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Blending Function Interpolation: A Survey and Some New Results

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Numerische Methoden der Approximationstheorie/Numerical Methods of Approximation Theory

Part of the book series: International Series of Numerical Mathematics ((ISNM,volume 30))

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Blending function methods permit the exact interpolation of data given along curves and/or surfaces. Appropriate discretisations yield finite dimensional schemes. These methods are useful for Finite Element Analysis and for Computer Aided Geometric Design.

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    Robert E. Barnhill

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    H. Werner

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    G. Meinardus

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Barnhill, R.E. (1976). Blending Function Interpolation: A Survey and Some New Results. In: Collatz, L., Werner, H., Meinardus, G. (eds) Numerische Methoden der Approximationstheorie/Numerical Methods of Approximation Theory. International Series of Numerical Mathematics, vol 30. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7692-6_3

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