NAG FL Interface
f11jqf (complex_​herm_​solve_​ilu)

1 Purpose

f11jqf solves a complex sparse Hermitian system of linear equations, represented in symmetric coordinate storage format, using a conjugate gradient or Lanczos method, with incomplete Cholesky preconditioning.

2 Specification

Fortran Interface
Subroutine f11jqf ( method, n, nnz, a, la, irow, icol, ipiv, istr, b, tol, maxitn, x, rnorm, itn, work, lwork, ifail)
Integer, Intent (In) :: n, nnz, la, irow(la), icol(la), istr(n+1), maxitn, lwork
Integer, Intent (Inout) :: ipiv(n), ifail
Integer, Intent (Out) :: itn
Real (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (In) :: tol
Real (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (Out) :: rnorm
Complex (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (In) :: a(la), b(n)
Complex (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (Inout) :: x(n)
Complex (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (Out) :: work(lwork)
Character (*), Intent (In) :: method
C Header Interface
#include <nag.h>
void  f11jqf_ (const char *method, const Integer *n, const Integer *nnz, const Complex a[], const Integer *la, const Integer irow[], const Integer icol[], Integer ipiv[], const Integer istr[], const Complex b[], const double *tol, const Integer *maxitn, Complex x[], double *rnorm, Integer *itn, Complex work[], const Integer *lwork, Integer *ifail, const Charlen length_method)
The routine may be called by the names f11jqf or nagf_sparse_complex_herm_solve_ilu.

3 Description

f11jqf solves a complex sparse Hermitian linear system of equations
Ax=b,  
using a preconditioned conjugate gradient method (see Meijerink and Van der Vorst (1977)), or a preconditioned Lanczos method based on the algorithm SYMMLQ (see Paige and Saunders (1975)). The conjugate gradient method is more efficient if A is positive definite, but may fail to converge for indefinite matrices. In this case the Lanczos method should be used instead. For further details see Barrett et al. (1994).
f11jqf uses the incomplete Cholesky factorization determined by f11jnf as the preconditioning matrix. A call to f11jqf must always be preceded by a call to f11jnf. Alternative preconditioners for the same storage scheme are available by calling f11jsf.
The matrix A and the preconditioning matrix M are represented in symmetric coordinate storage (SCS) format (see Section 2.1.2 in the F11 Chapter Introduction) in the arrays a, irow and icol, as returned from f11jnf. The array a holds the nonzero entries in the lower triangular parts of these matrices, while irow and icol hold the corresponding row and column indices.

4 References

Barrett R, Berry M, Chan T F, Demmel J, Donato J, Dongarra J, Eijkhout V, Pozo R, Romine C and Van der Vorst H (1994) Templates for the Solution of Linear Systems: Building Blocks for Iterative Methods SIAM, Philadelphia
Meijerink J and Van der Vorst H (1977) An iterative solution method for linear systems of which the coefficient matrix is a symmetric M-matrix Math. Comput. 31 148–162
Paige C C and Saunders M A (1975) Solution of sparse indefinite systems of linear equations SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 12 617–629

5 Arguments

1: method Character(*) Input
On entry: specifies the iterative method to be used.
method='CG'
Conjugate gradient method.
method='SYMMLQ'
Lanczos method (SYMMLQ).
Constraint: method='CG' or 'SYMMLQ'.
2: n Integer Input
On entry: n, the order of the matrix A. This must be the same value as was supplied in the preceding call to f11jnf.
Constraint: n1.
3: nnz Integer Input
On entry: the number of nonzero elements in the lower triangular part of the matrix A. This must be the same value as was supplied in the preceding call to f11jnf.
Constraint: 1nnzn×n+1/2.
4: ala Complex (Kind=nag_wp) array Input
On entry: the values returned in the array a by a previous call to f11jnf.
5: la Integer Input
On entry: the dimension of the arrays a, irow and icol as declared in the (sub)program from which f11jqf is called. This must be the same value as was supplied in the preceding call to f11jnf.
Constraint: la2×nnz.
6: irowla Integer array Input
7: icolla Integer array Input
8: ipivn Integer array Input
9: istrn+1 Integer array Input
On entry: the values returned in arrays irow, icol, ipiv and istr by a previous call to f11jnf.
10: bn Complex (Kind=nag_wp) array Input
On entry: the right-hand side vector b.
11: tol Real (Kind=nag_wp) Input
On entry: the required tolerance. Let xk denote the approximate solution at iteration k, and rk the corresponding residual. The algorithm is considered to have converged at iteration k if
rkτ×b+Axk.  
If tol0.0, τ=maxε,10ε,nε is used, where ε is the machine precision. Otherwise τ=maxtol,10ε,nε is used.
Constraint: tol<1.0.
12: maxitn Integer Input
On entry: the maximum number of iterations allowed.
Constraint: maxitn1.
13: xn Complex (Kind=nag_wp) array Input/Output
On entry: an initial approximation to the solution vector x.
On exit: an improved approximation to the solution vector x.
14: rnorm Real (Kind=nag_wp) Output
On exit: the final value of the residual norm rk, where k is the output value of itn.
15: itn Integer Output
On exit: the number of iterations carried out.
16: worklwork Complex (Kind=nag_wp) array Workspace
17: lwork Integer Input
On entry: the dimension of the array work as declared in the (sub)program from which f11jqf is called.
Constraints:
  • if method='CG', lwork6×n+120;
  • if method='SYMMLQ', lwork7×n+120.
18: ifail Integer Input/Output
On entry: ifail must be set to 0, -1 or 1. If you are unfamiliar with this argument you should refer to Section 4 in the Introduction to the NAG Library FL Interface for details.
For environments where it might be inappropriate to halt program execution when an error is detected, the value -1 or 1 is recommended. If the output of error messages is undesirable, then the value 1 is recommended. Otherwise, if you are not familiar with this argument, the recommended value is 0. When the value -1 or 1 is used it is essential to test the value of ifail on exit.
On exit: ifail=0 unless the routine detects an error or a warning has been flagged (see Section 6).

