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# NAG Library Routine DocumentF07FRF (ZPOTRF)

Note:  before using this routine, please read the Users' Note for your implementation to check the interpretation of bold italicised terms and other implementation-dependent details.

## 1  Purpose

F07FRF (ZPOTRF) computes the Cholesky factorization of a complex Hermitian positive definite matrix.

## 2  Specification

 SUBROUTINE F07FRF ( UPLO, N, A, LDA, INFO)
 INTEGER N, LDA, INFO COMPLEX (KIND=nag_wp) A(LDA,*) CHARACTER(1) UPLO
The routine may be called by its LAPACK name zpotrf.

## 3  Description

F07FRF (ZPOTRF) forms the Cholesky factorization of a complex Hermitian positive definite matrix $A$ either as $A={U}^{\mathrm{H}}U$ if ${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'U'}$ or $A=L{L}^{\mathrm{H}}$ if ${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'L'}$, where $U$ is an upper triangular matrix and $L$ is lower triangular.

## 4  References

Demmel J W (1989) On floating-point errors in Cholesky LAPACK Working Note No. 14 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Golub G H and Van Loan C F (1996) Matrix Computations (3rd Edition) Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore

## 5  Parameters

1:     UPLO – CHARACTER(1)Input
On entry: specifies whether the upper or lower triangular part of $A$ is stored and how $A$ is to be factorized.
${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'U'}$
The upper triangular part of $A$ is stored and $A$ is factorized as ${U}^{\mathrm{H}}U$, where $U$ is upper triangular.
${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'L'}$
The lower triangular part of $A$ is stored and $A$ is factorized as $L{L}^{\mathrm{H}}$, where $L$ is lower triangular.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'U'}$ or $\text{'L'}$.
2:     N – INTEGERInput
On entry: $n$, the order of the matrix $A$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{N}}\ge 0$.
3:     A(LDA,$*$) – COMPLEX (KIND=nag_wp) arrayInput/Output
Note: the second dimension of the array A must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{N}}\right)$.
On entry: the $n$ by $n$ Hermitian positive definite matrix $A$.
• If ${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'U'}$, the upper triangular part of $A$ must be stored and the elements of the array below the diagonal are not referenced.
• If ${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'L'}$, the lower triangular part of $A$ must be stored and the elements of the array above the diagonal are not referenced.
On exit: the upper or lower triangle of $A$ is overwritten by the Cholesky factor $U$ or $L$ as specified by UPLO.
4:     LDA – INTEGERInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array A as declared in the (sub)program from which F07FRF (ZPOTRF) is called.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{LDA}}\ge \mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{N}}\right)$.
5:     INFO – INTEGEROutput
On exit: ${\mathbf{INFO}}=0$ unless the routine detects an error (see Section 6).

## 6  Error Indicators and Warnings

Errors or warnings detected by the routine:
${\mathbf{INFO}}<0$
If ${\mathbf{INFO}}=-i$, the $i$th parameter had an illegal value. An explanatory message is output, and execution of the program is terminated.
${\mathbf{INFO}}>0$
If ${\mathbf{INFO}}=i$, the leading minor of order $i$ is not positive definite and the factorization could not be completed. Hence $A$ itself is not positive definite. This may indicate an error in forming the matrix $A$. To factorize a matrix which is not positive definite, call F07MRF (ZHETRF) instead.

## 7  Accuracy

If ${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'U'}$, the computed factor $U$ is the exact factor of a perturbed matrix $A+E$, where
 $E≤cnεUHU ,$
$c\left(n\right)$ is a modest linear function of $n$, and $\epsilon$ is the machine precision. If ${\mathbf{UPLO}}=\text{'L'}$, a similar statement holds for the computed factor $L$. It follows that $\left|{e}_{ij}\right|\le c\left(n\right)\epsilon \sqrt{{a}_{ii}{a}_{jj}}$.

The total number of real floating point operations is approximately $\frac{4}{3}{n}^{3}$.
A call to F07FRF (ZPOTRF) may be followed by calls to the routines:
• F07FSF (ZPOTRS) to solve $AX=B$;
• F07FUF (ZPOCON) to estimate the condition number of $A$;
• F07FWF (ZPOTRI) to compute the inverse of $A$.
The real analogue of this routine is F07FDF (DPOTRF).

## 9  Example

This example computes the Cholesky factorization of the matrix $A$, where
 $A= 3.23+0.00i 1.51-1.92i 1.90+0.84i 0.42+2.50i 1.51+1.92i 3.58+0.00i -0.23+1.11i -1.18+1.37i 1.90-0.84i -0.23-1.11i 4.09+0.00i 2.33-0.14i 0.42-2.50i -1.18-1.37i 2.33+0.14i 4.29+0.00i .$

### 9.1  Program Text

Program Text (f07frfe.f90)

### 9.2  Program Data

Program Data (f07frfe.d)

### 9.3  Program Results

Program Results (f07frfe.r)