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Difference operators from interpolating moving least squares and theirdeviation from optimality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2005

Thomas Sonar*
Affiliation:
Institut Computational Mathematics, TU Braunschweig, Pockelsstraße 14, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany. [email protected]
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Abstract

We consider the classical Interpolating Moving Least Squares (IMLS) interpolant as defined by Lancaster and Šalkauskas [Math. Comp.37 (1981) 141–158] and compute the first and second derivative of this interpolant at the nodes of a given grid with the help of a basic lemma on Shepard interpolants. We compare the difference formulae with those defining optimal finite difference methods and discuss their deviation from optimality.

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Research Article
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© EDP Sciences, SMAI, 2005

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