Analysis-suitable T-Splines of arbitrary degree: Definition, linear independence and approximation properties

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1979-2003

  Beirao Da Veiga L ^a   Buffa, A ^b   Sangalli, G ^c   Vazquez R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Instituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

analysis suitable; approximation estimates; dual basis; dual compatible; Greville sites; Isogeometric analysis; linear independence; partition of unity; T splines

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS-SUITABLE; APPROXIMATION ESTIMATES; DUAL BASIS; DUAL-COMPATIBLE; GREVILLE SITES; ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS; LINEAR INDEPENDENCE; PARTITION OF UNITY; T-SPLINES;

BLENDING;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 84880923926     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202513500231     Document Type: Article

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