• DocumentCode
    1269446
  • Title

    Orthogonal polynomials, Gaussian quadratures, and PDEs

  • Author

    Ball, James S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    92
  • Lastpage
    95
  • Abstract
    Orthogonal polynomials are important in mathematical analysis. They can be used to separate many partial differential equations (PDES) which makes them particularly important in solving physical problems. Also, Gaussian integration provides a highly accurate and efficient algorithm for integrating functions. The value of the methods I describe in this paper depends on the basic assumption that a finite-order polynomial can effectively approximate a function. Therefore, a finite sum of orthogonal polynomials can accurately represent this function. By using the ideas of Gaussian integration, a function can be integrated or expanded in terms of orthogonal polynomials
  • Keywords
    function approximation; partial differential equations; polynomials; Gaussian integration; Gaussian quadratures; finite-order polynomial; function approximation; mathematical analysis; orthogonal polynomials; partial differential equations; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Equations; Jacobian matrices; Numerical analysis; Physics computing; Polynomials; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Symmetric matrices; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computing in Science & Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1521-9615
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/5992.805139
  • Filename
    805139