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We consider least squares approximation of a function of one variable by a continuous, piecewise-linear approximand that has a small number of breakpoints. This problem was notably considered by Bellman who proposed an approximate algorithm…
In this paper we consider a family of algorithms for approximate implicitization of rational parametric curves and surfaces. The main approximation tool in all of the approaches is the singular value decomposition, and they are therefore…
Given $n$ samples of a function $f\colon D\to\mathbb C$ in random points drawn with respect to a measure $\varrho_S$ we develop theoretical analysis of the $L_2(D, \varrho_T)$-approximation error. For a parituclar choice of $\varrho_S$…
This work investigates a new approach to find closed form analytical approximate solution of linear initial value problems. Classical Bernoulli polynomials have been used to derive a finite set of orthonormal polynomials and a finite…
Traditional problems in computational geometry involve aspects that are both discrete and continuous. One such example is nearest-neighbor searching, where the input is discrete, but the result depends on distances, which vary continuously.…
By combining a certain approximation property in the spatial domain, and weighted $\ell_2$-summability of the Hermite polynomial expansion coefficients in the parametric domain obtained in [M. Bachmayr, A. Cohen, R. DeVore and G.…
In multi-objective optimization, computing the entire non-dominated set (also known as the Pareto front or the Pareto frontier) is often intractable. However, for any multiplicative factor greater than one, an approximation set can be…
Traditional nonparametric estimation methods often lead to a slow convergence rate in large dimensions and require unrealistically enormous sizes of datasets for reliable conclusions. We develop an approach based on partial derivatives,…
We introduce a new variational method for the numerical homogenization of divergence form elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic equations with arbitrary rough ($L^\infty$) coefficients. Our method does not rely on concepts of ergodicity or…
The problem of the harmonic oscillator with a centrally located delta function potential can be exactly solved in one dimension where the eigenfunctions are expressed as superpositions of the Hermite polynomials or as confluent…
In this paper, we propose two methods for multivariate Hermite interpolation of manifold-valued functions. On the one hand, we approach the problem via computing suitable weighted Riemannian barycenters. To satisfy the conditions for…
Sampling orthogonal polynomial bases via Monte Carlo is of interest for uncertainty quantification of models with high-dimensional random inputs, using Polynomial Chaos (PC) expansions. It is known that bounding a probabilistic parameter,…
Accurate interpolation of functions and derivatives is crucial in solving partial differential equations (PDEs). The Radial Basis Function (RBF) method has become an extremely popular and robust approach for interpolation on scattered data.…
In this paper, we address the problem of approximating a multivariate function defined on a general domain in $d$ dimensions from sample points. We consider weighted least-squares approximation in an arbitrary finite-dimensional space $P$…
We present and analyze a novel sparse polynomial technique for approximating high-dimensional Hilbert-valued functions, with application to parameterized partial differential equations (PDEs) with deterministic and stochastic inputs. Our…
This work proposes a basis for improved throughput of matrix-free evaluation of discontinuous Galerkin symmetric interior penalty discretizations on hexahedral elements. The basis relies on ideas of Hermite polynomials. It is used in a…
A general lower bound is developed for the minimax risk when estimating an arbitrary functional. The bound is based on testing two composite hypotheses and is shown to be effective in estimating the nonsmooth functional…
Many methods for performing multi-objective optimisation of computationally expensive problems have been proposed recently. Typically, a probabilistic surrogate for each objective is constructed from an initial dataset. The surrogates can…
Weighting methods are widely used to adjust for covariates in observational studies, sample surveys, and regression settings. In this paper, we study a class of recently proposed weighting methods which find the weights of minimum…
Quaternion optimization has attracted significant interest due to its broad applications, including color face recognition, video compression, and signal processing. Despite the growing literature on quadratic and matrix quaternion…