TY - JOUR AU1 - Bozzini, M. AU2 - Lenarduzzi, L. AU3 - Schaback, R. AB - This paper applies difference operators to conditionally positive definite kernels in order to generate kernel $$B$$ -splines that have fast decay towards infinity. Interpolation by these new kernels provides better condition of the linear system, while the kernel $$B$$ -spline inherits the approximation orders from its native kernel. We proceed in two different ways: either the kernel $$B$$ -spline is constructed adaptively on the data knot set $$X$$ , or we use a fixed difference scheme and shift its associated kernel $$B$$ -spline around. In the latter case, the kernel $$B$$ -spline so obtained is strictly positive in general. Furthermore, special kernel $$B$$ -splines obtained by hexagonal second finite differences of multiquadrics are studied in more detail. We give suggestions in order to get a consistent improvement of the condition of the interpolation matrix in applications. TI - Kernel B-splines and interpolation JF - Numerical Algorithms DO - 10.1007/s11075-005-9000-8 DA - 2006-01-03 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/kernel-b-splines-and-interpolation-FwPSmkViaP SP - 1 EP - 16 VL - 41 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -