Algorithms for the implementation of adaptive isogeometric methods using hierarchical B-splines

In this article we introduce all the ingredients to develop adaptive isogeometric methods based on hierarchical B-splines. In particular, we give precise definitions of local refinement and coarsening that, unlike previously existing methods, can be understood as the inverse of each other. We also define simple and intuitive data structures for the implementation of hierarchical B-splines, and algorithms for refinement and coarsening that take...