On Convergence of Flat Multivariate Interpolation by Translation Kernels with Finite Smoothness

In this paper, we provide an alternate approach to the analysis of the limit of flat radial basis interpolation, thereby improving and expanding on the current understanding of this interesting problem.     

On an asymptotic analysis of polynomial approximation to halfband filters

In this paper we provide information about the asymptotic properties of polynomial filters which approximate the ideal filter. In particular, we study this problem in the special case of polynomial halfband filters. Specifically we estimate the error between a polynomial filter and an ideal filter and show that the error decays exponentially fast. For the special case of polynomial halfband filters, our n-th root asymptotic error estimates are sharp.     

Interpolation of scattered data: Distance matrices and conditionally positive definite functions

Among other things, we prove that multiquadric surface interpolation is always solvable, thereby settling a conjecture of R. Franke.     

Interpolation by sums of radial functions

Summary We develop multivariate interpolation methods constructed from sums of radial functions.Dedicated to Professor G. Hämmerlin with esteem on the occasion of his sixtieth birthdayThis work was supported by the USA-Israel Binational, Science Foundation Grant no. 86-00243     

On the limiting profile arising from orthonormalizing shifts of exponentially decaying functions

It is shown that, under certain conditions, orthonormalizingthe positive integer shifts of an exponentially decaying functionon the half line by the Gram-Schmidt process leads to a limitingprofile given by orthonormalizing all their integer shifts onthe whole line. These results derive from properties of Choleskyfactorization of bi-infinite and semi-infinite matrices. Anexample is provided by the negative exponential function andconjectures are given, supported by numerical evidence, forthe Gaussian and Lorentz function.     

Spline prewavelets for non-uniform knots

Summary In this paper, we develop a framework suitable for performing a multiresolution analysis using univariate spline spaces of arbitrary degree and with non-uniform knot-sequences. To this end, we show, among other things, the existence of compactly supported prewavelets and of prewavelets that are globally supported, but decay exponentially. In each case we obtain a decomposition of a fine spline space as a sum of a coarse spline space plus a spline space spanned by prewavelets.     

Norm estimates for thel 2-inverses of multivariate Toeplitz matrices

This paper bounds thel ²-norms of inverses of certain Toeplitz matrices arising from Pólya frequency functions.     

Regularity of multiwavelets

The motivation for this paper is an interesting observation made by Plonka concerning the factorization of the matrix symbol associated with the refinement equation for B-splines with equally spaced multiple knots at integers and subsequent developments which relate this factorization to regularity of refinable vector fields over the real line. Our intention is to contribute to this train of ideas which is partially driven by the importance of refinable vector fields in the construction of multiwavelets. The use of subdivision methods will allow us to consider the problem almost entirely in the spatial domain and leads to exact characterizations of differentiability and Hölder regularity in arbitrary L _p spaces. We first study the close relationship between vector subdivision schemes and a generalized notion of scalar subdivision schemes based on bi-infinite matrices with certain periodicity properties. For the latter type of subdivision scheme we will derive criteria for convergence and Hölder regularity of the limit function, which mainly depend on the spectral radius of a bi-infinite matrix induced by the subdivision operator, and we will show that differentiability of the limit functions can be characterized by factorization properties of the subdivision operator. By switching back to vector subdivision we will transfer these results to refinable vectors fields and obtain characterizations of regularity by factorization and spectral radius properties of the symbol associated to the refinable vector field. Finally, we point out how multiwavelets can be generated from orthonormal refinable bi-infinite vector fields.