Applied Analysis Seminar - Abstracts


Talk

Thursday, 5 December 2019, 13:30-14:30 in HG02.052

Sonja Cox (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Simulation of non-stationary Gaussian fields: convergence in Hölder and Sobolov norms.

Abstract

In models involving a Gaussian field one frequently assumes the covariance operator to be given by a negative fractional power of a second-order elliptic differential operator of the form L:= -∇·(A∇) + κ². Whittle-Matérn fields form an well-known example of such a model. Such covariance operators allow for a reasonable amount of model flexibility (adjustable correlation length and the smoothness of the field) whilst being relatively easy to simulate. Most importantly, they allow for the simulation of non-stationary random fields.
In our work we established optimal strong convergence rates in Hölder and Sobolov norms for Galerkin approximations of such Gaussian random fields. More specifically, we considered both spectral Galerkin methods and finite element methods. The latter, although significantly more tedious to analyse, are more suitable for non-stationary fields on non-standard domains. The talk concerns joint work with Kristin Kirchner (ETHZ).


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