A convergence rate theorem for finite difference approximations to delta functions

DOI10.1016/J.JCP.2008.03.019zbMath1155.65016OpenAlexW2159881298MaRDI QIDQ933327

John D. Towers

Publication date: 21 July 2008

Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2008.03.019

zbMATH Keywords

approximationconvergence ratelevel set methodfinite differenceintegraldelta functionregular grid

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Algorithms for approximation of functions (65D15)

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