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A note on the relationship between PDE-based precision operators and Mat\'ern covariances

Numerical Analysis 2024-07-02 v1 Numerical Analysis Probability Computation

Abstract

The purpose of this technical note is to summarize the relationship between the marginal variance and correlation length of a Gaussian random field with Mat\'ern covariance and the coefficients of the corresponding partial-differential-equation (PDE)-based precision operator.

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@article{arxiv.2407.00471,
  title  = {A note on the relationship between PDE-based precision operators and Mat\'ern covariances},
  author = {Umberto Villa and Thomas O'Leary-Roseberry},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.00471},
  year   = {2024}
}
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