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Interpolation Error Estimates for Mean Value Coordinates over Convex Polygons
Alexander Rand1, Andrew Gillette, Chandrajit Bajaj
1Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, arand@ices.utexas.edu.
Abstract:
In a similar fashion to estimates shown for Harmonic, Wachspress, and Sibson coordinates in [Gillette et al., AiCM, to appear], we prove interpolation error estimates for the mean value coordinates on convex polygons suitable for standard finite element analysis. Our analysis is based on providing a uniform bound on the gradient of the mean value functions for all convex polygons of diameter one satisfying certain simple geometric restrictions. This work makes rigorous an observed practical advantage of the mean value coordinates: unlike Wachspress coordinates, the gradient of the mean value coordinates does not become large as interior angles of the polygon approach π.
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