Exercise · ZW-RUNGE-PHENOMENON-008 · ★★☆ Intermediate
What is the main reason piecewise interpolation avoids the Runge phenomenon?
Choose one option.
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- C. It limits the polynomial degree on each subinterval
Explanation
By limiting the degree on each subinterval, the nodal product and the oscillations stay under control. A single high-degree polynomial is exactly what causes the problem, and nodes are still needed.
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.
\[f(x)=\frac{1}{1+25x^2},\quad x\in[-1,1]\]
More practice problems: runge phenomenon
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- ZW-RUNGE-PHENOMENON-004 Which factor of the interpolation error grows sharply near the endpoints with equally spaced nodes?
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- ZW-RUNGE-PHENOMENON-007 If the interpolation error is written as (f^(n+1)(xi))/((n+1)!)prod(x-x_i) , what happens when swit…
- ZW-RUNGE-PHENOMENON-009 For f(x)=(1)/(1+25x^2) on [-1,1] , compare the maximum of |prod(x-x_i)| for n=10 with equally space…