Computational Harmonic Analysis for Tensor Fields on the Two-Sphere

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 514-535

  Kostelec, Peter J ^a   Maslen, David K ^a   Healy, Dennis M ^b   Rockmore, Daniel N ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Fourier transforms; Harmonic analysis; Sphere; Tensor fields

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; SPHERES; TENSORS;

NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; SPHERICAL HARMONIC TRANSFORMS; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; TENSOR FIELDS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 0012431491     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.2000.6551     Document Type: Article

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