Comparing algebraic cubature rules on spline curved elements

Abstract

We compare four methods for the construction of algebraic cubature rules on planar elements, whose boundary is tracked by splines. The methods, that we have developed over the last two decades, are based on Green theorem together with some cornerstones of polynomial approximation theory: Gaussian quadrature,Tchakaloff theorem, discretized Chebyshev expansion (hyperinterpolation), Fekete-like interpolation. We discuss their advantages and drawbacks in view of the application to curved polytopal element methods. We have also made freely available at a single site the corresponding open-source Matlab codes.