Multiscale computation with interpolating wavelets (Q1286087)

The authors study the application of interpolatory scaling functions/wavelets to physical problems expressed in such bases. They describe how nonuniform bases can be conceptualized in the framework of interpolet expansions and use their results to develop algorithms for the associated transforms which for properly constructed grids compute correctly without having to introduce extra grid points. In particular, they focus on the nonstandard form of operators introduced by \textit{G. Beylkin}, \textit{R. Coifman} and \textit{V. Rokhlin} [Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 44, No. 2, 141-183 (1991; Zbl 0722.65022)]. As detailed example (including presentation of implementation features and numerical computations) they consider the solution of Poisson's equation for the full three-dimensional electrostatic potential arising from the nuclei in the nitrogen molecule.