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F07PAF (DSPSV)

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

F07PAF (DSPSV) computes the solution to a real system of linear equations
AX=B ,
where A is an n by n symmetric matrix stored in packed format and X and B are n by r matrices.

2  Specification

SUBROUTINE F07PAF ( UPLO, N, NRHS, AP, IPIV, B, LDB, INFO)
INTEGER  N, NRHS, IPIV(N), LDB, INFO
REAL (KIND=nag_wp)  AP(*), B(LDB,*)
CHARACTER(1)  UPLO
The routine may be called by its LAPACK name dspsv.

3  Description

F07PAF (DSPSV) uses the diagonal pivoting method to factor A as A=UDUT if UPLO='U' or A=LDLT if UPLO='L', where U (or L) is a product of permutation and unit upper (lower) triangular matrices, D is symmetric and block diagonal with 1 by 1 and 2 by 2 diagonal blocks. The factored form of A is then used to solve the system of equations AX=B.

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
Higham N J (2002) Accuracy and Stability of Numerical Algorithms (2nd Edition) SIAM, Philadelphia

5  Parameters

1:     UPLO – CHARACTER(1)Input
On entry: if UPLO='U', the upper triangle of A is stored.
If UPLO='L', the lower triangle of A is stored.
Constraint: UPLO='U' or 'L'.
2:     N – INTEGERInput
On entry: n, the number of linear equations, i.e., the order of the matrix A.
Constraint: N0.
3:     NRHS – INTEGERInput
On entry: r, the number of right-hand sides, i.e., the number of columns of the matrix B.
Constraint: NRHS0.
4:     AP(*) – REAL (KIND=nag_wp) arrayInput/Output
Note: the dimension of the array AP must be at least max1,N×N+1/2.
On entry: the n by n symmetric matrix A, packed by columns.
More precisely,
  • if UPLO='U', the upper triangle of A must be stored with element Aij in APi+jj-1/2 for ij;
  • if UPLO='L', the lower triangle of A must be stored with element Aij in APi+2n-jj-1/2 for ij.
On exit: the block diagonal matrix D and the multipliers used to obtain the factor U or L from the factorization A=UDUT or A=LDLT as computed by F07PDF (DSPTRF), stored as a packed triangular matrix in the same storage format as A.
5:     IPIV(N) – INTEGER arrayOutput
On exit: details of the interchanges and the block structure of D. More precisely,
  • if IPIVi=k>0, dii is a 1 by 1 pivot block and the ith row and column of A were interchanged with the kth row and column;
  • if UPLO='U' and IPIVi-1=IPIVi=-l<0, di-1,i-1d-i,i-1 d-i,i-1dii  is a 2 by 2 pivot block and the i-1th row and column of A were interchanged with the lth row and column;
  • if UPLO='L' and IPIVi=IPIVi+1=-m<0, diidi+1,idi+1,idi+1,i+1 is a 2 by 2 pivot block and the i+1th row and column of A were interchanged with the mth row and column.
6:     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.
7:     LDB – INTEGERInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array B as declared in the (sub)program from which F07PAF (DSPSV) is called.
Constraint: LDBmax1,N.
8:     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, dii is exactly zero. The factorization has been completed, but the block diagonal matrix D is exactly singular, so the solution could not be computed.

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 κA = 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) and Chapter 11 of Higham (2002) for further details.
F07PBF (DSPSVX) is a comprehensive LAPACK driver that returns forward and backward error bounds and an estimate of the condition number. Alternatively, F04BJF solves AX=B  and returns a forward error bound and condition estimate. F04BJF calls F07PAF (DSPSV) to solve the equations.

8  Further Comments

The total number of floating point operations is approximately 13 n3 + 2n2r , where r  is the number of right-hand sides.
The complex analogues of F07PAF (DSPSV) are F07PNF (ZHPSV) for Hermitian matrices, and F07QNF (ZSPSV) for symmetric matrices.

9  Example

This example solves the equations
Ax=b ,
where A  is the symmetric matrix
A = -1.81 2.06 0.63 -1.15 2.06 1.15 1.87 4.20 0.63 1.87 -0.21 3.87 -1.15 4.20 3.87 2.07   and   b = 0.96 6.07 8.38 9.50 .
Details of the factorization of A  are also output.

9.1  Program Text

Program Text (f07pafe.f90)

9.2  Program Data

Program Data (f07pafe.d)

9.3  Program Results

Program Results (f07pafe.r)


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