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Shepard’s method of “metric interpolation” to bivariate and multivariate interpolation
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by William J. Gordon and James A. Wixom PDF
Math. Comp. 32 (1978), 253-264 Request permission

Abstract:

Shepard developed a scheme for interpolation to arbitrarily spaced discrete bivariate data. This scheme provides an explicit global representation for an interpolant which satisfies a maximum principle and which reproduces constant functions. The interpolation method is basically an inverse distance formula which is generalized to any Euclidean metric. These techniques extend to include interpolation to partial derivative data at the interpolation points.
References
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  • C. C. POEPPELMEIER, A Boolean Sum Interpolation Scheme to Random Data for Computer Aided Geometric Design, M. S. Thesis, University of Utah, 1975.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1978 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 32 (1978), 253-264
  • MSC: Primary 41A63
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1978-0458027-6
  • MathSciNet review: 0458027