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Error estimates and condition numbers for radial basis function interpolation

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For interpolation of scattered multivariate data by radial basis functions, an “uncertainty relation” between the attainable error and the condition of the interpolation matrices is proven. It states that the error and the condition number cannot both be kept small. Bounds on the Lebesgue constants are obtained as a byproduct. A variation of the Narcowich-Ward theory of upper bounds on the norm of the inverse of the interpolation matrix is presented in order to handle the whole set of radial basis functions that are currently in use.

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Schaback, R. Error estimates and condition numbers for radial basis function interpolation. Adv Comput Math 3, 251–264 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02432002

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