Interpolation by \(C^1\) splines of degree \(q\geq 4\) on triangulations (Q5928289)

Let \(\Delta\) be a regular triangulation of a simply connected compact polygonal domain \(\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^2\). Let \(S^1_q(\Delta)\) denote the space of bivariate polynomial \(C^1\) splines of degree \(q\) with respect to \(\Delta\). The authors develop an algorithm for constructing point sets admissible for Lagrange interpolation by \(S^1_q(\Delta)\) if \(q\geq 4\). In the case \(q= 4\), it may be necessary to modify \(\Delta\), but only if exceptional constellations of triangles occur.