1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783009603321

Autore

Buhmann M. D (Martin Dietrich), <1963->

Titolo

Radial basis functions : theory and implementations / / Martin Buhmann [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-107-12800-5

1-280-43229-2

9786610432295

0-511-17904-9

0-511-04020-2

0-511-14894-1

0-511-32602-5

0-511-54324-7

0-511-05124-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge monographs on applied and computational mathematics ; ; 12

Disciplina

511/.42

Soggetti

Radial basis functions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-257) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 1.1 Radial basis functions -- 1.2 Applications -- 1.3 Contents of the book -- 2. Summary of methods and applications -- 2.1 Invertibility of interpolation matrices -- 2.2 Convergence analysis -- 2.3 Interpolation and convergence -- 2.4 Applications to PDEs -- 3. General methods for approximation and interpolation -- 3.1 Polynomial schemes -- 3.2 Piecewise polynomials -- 3.3 General nonpolynomial methods -- 4. Radial basis function approximation on infinite grids -- 4.1 Existence of interpolants -- 4.2 Convergence analysis -- 4.3 Numerical properties of the interpolation linear system -- 4.4 Convergence with respect to parameters in the radial functions -- 5. Radial basis functions on scattered data -- 5.1 Nonsingularity of interpolation matrices -- 5.2 Convergence analysis -- 5.3 Norm estimates and condition numbers of interpolation matrices -- 6. Radial basis functions with compact support -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2



Wendland's functions -- 6.3 Another class of radial basis functions with compact support -- 6.4 Convergence -- 6.5 A unified class -- 7. Implementations -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The BFGP algorithm and the new Krylov method -- 7.3 The fast multipole algorithm -- 7.4 Preconditioning techniques -- 8. Least squares methods -- 8.1 Introduction to least squares -- 8.2 Approximation order results -- 8.3 Discrete least squares -- 8.4 Implementations -- 8.5 Neural network applications -- 9. Wavelet methods with radial basis functions -- 9.1 Introduction to wavelets and prewavelets -- 9.2 Basic definitions and constructions -- 9.3 Multiresolution analysis and refinement -- 9.4 Special constructions -- 10. Further results and open problems -- 10.1 Further results -- 10.2 Open problems -- Appendix: Some essentials on Fourier transforms.

Sommario/riassunto

In many areas of mathematics, science and engineering, from computer graphics to inverse methods to signal processing, it is necessary to estimate parameters, usually multidimensional, by approximation and interpolation. Radial basis functions are a powerful tool which work well in very general circumstances and so are becoming of widespread use as the limitations of other methods, such as least squares, polynomial interpolation or wavelet-based, become apparent. The author's aim is to give a thorough treatment from both the theoretical and practical implementation viewpoints. For example, he emphasises the many positive features of radial basis functions such as the unique solvability of the interpolation problem, the computation of interpolants, their smoothness and convergence and provides a careful classification of the radial basis functions into types that have different convergence. A comprehensive bibliography rounds off what will prove a very valuable work.



2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00040659

Autore

Idema, Wilt L.

Titolo

A guide to Chinese literature / by Wilt Idema & Lloyd Haft

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, 1997

ISBN

08-926409-9-5

Descrizione fisica

XV, 473 p. ; 24 cm

Classificazione

CIN VI

Altri autori (Persone)

Haft, Lloyd

Soggetti

Letteratura Cinese

LETTERATURA CINESE - ORIGINI - SVILUPPO

LETTERATURA CINESE - STORIA E CRITICA

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910162059603321

Autore

Caroline Andrew

Titolo

La Démocratie à l'épreuve de la gouvernance / [sous la direction de] Linda Cardinal, Caroline Andrew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press, 2001

Ottawa : , : Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

9782760326910

2760326918

9782760316195

276031619X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 pages)

Collana

Collection Gouvernance, , 1497-2972

Disciplina

323.042

Soggetti

Decentralization in government

Political rights

Political participation

Political science

Democracy

Decentralisation administrative

Societe civile

Droits politiques

Participation politique

Science politique

Democratie

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Compte rendu d'un colloque organisé par la Faculté des sciences sociales et le Centre d'études en gouvernance de l'Université d'Ottawa, les 2 et 3 oct. 1998 à l'Université d'Ottawa.  Cf. p. [v].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE DES MATIÈRES; INTRODUCTION: Autour de Gilles Paquet; PREMIÈRE PARTIE: Qu'est-ce que la gouvernance?; DEUXIÈME PARTIE: Le débat; TROISIÈME PARTIE: Face au politique, les défis de la



gouvernance; QUATRIÈME PARTIE: Gouvernance et nouvelles pratiques démocratiques; CONCLUSION: La gouvernance en tant que précautions auxiliaires; Les auteurs

Sommario/riassunto

Pour le profane, la gouvernance fait d'abord penser au fonctionnement des organisations, ou des institutions, et à la distribution du pouvoir dans ces structures. Le jargon dans ce domaine nous vient des spécialistes de la gestion des organisations, des sciences administratives et de la sociologie urbaine. Toutefois, en devenant de plus en plus un domaine privilégiant tant les analyses du politique que de la société, le thème de la gouvernance se révèle porteur d'une nouvelle ambition : celle de se présenter comme une solution de rechange à l'organisation du pouvoir. Le projet d'une nouve