Perturbed kernel approximation on homogeneous manifolds (Q849619)

This paper addresses the loss of positive-definiteness and symmetry which may occur in the implementation of kernel interpolation methods on homogeneous manifolds. First, for kernels arising from compact perturbations of an integral operator it is proved that the corresponding interpolation problems have a unique solution converging at the same rate as that of the standard positive-definite kernel. Second, perturbations by Dunkl's intertwining operators on zonal positive-definite kernels on spheres are shown to be invariant only under a finite reflexion group and positive-definite on spheres of lower dimensions.