Scattered node compact finite difference-type formulas generated from radial basis functions (Q2576291)

Some properties of the standard and Hermite radial basis function (RBF) interpolation methods are presented. The authors introduce some closed form expressions for the cardinal RBF interpolants, which prove valuable for deriving the RBF-finite difference (FD) and Hermite-FD formulas. Also, the effect of the shape parameter on the RBF-FD and HFD formulas are studied. The effectiveness of the RBF-HFD formulas for solving some elliptic partial differential equations are illustrated.