Multivariate Spline Functions and Their Applications

Download or read book Multivariate Spline Functions and Their Applications written by Ren-Hong Wang and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the algebraic geometric method of studying multivariate splines. Topics treated include: the theory of multivariate spline spaces, higher-dimensional splines, rational splines, piecewise algebraic variety (including piecewise algebraic curves and surfaces) and applications in the finite element method and computer-aided geometric design. Many new results are given. Audience: This volume will be of interest to researchers and graduate students whose work involves approximations and expansions, numerical analysis, computational geometry, image processing and CAD/CAM.