Constructing radial kernels with higher-order generalized Strang-Fix conditions

Abstract

The paper provides an approach for constructing multivariate radial kernels satisfying higher-order generalized Strang-Fix conditions from a given univariate generator. There are three key features of the approach. First, the kernels are explicitly expressed only by the derivatives of the f-form of the generator without computing any Fourier transforms. Second, it includes the radial kernels with the highest-order generalized Strang-Fix conditions. Finally, it requires only computing univariate derivatives of the f-form. Therefore, the approach is simple, efficient and easy to implement. As examples, the paper constructs radial kernels from some commonly used generators, including the Gaussian functions, the inverse multiquadric functions and compactly supported positive definite functions.