Generalized Whittle–Matérn and polyharmonic kernels
Generalized Whittle–Matérn and polyharmonic kernels
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DOI:
10.1007/s10444-012-9277-9
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发表时间:
2013-07
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1.7
通讯作者:
M. Bozzini;M. Rossini;R. Schaback
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作者:
M. Bozzini;M. Rossini;R. Schaback
This paper simultaneously generalizes two standard classes of radial kernels, the polyharmonic kernels related to the differential operator ( − Δ)mand the Whittle–Matérn kernels related to the differential operator ( − Δ +I)m. This is done by allowing general differential operators of the formwith nonzeroκjand calculating their associated kernels. It turns out that they can be explicity given by starting from scaled Whittle–Matérn kernels and taking divided differences with respect to their scale. They are positive definite radial kernels which are reproducing kernels in Hilbert spaces norm-equivalent to. On the side, we prove that generalized inverse multiquadric kernels of the formare positive definite, and we provide their Fourier transforms. Surprisingly, these Fourier transforms lead to kernels of Whittle–Matérn form with a variable scaleκ(r) betweenκ1,...,κm. We also consider the case where some of theκjvanish. This leads to conditionally positive definite kernels that are linear combinations of the above variable-scale Whittle–Matérn kernels and polyharmonic kernels. Some numerical examples are added for illustration.