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In \cite{as}, Alfeld and Schumaker give a formula for the dimension of the space of piecewise polynomial functions (splines) of degree $d$ and smoothness $r$ on a generic triangulation of a planar simplicial complex $\Delta$ (for $d \ge…
The spline space $C_k^r(\Delta)$ attached to a subdivided domain $\Delta$ of $\R^{d} $ is the vector space of functions of class $C^{r}$ which are polynomials of degree $\le k$ on each piece of this subdivision. Classical splines on planar…
Alfeld and Schumaker provide a formula for the dimension of the space of piecewise polynomial functions, called splines, of degree $d$ and smoothness $r$ on a generic triangulation of a planar simplicial complex $\Delta$, for $d \geq 3r+1$.…
We derive a formula which is a lower bound on the dimension of trivariate splines on a tetrahedral partition which are continuously differentiable of order $r$ in large enough degree. While this formula may fail to be a lower bound on the…
For a planar simplicial complex Delta contained in R^2, Schumaker proved that a lower bound on the dimension of the space C^r_k(Delta) of planar splines of smoothness r and polynomial degree at most k on Delta is given by a polynomial…
This paper presents a general framework for calculating the dimension of spline spaces over arbitrary rectilinear partitions using the smoothing cofactor method. The approach extends existing dimension theory for polynomial splines over…
A tetrahedral complex all of whose tetrahedra meet at a common vertex is called a \textit{vertex star}. Vertex stars are a natural generalization of planar triangulations, and understanding splines on vertex stars is a crucial step to…
For a d-dimensional polyhedral complex P, the dimension of the space of piecewise polynomial functions (splines) on P of smoothness r and degree k is given, for k sufficiently large, by a polynomial f(P,r,k) of degree d. When d=2 and P is…
We analyze the space of bivariate functions that are piecewise polynomial of bi-degree \textless{}= (m, m') and of smoothness r along the interior edges of a planar T-mesh. We give new combinatorial lower and upper bounds for the dimension…
In this paper, we identify families of quadrature rules that are exact for sufficiently smooth spline spaces on uniformly refined triangles in $\mathbb{R}^2$. Given any symmetric quadrature rule on a triangle $T$ that is exact for…
Semialgebraic splines are bivariate splines over meshes whose edges are arcs of algebraic curves. They were first considered by Wang, Chui, and Stiller. We compute the dimension of the space of semialgebraic splines in two extreme cases. If…
Multivariate piecewise polynomial functions (or splines) on polyhedral complexes have been extensively studied over the past decades and find applications in diverse areas of applied mathematics including numerical analysis, approximation…
Continuous spline functions are defined as piecewise polynomials on the faces of a polyhedral complex that agree on the intersections of two faces. Splines are used in approximation theory and numerical analysis, with applications in data…
Alfeld introduced a subdivision AS(n) of an n-simplex, generalizing the Clough-Tocher split of a triangle. A formula for the dimension of the spline space C^r_k(AS(n)) was conjectured recently by Foucart-Sorokina. We prove that the graded…
In this article, we study the dimension of the spline space of di-degree $(d,d)$ with the highest order of smoothness over a hierarchical T-mesh $\mathscr T$ using the smoothing cofactor-conformality method. Firstly, we obtain a dimensional…
We study the module $C^r(\mathcal{P})$ of piecewise polynomial functions of smoothness $r$ on a pure $n$-dimensional polytopal complex $\mathcal{P}\subset\mathbb{R}^n$, via an analysis of certain subcomplexes $\mathcal{P}_W$ obtained from…
This paper introduces a novel framework for constructing $C^r$ basis functions for polynomial spline spaces of degree $d$ over arbitrary planar polygonal partitions, overturning the belief that basis functions cannot be constructed on…
We derive bounds on the regularity of the algebra $C^\alpha(\mathcal{P})$ of mixed splines over a central polytopal complex $\mathcal{P}\subset\mathbb{R}^3$. As a consequence we bound the largest integer $d$ (the postulation number) for…
We classify all possible local linear procedures over triangular meshes resulting in polynomial $C^1$-spline functions with affinely uniform shape for the basic functions at the edges, and fitting the 9 value- and gradient data at the…
We present a wide class of differential systems in any dimension that are either integrable or complete integrable. In particular, our result enlarges a known family of planar integrable systems. We give an extensive list of examples that…