Download or read book Wavelet Methods for Elliptic Partial Differential Equations written by Karsten Urban and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-11-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origins of wavelets go back to the beginning of the last century and wavelet methods are by now a well-known tool in image processing (jpeg2000). These functions have, however, been used successfully in other areas, such as elliptic partial differential equations, which can be used to model many processes in science and engineering. This book, based on the author's course and accessible to those with basic knowledge of analysis and numerical mathematics, gives an introduction to wavelet methods in general and then describes their application for the numerical solution of elliptic partial differential equations. Recently developed adaptive methods are also covered and each scheme is complemented with numerical results, exercises, and corresponding software tools.