Optimal logarithmic energy points on the unit sphere

Mathematics of Computation

Volumn 77, Issue 263, 2008, Pages 1599-1613

  Brauchart, J S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrepancy; Fekete points; Logarithmic energy; Riesz energy; Sphere; Ultraspherical expansion

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249116205     PISSN: 00255718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-08-02085-1     Document Type: Article

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