paper

Optimal Approximation of Elliptic Problems by Linear and Nonlinear Mappings II

arXiv:math/0606503

Abstract

We study the optimal approximation of the solution of an operator equation Au=f by linear and nonlinear mappings. We identify those cases where optimal nonlinear approximation is better than optimal linear approximation.

Journal of Complexity, to appear. It is a long paper: 69 pages