High Performance Algorithms for Structured Matrix Problems
edited by Peter Arbenz, Marcin Paprzycki, Ahmed Sameh and Vivek Sarin
Advances in the Theory of Computation and Computational Mathematics
Volume 2


Introduction

P. Arbenz (ETH Zurich), M. Paprzycki (University of Southern Mississip), A. Sameh and V. Sarin (Purdue University)


Part I Linear System Solvers

A Comparison of Frontal Software with other Harwell Subroutine Library Sparse Direct Solvers

I.S. Duff and J.A. Scott (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Sparse Matrix Bandwith Reduction: Algorithms, Applications and Real Industrial Cases in Electromagnetics
A Espositio, M.S.F. Catalano, F. Malucelli and L. Tarricone (University of Perugia)

On the Stable Parallel Solution of General Narrow Banded Linear Systems
P. Arbenz (ETH Zurich) and M. Hegland (Australian National University)


Part II Eigenvalue Problems

Efficient Algorithms for Reducing Banded Matrices to Bidiagonal and Tridiagonal Form

B. Lang (Bergische University Wuppertal)

Parallel Bisection Algorithm for Solving Symmetric Tridiagonal Eigenproblem
J.M. Badia (University Jaume I. Castellon) and A.M. Vidal (Technical University Valencia)

A Parallel QR Algorithm for the Symmetric Tridiagonal Eigenvalue Problem
I. Bar-On (Technion University)


Part III Matrices with Special Structure

A Numerical Comparison of Look-Ahead Levinson and Schur Algorithms for Non-Hermitian Toeplitz Systems

M. Hochbruck (University of Tubingen)

Superfast Solution of Linear Equations with Low Displacement Rank
T. Huckle (Technical University of Munich)


Part IV Parallel Computation

Load Balance in Parallel FACR

S.L. Johnsson and N.P. Pitsianis (University of Houston)

Parallel CG-Methods - Automatically Optimized for PC and Workstation Clusters
J. Eisenbiegler, J. Gottlieb, W. Lowe, S. Schlaeger, M. Thul, and W. Zimmerman (University of Karlsruhe)