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Suitable for computational scientists and engineers in addition to researchers in numerical linear algebra community, this title includes an introduction to tensor computations and fresh sections on: discrete Poisson solvers; pseudospectra; structured linear equation problems; structured eigenvalue problems; and, polynomial eigenvalue problems.

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Table of Contents

Preface
Global References
Other Books
Useful URLs
Common Notation
Chapter 1. Matrix Multiplication
1.1. Basic Algorithms and Notation
1.2. Structure and Efficiency
1.3. Block Matrices and Algorithms
1.4. Fast Matrix-Vector Products
1.5. Vectorization and Locality
1.6. Parallel Matrix Multiplication
Chapter 2. Matrix Analysis
2.1. Basic Ideas from Linear Algebra
2.2. Vector Norms
2.3. Matrix Norms
2.4. The Singular Value Decomposition
2.5. Subspace Metrics
2.6. The Sensitivity of Square Systems
2.7. Finite Precision Matrix Computations
Chapter 3. General Linear Systems
3.1. Triangular Systems
3.2. The LU Factorization
3.3. Roundoff Error in Gaussian Elimination
3.4. Pivoting
3.5. Improving and Estimating Accuracy
3.6. Parallel LU
Chapter 4. Special Linear Systems
4.1. Diagonal Dominance and Symmetry
4.2. Positive Definite Systems
4.3. Banded Systems
4.4. Symmetric Indefinite Systems
4.5. Block Tridiagonal Systems
4.6. Vandermonde Systems
4.7. Classical Methods for Toeplitz Systems
4.8. Circulant and Discrete Poisson Systems
Chapter 5. Orthogonalization and Least Squares
5.1. Householder and Givens Transformations
5.2. The QR Factorization
5.3. The Full-Rank Least Squares Problem
5.4. Other Orthogonal Factorizations
5.5. The Rank-Deficient Least Squares Problem
5.6. Square and Underdetermined Systems
Chapter 6. Modified Least Squares Problems and Methods
6.1. Weighting and Regularization
6.2. Constrained Least Squares
6.3. Total Least Squares
6.4. Subspace Computations with the SVD
6.5. Updating Matrix Factorizations
Chapter 7. Unsymmetric Eigenvalue Problems
7.1. Properties and Decompositions
7.2. Perturbation Theory
7.3. Power Iterations
7.4. The Hessenberg and Real Schur Forms
7.5. The Practical QR Algorithm
7.6. Invariant Subspace Computations
7.7. The Generalized Eigenvalue Problem
7.8. Hamiltonian and Product Eigenvalue Problems
7.9. Pseudospectra
Chapter 8. Symmetric Eigenvalue Problems
8.1. Properties and Decompositions
8.2. Power Iterations
8.3. The Symmetric QR Algorithm
8.4. More Methods for Tridiagonal Problems
8.5. Jacobi Methods
8.6. Computing the SVD
8.7. Generalized Eigenvalue Problems with Symmetry
Chapter 9. Functions of Matrices
9.1. Eigenvalue Methods
9.2. Approximation Methods
9.3. The Matrix Exponential
9.4. The Sign, Square Root, and Log of a Matrix
Chapter 10. Large Sparse Eigenvalue Problems
10.1. The Symmetric Lanczos Process
10.2. Lanczos, Quadrature, and Approximation
10.3. Practical Lanczos Procedures
10.4. Large Sparse SVD Frameworks
10.5. Krylov Methods for Unsymmetric Problems
10.6. Jacobi-Davidson and Related Methods
Chapter 11. Large Sparse Linear System Problems
11.1. Direct Methods
11.2. The Classical Iterations
11.3. The Conjugate Gradient Method
11.4. Other Krylov Methods
11.5. Preconditioning
11.6. The Multigrid Framework
Chapter 12. Special Topics
12.1. Linear Systems with Displacement Structure
12.2. Structured-Rank Problems
12.3. Kronecker Product Computations
12.4. Tensor Unfoldings and Contractions
12.5. Tensor Decompositions and Iterations
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 12/04/2013
      ISBN13: 9781421407944, 978-1421407944
      ISBN10: 1421407949

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Suitable for computational scientists and engineers in addition to researchers in numerical linear algebra community, this title includes an introduction to tensor computations and fresh sections on: discrete Poisson solvers; pseudospectra; structured linear equation problems; structured eigenvalue problems; and, polynomial eigenvalue problems.

