On the Convexity Preservation of a Quasi <i>C</i><sup>3</sup> Nonlinear Interpolatory Reconstruction Operator on <i>σ</i> Quasi-Uniform Grids

This paper is devoted to introducing a nonlinear reconstruction operator, the piecewise polynomial harmonic (PPH), on nonuniform grids. We define this operator and we study its main properties, such as its reproduction of second-degree polynomials, approximation order, and conditions for convexity p...

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Main Authors: Pedro Ortiz, Juan Carlos Trillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/4/310
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Summary:This paper is devoted to introducing a nonlinear reconstruction operator, the piecewise polynomial harmonic (PPH), on nonuniform grids. We define this operator and we study its main properties, such as its reproduction of second-degree polynomials, approximation order, and conditions for convexity preservation. In particular, for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>σ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> quasi-uniform grids with <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>σ</mi><mo>≤</mo><mn>4</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, we get a quasi <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mi>C</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> reconstruction that maintains the convexity properties of the initial data. We give some numerical experiments regarding the approximation order and the convexity preservation.
ISSN:2227-7390