Our systems are now restored following recent technical disruption, and we’re working hard to catch up on publishing. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. Find out more

Recommended product

Popular links

Popular links


Matrix Algorithms

Matrix Algorithms

Matrix Algorithms

Volume 2: Eigensystems
G. W. Stewart, University of Maryland, College Park
August 2001
2. Eigensystems
Paperback
9780898715033
$57.00
USD
Paperback

    This is the second volume in a projected five-volume survey of numerical linear algebra and matrix algorithms. It treats the numerical solution of dense and large-scale eigenvalue problems with an emphasis on algorithms and the theoretical background required to understand them. The notes and reference sections contain pointers to other methods along with historical comments. The book is divided into two parts: dense eigenproblems and large eigenproblems. The first part gives a full treatment of the widely used QR algorithm, which is then applied to the solution of generalized eigenproblems and the computation of the singular value decomposition. The second part treats Krylov sequence methods such as the Lanczos and Arnoldi algorithms and presents a new treatment of the Jacobi-Davidson method. These volumes are not intended to be encyclopedic, but provide the reader with the theoretical and practical background to read the research literature and implement or modify new algorithms.

    • The volumes in the series are intermediate-level monographs, suitable for self-study by professionals and graduate students in the sciences and engineering
    • The first volume, Matrix Algorithms, Volume I: Basic Decompositions, was published by SIAM in 1998
    • The algorithms treated are illustrated by pseudocode that has been tested in MATLAB implementations

    Reviews & endorsements

    '… an excellent treatise on eigensystems. It should be purchased by all libraries and any individuals who make extensive use of computations in eigensystems.' A. Mahajan, Applied Mechanical Reviews

    See more reviews

    Product details

    August 2001
    Paperback
    9780898715033
    184 pages
    252 × 25 × 177 mm
    0.883kg
    This item is not supplied by Cambridge University Press in your region. Please contact Soc for Industrial & Applied Mathematics for availability.

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Eigensystems
    • 2. The QR algorithm
    • 3. The symmetric eigenvalue problem
    • 4. Eigenspaces and their approximation
    • 5. Krylov sequence methods
    • 6. Alternatives
    • 7. Appendix: Background
    • Index.
      Author
    • G. W. Stewart , University of Maryland, College Park