Exercise · ZW-RUNGE-PHENOMENON-002 · ★☆☆ Basic

What type of nodes reduces the Runge phenomenon?

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  • A. Chebyshev nodes clustered toward the endpoints

Explanation

Chebyshev nodes cluster toward the endpoints and decrease the nodal product. Equally spaced nodes are the cause of the problem, and the others are not designed for interpolation on the interval.

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Review the concept: Runge phenomenon

The Runge phenomenon is the oscillatory, divergent behavior of polynomial interpolation errors at high degree when the nodes are equally spaced on an interval.

\[f(x)=\frac{1}{1+25x^2},\quad x\in[-1,1]\]

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