Quasi-Monte Carlo rules for numerical integration over the unit sphere \({\mathbb{S}^2}\)

DOI10.1007/s00211-011-0444-6zbMath1258.65003arXiv1101.5450MaRDI QIDQ443857

Johann S. Brauchart, Josef Dick

Publication date: 13 August 2012

Published in: Numerische Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1101.5450

zbMATH Keywords

reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces; worst-case error; asymptotically uniformly distribution; spherical cap \(L_{2}\)-discrepancy; spherical rectangle discrepancy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

65C05: Monte Carlo methods

41A63: Multidimensional problems

46E22: Hilbert spaces with reproducing kernels (= (proper) functional Hilbert spaces, including de Branges-Rovnyak and other structured spaces)

41A55: Approximate quadratures

65D32: Numerical quadrature and cubature formulas

11K38: Irregularities of distribution, discrepancy

11K36: Well-distributed sequences and other variations

11K06: General theory of distribution modulo (1)

11K45: Pseudo-random numbers; Monte Carlo methods

Related Items

Explicit Families of Functions on the Sphere with Exactly Known Sobolev Space Smoothness, Transformations and Hardy--Krause Variation, Point sets on the sphere \(\mathbb{S}^{2}\) with small spherical cap discrepancy, Optimal \(N\)-point configurations on the sphere: ``magic numbers and Smale's 7th problem, Distributing many points on spheres: minimal energy and designs, QMC designs: Optimal order Quasi Monte Carlo integration schemes on the sphere

Uses Software

• TOMS659
• sobol.cc

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