Log orthogonal functions: approximation properties and applications

Abstract

We present two new classes of orthogonal functions, log orthogonal functions and generalized log orthogonal functions, which are constructed by applying a $\log $ mapping to Laguerre polynomials. We develop basic approximation theory for these new orthogonal functions, and apply them to solve several typical fractional differential equations whose solutions exhibit weak singularities. Our error analysis and numerical results show that our methods based on the new orthogonal functions are particularly suitable for functions that have weak singularities at one endpoint and can lead to exponential convergence rate, as opposed to low algebraic rates if usual orthogonal polynomials are used.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 23, 2020
Source ID
10.1093/imanum/draa087

Entities

People

  • Jie Shen
  • Sheng Chen

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
  • Jiangsu Normal University
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Purdue University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Linear Algebra