Singular value decomposition in Sobolev spaces. II (Q2658495)

Summary: Under certain conditions, an element of a tensor product space can be identified with a compact operator and the singular value decomposition (SVD) applies to the latter. These conditions are not fulfilled in Sobolev spaces. In Part~I [Z. Anal. Anwend. 39, No.~3, 349--369 (2020; Zbl 1461.46025)], we introduced some preliminary notions in the theory of tensor product spaces. We analyzed low-rank approximations in \(H^1\) and the error of the SVD performed in the ambient \(L^2\) space. In this Part~II, we continue by considering variants of the SVD in norms stronger than the \(L^2\)-norm. Overall and, perhaps surprisingly, this leads to a more difficult control of the \(H^1\)-error. We briefly consider an isometric embedding of \(H^1\) that allows direct application of the SVD to \(H^1\)-functions. Finally, we provide a few numerical examples that support our theoretical findings.