Convergence of nonstationary cascade algorithms (Q1964040)

Suppose that \(h_k, k=0, 1, 2, \dots,\) is a sequence with support in a finite set \(\Omega\). For suitable initial functions \(\varphi_{k, 0}\), the nonstationary cascade algorithm generates functions by \[ \varphi_{k,n}=\sum_j h_{k+1}(j)\varphi_{k+1, n-1}(M\dot-j) , \qquad k=0,1,2, \dots,\;n=1,2,\dots, \] where \(M\) is the dilation matrix. When the limits exist as \(n\to\infty,\) they are solutions of the nonstationary refinement equations \[ \varphi_k=\sum_j h_{k+1}(j)\varphi_{k+1}(M\dot-j), \qquad k=0, 1,2, \dots. \] It is assumed that there is a stationary cascade algorithm with filter sequence \(h\) supported in \(\Omega \) and \(\sum_k |h_k(j)-h(j)|<\infty.\) Both the weak and strong convergences in \(L_2\) of \(\varphi_{k,n}\) to \(\varphi_k, n\to \infty,\) and moreover, \(\varphi_k\) to \(\varphi, k\to\infty\), the solution to the refinement equation with filter \(h\), are characterized in terms of the spectral properties of a finite matrix, which is deduced by the transition operator \(T\) corresponding to \(h\). The weak convergence of derivatives is also characterized.