On the approximation order of splines on spherical triangulations

Advances in Computational Mathematics

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-20

  Neamtu, Marian ^a   Schumaker, Larry L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximation order; Piecewise polynomial functions; Seminorm; Sobolev space; Spherical splines; Spherical triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043074207     PISSN: 10197168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:acom.0000016430.93487.ec     Document Type: Article

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