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In this paper it is shown how the algebraic product of two spline functions, each represented in terms of B-splines, can again be represented as a linear combination of suitable B-splines. As a corollary to this result we obtain an explicit representation of a given B-spline function in terms of B-splines of some arbitrary higher degree. This generalizes some known results for raising the degree by one. Recurrence relations for both products and degree raising are established that may be useful for computation.
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Mørken, K. Some identities for products and degree raising of splines. Constr. Approx 7, 195–208 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888153
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