A gradient enhanced $\ell_1$-minimization for sparse approximation of polynomial chaos expansions

Abstract

We investigate a gradient-enhanced $\ell_1$-minimization for constructing sparse polynomial chaos expansions. In addition to function evaluations, measurements of the function gradient is also included to accelerate the identification of expansion coefficients. By designing appropriate preconditioners to the measurement matrix, we show gradient-enhanced $\ell_1$ minimization leads to stable and accurate coefficient recovery. The framework for designing preconditioners is quite general and it applies to recover of functions whose domain is bounded or unbounded. Comparisons between the gradient enhanced approach and the standard $\ell_1$-minimization are also presented and numerical examples suggest that the inclusion of derivative information can guarantee sparse recovery at a reduced computational cost.