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F07GAF (DPPSV)

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

F07GAF (DPPSV) computes the solution to a real system of linear equations
AX=B ,
where A is an n by n symmetric positive definite matrix stored in packed format and X and B are n by r matrices.

2  Specification

SUBROUTINE F07GAF ( UPLO, N, NRHS, AP, B, LDB, INFO)
INTEGER  N, NRHS, LDB, INFO
REAL (KIND=nag_wp)  AP(*), B(LDB,*)
CHARACTER(1)  UPLO
The routine may be called by its LAPACK name dppsv.

3  Description

F07GAF (DPPSV) uses the Cholesky decomposition to factor A as A=UTU if UPLO='U' or A=LLT if UPLO='L', where U is an upper triangular matrix and L is a lower triangular matrix. 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

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: if INFO=0, the factor U or L from the Cholesky factorization A=UTU or A=LLT, in the same storage format as 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 F07GAF (DPPSV) 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 of A is not positive definite, so the factorization could not be completed, and the solution has not been 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) for further details.
F07GBF (DPPSVX) is a comprehensive LAPACK driver that returns forward and backward error bounds and an estimate of the condition number. Alternatively, F04BEF solves Ax=b  and returns a forward error bound and condition estimate. F04BEF calls F07GAF (DPPSV) 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 analogue of this routine is F07GNF (ZPPSV).

9  Example

This example solves the equations
Ax=b ,
where A  is the symmetric positive definite matrix
A = 4.16 -3.12 0.56 -0.10 -3.12 5.03 -0.83 1.18 0.56 -0.83 0.76 0.34 -0.10 1.18 0.34 1.18   and   b = 8.70 -13.35 1.89 -4.14 .
Details of the Cholesky factorization of A  are also output.

9.1  Program Text

Program Text (f07gafe.f90)

9.2  Program Data

Program Data (f07gafe.d)

9.3  Program Results

Program Results (f07gafe.r)


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