Approximating weak Chebyshev subspaces by Chebyshev subspaces

We examine to what extent finite-dimensional spaces defined on locally compact subsets of the line and possessing various weak Chebyshev properties (involving sign changes, zeros, alternation of best approximations, and peak points) can be uniformly approximated by a sequence of spaces having related properties.     

On polynomial symbols for subdivision schemes

Given a dilation matrix A :ℤ^d→ℤ^d, and G a complete set of coset representatives of 2π(A ^−Tℤ^d/ℤ^d), we consider polynomial solutions M to the equation ∑ _g∈G M(ξ+g)=1 with the constraints that M≥0 and M(0)=1. We prove that the full class of such functions can be generated using polynomial convolution kernels. Trigonometric polynomials of this type play an important role as symbols for interpolatory subdivision schemes. For isotropic dilation matrices, we use the method introduced to construct symbols for interpolatory subdivision schemes satisfying Strang–Fix conditions of arbitrary order. Research partially supported by the Danish Technical Science Foundation, Grant No. 9701481, and by the Danish SNF-PDE network.     

灰色Verhulst模型的样条插值函数的残差修正

本用样条函数对灰色Verhulst模型的残差序列进行插值拟合，然后作用于二阶线性微分方程，并以此修正原模型，得到一种新的预测模型的数值解，提高了拟合的精确度。     

Approximating exponential and logarithmic functions using polynomial interpolation

This article takes a closer look at the problem of approximating the exponential and logarithmic functions using polynomials. Either as an alternative to or a precursor to Taylor polynomial approximations at the precalculus level, interpolating polynomials are considered. A measure of error is given and the behaviour of the error function is analysed. The results of interpolating polynomials are compared with those of Taylor polynomials.     

A class of optimal iterative methods of inverting a linear bounded operator

A family of higher-order iterative methods for inverting a linear bounded operator in a Banach space is presented. This family depending on two integer parameters can be considered as hyperpower methods of [1]. A convergence Theorem is proved and an optimal class with respect to the efficiency index is determined . Several error bounds are derived and compared with those in the literature.     

Duplex dual-labeled fluorescence probe-based melting curve and endpoint genotyping assays for genotyping of rs2000999 and haptoglobin gene deletion

Haptoglobin (Hp) is a hemoglobin-binding serum glycoprotein. Some variations in the Hp gene (HP) or Hp-related gene (HPR), including a single-nucleotide polymorphism in intron 2 of HRP, rs2000999, and a complete deletion of the HP gene (HP^del), one of the rare variants of HP, have been reported to correlate with the serum cholesterol concentration as well as the serum Hp concentration. In this study, we developed a duplex dual-labeled fluorescence probe-based method to simultaneously determine the rs2000999 G > A polymorphism by melting curve genotyping and the zygosity of HP^del by endpoint genotyping. This method was then validated by using the genomic DNA from 94 Japanese subjects for whom genotypes of rs2000999 and HP^del zygosity had already been determined. The results obtained with this method were in perfect agreement with the previous ones. Thus, the present method enables us to estimate these two polymorphisms in relatively large-scale groups of subjects, especially in Asian populations where the HP^del is distributed.     

Interpolating minimal energy C1‐Surfaces on Powell–Sabin Triangulations: Application to the resolution of elliptic problems

In this article, we present a method to obtain a C¹‐surface, defined on a bounded polygonal domain Ω, which interpolates a specific dataset and minimizes a certain “energy functional.” The minimization space chosen is the one associated to the Powell–Sabin finite element, whose elements are C¹‐quadratic splines. We develop a general theoretical framework for that, and we consider two main applications of the theory. For both of them, we give convergence results, and we present some numerical and graphical examples. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 31: 798–821, 2015     

一种四次有理插值样条及其逼近性质

1引言有理样条函数是多项式样条函数的一种自然推广,但由于有理样条空间的复杂性,所以有关它的研究成果不象多项式样条那样完美,许多问题还值得进一步的研究．近几十年来,有理插值样条,特别是有理三次有理插值样条,由于它们在曲线曲面设计中的应用,已有许多学者进行了深入研究,取得了一系列的成果(见[1]-[7])．但四次有理插值样条由于其构造所花费的计算量太大以及在使用上很不方便而让人们忽视了其重要的应用价值,因此很少有人研究他们．实际上,在某些情况下四次有理插值样条有其独特的应用效果,如文[8]建立的一种具有局部插值性质的分母为二次的四次有理样条,即一个剖分     

基于同伦技术的Burgers方程的小波精细积分算法

以Burgers方程为例,结合区间小波精细积分方法,将同伦摄动方法的应用范围推广到多维非线性问题,给出一种求解非线性偏微分方程的新的小波精细积分方法,得到一种近似解析解的数值结果,对时间步长不敏感,更适合于求解非线性问题.     

A Kolmogorov-type competition model with multiple coexistence states and its applications to plant competition for sunlight

It is demonstrated that a Kolmogorov-type competition model featuring species allocation and gain functions can possess multiple coexistence states. Two examples are constructed: one in which the two competing species possess rectangular allocation functions but distinct gain functions, and the other in which one species has a rectangular allocation function, the second species has a bi-rectangular allocation function, and the two species share a common gain function. In both examples, it is shown that the species nullclines may intersect multiple times within the interior of the first quadrant, thus creating both locally stable and unstable equilibrium points. These results have important applications in the study of plant competition for sunlight, in which the allocation functions describe the vertical placement of leaves for two competing species, and the gain functions represent rates of photosynthesis performed by leaves at different heights when shaded by overlying leaves belonging to either species.