On the Problem of Instability in the Dimensions of Spline Spaces over T-Meshes with T-Cycles

On the Problem of Instability in the Dimensions of Spline Spaces over T-Meshes with T-Cycles

Year:    2015

Author:    Qingjie Guo, Renhong Wang, Chongjun Li

Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 33 (2015), Iss. 3 : pp. 248–262

Abstract

The T-meshes are local modification of rectangular meshes which allow T-junctions. The splines over T-meshes are involved in many fields, such as finite element methods, CAGD etc. The dimension of a spline space is a basic problem for the theories and applications of splines. However, the problem of determining the dimension of a spline space is difficult since it heavily depends on the geometric properties of the partition. In many cases, the dimension is unstable. In this paper, we study the instability in the dimensions of spline spaces over T-meshes by using the smoothing cofactor-conformality method. The modified dimension formulas of spline spaces over T-meshes with T-cycles are also presented. Moreover, some examples are given to illustrate the instability in the dimensions of the spline spaces over some special meshes.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/jcm.1411-m4419

Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 33 (2015), Iss. 3 : pp. 248–262

Published online:    2015-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    15

Keywords:    Spline space Smoothing cofactor-conformality method Instability in the dimension T-meshes.

Author Details

Qingjie Guo

Renhong Wang

Chongjun Li