The performance analysis of high rate space–time trellis-coded modulation (HR-STTCM) using the Gauss–Chebyshev quadrature technique is presented. HR-STTCM is an example of space– time codes that combine the idea used in trellis coded modulation (TCM) design that is signal set expansion and set partitioning into its construction. HR-STTCM construction is based on the concatenation of an outer TC...

High-order entropy-stable discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for nonlinear conservation laws reproduce a discrete entropy inequality by combining conservative finite volume fluxes with summation-by-parts (SBP) discretization matrices. In the DG context, on tensor product (quadrilateral and hexahedral) elements, SBP matrices are typically constructed collocating at Lobatto quadrature points. Re...

A new version of the fast Gauss transform (FGT) is introduced which is based on a truncated Chebyshev series expansion of the Gaussian. Unlike the traditional fast algorithms, the scheme does not subdivide sources and evaluation points into multiple clusters. Instead, the whole problem geometry is treated as a single cluster. Estimates for the error as a function of the dimension d and the expa...

We analyze the consistency, stability, and convergence of an hp discontinuous Galerkin spectral element method. The analysis is carried out simultaneously for acoustic, elastic, coupled elastic–acoustic, and electromagnetic wave propagation. Our analytical results are developed for both conforming and non-conforming approximations on hexahedral meshes using either exact integration with Legendr...

This is to certify that I have examined a copy of a technical report by Kazh Brito and found it satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the examining committee have been made. Abstract This is an exploration of Legendre spectral finite-element (LSFE) formulations for Reissner-Mindlin plates. The goal was to compare high-order LSFEs with standard low-order finite...

Legendre-Gauss-Lobatto (LGL) grids play a pivotal role in nodal spectral methods for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. They not only provide efficient high-order quadrature rules, but give also rise to norm equivalences that could eventually lead to efficient preconditioning techniques in high-order methods. Unfortunately, a serious obstruction to fully exploiting the po...