimation process together with the parameters of the mean, the conditional variance and the spline function. With the help of this method, the knots are placed in regions where the unconditional variance is not smooth. The results are tested within an extensive simulation study and an empirical study employing the S&P500 index.

IsoGeometric Analysis: A New Paradigm in the Numerical Approximation of PDEs

IsoGeometric Analysis: A New Paradigm in the Numerical Approximation of PDEs
Author: Annalisa Buffa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2016-10-05
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319423096

Providing an introduction to isogeometric methods with a focus on their mathematical foundations, this book is composed of four chapters, each devoted to a topic of special interests for isogeometric methods and their theoretical understanding. It contains a tutorial on splines and generalizations that are used in CAD parametrizations, and gives an overview of geometric modeling techniques that can be used within the isogeometric approach, with a focus on non-tensor product splines. Finally, it presents the mathematical properties of isogeometric spaces and spline spaces for vector field approximations, and treats in detail an application of fundamental importance: the isogeometric simulation of a viscous incompressible flow. The contributions were written by Carla Manni and Hendrik Speelers, Vibeke Skytt and Tor Dokken, Lourenco Beirao da Veiga, Annalisa Buffa, Giancarlo Sangalli and Rafael Vazquez, and finally by John Evans and Thomas J.R. Hughes.

Reviews in Numerical Analysis, 1980-86

Reviews in Numerical Analysis, 1980-86
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 672
Release: 1987
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN:

These five volumes bring together a wealth of bibliographic information in the area of numerical analysis. Containing over 17,600 reviews of articles, books, and conference proceedings, these volumes represent all the numerical analysis entries that appeared in Mathematical Reviews between 1980 and 1986. Author and key indexes appear at the end of volume 5.

Introduction to Numerical Analysis

Introduction to Numerical Analysis
Author: J. Stoer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2013-03-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1475722729

On the occasion of this new edition, the text was enlarged by several new sections. Two sections on B-splines and their computation were added to the chapter on spline functions: Due to their special properties, their flexibility, and the availability of well-tested programs for their computation, B-splines play an important role in many applications. Also, the authors followed suggestions by many readers to supplement the chapter on elimination methods with a section dealing with the solution of large sparse systems of linear equations. Even though such systems are usually solved by iterative methods, the realm of elimination methods has been widely extended due to powerful techniques for handling sparse matrices. We will explain some of these techniques in connection with the Cholesky algorithm for solving positive definite linear systems. The chapter on eigenvalue problems was enlarged by a section on the Lanczos algorithm; the sections on the LR and QR algorithm were rewritten and now contain a description of implicit shift techniques. In order to some extent take into account the progress in the area of ordinary differential equations, a new section on implicit differential equa tions and differential-algebraic systems was added, and the section on stiff differential equations was updated by describing further methods to solve such equations.

Numerical Algorithms

Numerical Algorithms
Author: Justin Solomon
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-06-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1482251892

Numerical Algorithms: Methods for Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Graphics presents a new approach to numerical analysis for modern computer scientists. Using examples from a broad base of computational tasks, including data processing, computational photography, and animation, the textbook introduces numerical modeling and algorithmic desig