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F07JAF (DPTSV)

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.

+ Contents

    1  Purpose
    7  Accuracy

1  Purpose

F07JAF (DPTSV) computes the solution to a real system of linear equations
AX=B ,
where A is an n by n symmetric positive definite tridiagonal matrix, and X and B are n by r matrices.

2  Specification

SUBROUTINE F07JAF ( N, NRHS, D, E, B, LDB, INFO)
INTEGER  N, NRHS, LDB, INFO
REAL (KIND=nag_wp)  D(*), E(*), B(LDB,*)
The routine may be called by its LAPACK name dptsv.

3  Description

F07JAF (DPTSV) factors A as A=LDLT. The factored form of A is then used to solve the system of equations.

4  References

Anderson E, Bai Z, Bischof C, Blackford S, Demmel J, Dongarra J J, Du Croz J J, Greenbaum A, Hammarling S, McKenney A and Sorensen D (1999) LAPACK Users' Guide (3rd Edition) SIAM, Philadelphia http://www.netlib.org/lapack/lug
Golub G H and Van Loan C F (1996) Matrix Computations (3rd Edition) Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore

5  Parameters

1:     N – INTEGERInput
On entry: n, the order of the matrix A.
Constraint: N0.
2:     NRHS – INTEGERInput
On entry: r, the number of right-hand sides, i.e., the number of columns of the matrix B.
Constraint: NRHS0.
3:     D(*) – REAL (KIND=nag_wp) arrayInput/Output
Note: the dimension of the array D must be at least max1,N.
On entry: the n diagonal elements of the tridiagonal matrix A.
On exit: the n diagonal elements of the diagonal matrix D from the factorization A=LDLT.
4:     E(*) – REAL (KIND=nag_wp) arrayInput/Output
Note: the dimension of the array E must be at least max1,N-1.
On entry: the n-1 subdiagonal elements of the tridiagonal matrix A.
On exit: the n-1 subdiagonal elements of the unit bidiagonal factor L from the LDLT factorization of A. (E can also be regarded as the superdiagonal of the unit bidiagonal factor U from the UTDU factorization of A.)
5:     B(LDB,*) – REAL (KIND=nag_wp) arrayInput/Output
Note: the second dimension of the array B must be at least max1,NRHS.
On entry: the n by r right-hand side matrix B.
On exit: if INFO=0, the n by r solution matrix X.
6:     LDB – INTEGERInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array B as declared in the (sub)program from which F07JAF (DPTSV) is called.
Constraint: LDBmax1,N.
7:     INFO – INTEGEROutput
On exit: INFO=0 unless the routine detects an error (see Section 6).

6  Error Indicators and Warnings

Errors or warnings detected by the routine:
INFO<0
If INFO=-i, the ith argument had an illegal value. An explanatory message is output, and execution of the program is terminated.
INFO>0
If INFO=i, the leading minor of order i is not positive definite, and the solution has not been computed. The factorization has not been completed unless i=N.

7  Accuracy

The computed solution for a single right-hand side, x^ , satisfies an equation of the form
A+E x^=b ,
where
E1 = Oε A1
and ε  is the machine precision. An approximate error bound for the computed solution is given by
x^-x1 x1 κA E1 A1 ,
where κ A = A-11 A1 , the condition number of A  with respect to the solution of the linear equations. See Section 4.4 of Anderson et al. (1999) for further details.
F07JBF (DPTSVX) is a comprehensive LAPACK driver that returns forward and backward error bounds and an estimate of the condition number. Alternatively, F04BGF solves Ax=b  and returns a forward error bound and condition estimate. F04BGF calls F07JAF (DPTSV) to solve the equations.

8  Further Comments

The number of floating point operations required for the factorization of A  is proportional to n , and the number of floating point operations required for the solution of the equations is proportional to nr , where r  is the number of right-hand sides.
The complex analogue of this routine is F07JNF (ZPTSV).

9  Example

This example solves the equations
Ax=b ,
where A  is the symmetric positive definite tridiagonal matrix
A = 4.0 -2.0 0 0 0 -2.0 10.0 -6.0 0 0 0 -6.0 29.0 15.0 0 0 0 15.0 25.0 8.0 0 0 0 8.0 5.0   and   b = 6.0 9.0 2.0 14.0 7.0 .
Details of the LDLT  factorization of A  are also output.

9.1  Program Text

Program Text (f07jafe.f90)

9.2  Program Data

Program Data (f07jafe.d)

9.3  Program Results

Program Results (f07jafe.r)


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