      Trade Review
      Problems, solutions, and discussions of the formulas, methods and literature surrounding matrix computations make for a reference that is specific and well detailed: perfect for any college-level math collection appealing to engineers. Midwest Book Review Written for scientists and engineers, Matrix Computations, fourth edition provides comprehensive coverage of numerical linear algebra. Anyone whose work requires the solution to a matrix problem and an appreciation of mathematical properties will find this book to be an indispensable tool. MathWorks

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Global References
      Other Books
      Useful URLs
      Common Notation
      Chapter 1. Matrix Multiplication
      1.1. Basic Algorithms and Notation
      1.2. Structure and Efficiency
      1.3. Block Matrices and Algorithms
      1.4. Fast Matrix-Vector Products
      1.5. Vectorization and Locality
      1.6. Parallel Matrix Multiplication
      Chapter 2. Matrix Analysis
      2.1. Basic Ideas from Linear Algebra
      2.2. Vector Norms
      2.3. Matrix Norms
      2.4. The Singular Value Decomposition
      2.5. Subspace Metrics
      2.6. The Sensitivity of Square Systems
      2.7. Finite Precision Matrix Computations
      Chapter 3. General Linear Systems
      3.1. Triangular Systems
      3.2. The LU Factorization
      3.3. Roundoff Error in Gaussian Elimination
      3.4. Pivoting
      3.5. Improving and Estimating Accuracy
      3.6. Parallel LU
      Chapter 4. Special Linear Systems
      4.1. Diagonal Dominance and Symmetry
      4.2. Positive Definite Systems
      4.3. Banded Systems
      4.4. Symmetric Indefinite Systems
      4.5. Block Tridiagonal Systems
      4.6. Vandermonde Systems
      4.7. Classical Methods for Toeplitz Systems
      4.8. Circulant and Discrete Poisson Systems
      Chapter 5. Orthogonalization and Least Squares
      5.1. Householder and Givens Transformations
      5.2. The QR Factorization
      5.3. The Full-Rank Least Squares Problem
      5.4. Other Orthogonal Factorizations
      5.5. The Rank-Deficient Least Squares Problem
      5.6. Square and Underdetermined Systems
      Chapter 6. Modified Least Squares Problems and Methods
      6.1. Weighting and Regularization
      6.2. Constrained Least Squares
      6.3. Total Least Squares
      6.4. Subspace Computations with the SVD
      6.5. Updating Matrix Factorizations
      Chapter 7. Unsymmetric Eigenvalue Problems
      7.1. Properties and Decompositions
      7.2. Perturbation Theory
      7.3. Power Iterations
      7.4. The Hessenberg and Real Schur Forms
      7.5. The Practical QR Algorithm
      7.6. Invariant Subspace Computations
      7.7. The Generalized Eigenvalue Problem
      7.8. Hamiltonian and Product Eigenvalue Problems
      7.9. Pseudospectra
      Chapter 8. Symmetric Eigenvalue Problems
      8.1. Properties and Decompositions
      8.2. Power Iterations
      8.3. The Symmetric QR Algorithm
      8.4. More Methods for Tridiagonal Problems
      8.5. Jacobi Methods
      8.6. Computing the SVD
      8.7. Generalized Eigenvalue Problems with Symmetry
      Chapter 9. Functions of Matrices
      9.1. Eigenvalue Methods
      9.2. Approximation Methods
      9.3. The Matrix Exponential
      9.4. The Sign, Square Root, and Log of a Matrix
      Chapter 10. Large Sparse Eigenvalue Problems
      10.1. The Symmetric Lanczos Process
      10.2. Lanczos, Quadrature, and Approximation
      10.3. Practical Lanczos Procedures
      10.4. Large Sparse SVD Frameworks
      10.5. Krylov Methods for Unsymmetric Problems
      10.6. Jacobi-Davidson and Related Methods
      Chapter 11. Large Sparse Linear System Problems
      11.1. Direct Methods
      11.2. The Classical Iterations
      11.3. The Conjugate Gradient Method
      11.4. Other Krylov Methods
      11.5. Preconditioning
      11.6. The Multigrid Framework
      Chapter 12. Special Topics
      12.1. Linear Systems with Displacement Structure
      12.2. Structured-Rank Problems
      12.3. Kronecker Product Computations
      12.4. Tensor Unfoldings and Contractions
      12.5. Tensor Decompositions and Iterations
      Index

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