Radial multiresolution in dimension three

Abstract

We present a construction of a wavelet-type orthonormal basis for the space of radial $L^2$-functions in $\R^3$ via the concept of a radial multiresolution analysis. The elements of the basis are obtained from a single radial wavelet by usual dilations and generalized translations. Hereby the generalized translation reveals the group convolution of radial functions in $\R^3$. We provide a simple way to construct a radial scaling function and a radial wavelet from an even classical scaling function on $\R$. Furthermore, decomposition and reconstruction algorithms are formulated.