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Iterative solution of linear systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

Roland W. Freund ,
Gene H. Golub  and
Noël M. Nachtigal
Roland W. Freund
Affiliation:
RIACS, Mail Stop Ellis StreetNASA Ames Research CenterMoffett Field, CA 94035, USA, E-mail: na.freund@na-net.ornl.gov
Gene H. Golub
Affiliation:
Computer Science DepartmentStanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA, E-mail: golub@sccm.stanford.edu
Noël M. Nachtigal
Affiliation:
RIACS, Mail Stop Ellis StreetNASA Ames Research CenterMoffett Field, CA 94035, USA, E-mail: na.nachtigal@na-net.ornl.gov
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Abstract

Recent advances in the field of iterative methods for solving large linear systems are reviewed. The main focus is on developments in the area of conjugate gradient-type algorithms and Krylov subspace methods for nonHermitian matrices.

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Acta Numerica , Volume 1 , January 1992 , pp. 57 - 100
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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