6 Error Indicators and Warnings

If on entry ifail=0 or -1, explanatory error messages are output on the current error message unit (as defined by x04aaf).
Errors or warnings detected by the routine:
ifail=1
On entry, la=value and nnz=value.
Constraint: la2×nnz.
On entry, lwork is too small: lwork=value. Minimum required value of lwork=value.
On entry, maxitn=value.
Constraint: maxitn1.
On entry, method=value.
Constraint: method='CG' or 'SYMMLQ'.
On entry, n=value.
Constraint: n1.
On entry, nnz=value.
Constraint: nnz1.
On entry, nnz=value and n=value.
Constraint: nnzn×n+1/2.
On entry, tol=value.
Constraint: tol<1.0.
ifail=2
On entry, ai is out of order: i=value.
On entry, i=value, icoli=value, irowi=value.
Constraint: icoli1 and icoliirowi.
On entry, i=value, irowi=value and n=value.
Constraint: irowi1 and irowin.
On entry, the location (irowi,icoli) is a duplicate: i=value.
Check that the call to f11jqf has been preceded by a valid call to f11jnf, and that the arrays a, irow, and icol have not been corrupted between the two calls.
ifail=3
On entry, istr appears to be invalid.
Check that a, irow, icol, ipiv and istr have not been corrupted between calls to f11jnf.
ifail=4
The required accuracy could not be obtained. However a reasonable accuracy has been achieved.
ifail=5
The solution has not converged after value iterations.
ifail=6
The preconditioner appears not to be positive definite. The computation cannot continue.
ifail=7
The matrix of the coefficients a appears not to be positive definite. The computation cannot continue.
ifail=8
A serious error, code value, has occurred in an internal call. Check all subroutine calls and array sizes. Seek expert help.
ifail=-99
An unexpected error has been triggered by this routine. Please contact NAG.
See Section 7 in the Introduction to the NAG Library FL Interface for further information.
ifail=-399
Your licence key may have expired or may not have been installed correctly.
See Section 8 in the Introduction to the NAG Library FL Interface for further information.
ifail=-999
Dynamic memory allocation failed.
See Section 9 in the Introduction to the NAG Library FL Interface for further information.

7 Accuracy

On successful termination, the final residual rk=b-Axk, where k=itn, satisfies the termination criterion
rkτ×b+Axk.  
The value of the final residual norm is returned in rnorm.

8 Parallelism and Performance

f11jqf is threaded by NAG for parallel execution in multithreaded implementations of the NAG Library.
f11jqf makes calls to BLAS and/or LAPACK routines, which may be threaded within the vendor library used by this implementation. Consult the documentation for the vendor library for further information.
Please consult the X06 Chapter Introduction for information on how to control and interrogate the OpenMP environment used within this routine. Please also consult the Users' Note for your implementation for any additional implementation-specific information.

9 Further Comments

The time taken by f11jqf for each iteration is roughly proportional to the value of nnzc returned from the preceding call to f11jnf. One iteration with the Lanczos method (SYMMLQ) requires a slightly larger number of operations than one iteration with the conjugate gradient method.
The number of iterations required to achieve a prescribed accuracy cannot easily be determined a priori, as it can depend dramatically on the conditioning and spectrum of the preconditioned matrix of the coefficients A¯=M-1A.

10 Example

This example solves a complex sparse Hermitian positive definite system of equations using the conjugate gradient method, with incomplete Cholesky preconditioning.

10.1 Program Text

Program Text (f11jqfe.f90)

10.2 Program Data

Program Data (f11jqfe.d)

10.3 Program Results

Program Results (f11jqfe.r)