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nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01jjc)

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    1  Purpose
    7  Accuracy

1  Purpose

nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01jjc) computes an estimate of the relative condition number κlogA of the logarithm of a real n by n matrix A, in the 1-norm. The principal matrix logarithm logA is also returned.

2  Specification

#include <nag.h>
#include <nagf01.h>
void  nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (Integer n, double a[], Integer pda, double *condla, NagError *fail)

3  Description

For a matrix with no eigenvalues on the closed negative real line, the principal matrix logarithm logA is the unique logarithm whose spectrum lies in the strip z:-π<Imz<π.
The Fréchet derivative of the matrix logarithm of A is the unique linear mapping ELA,E such that for any matrix E 
logA+E - logA - LA,E = oE .
The derivative describes the first order effect of perturbations in A on the logarithm logA.
The relative condition number of the matrix logarithm can be defined by
κlogA = LA A logA ,
where LA is the norm of the Fréchet derivative of the matrix logarithm at A.
To obtain the estimate of κlogA, nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01jjc) first estimates LA by computing an estimate γ of a quantity Kn-1LA1,nLA1, such that γK.
The algorithms used to compute κlogA and logA are based on a Schur decomposition, the inverse scaling and squaring method and Padé approximants. Further details can be found in Al–Mohy and Higham (2011) and Al–Mohy et al. (2012).

4  References

Al–Mohy A H and Higham N J (2011) Improved inverse scaling and squaring algorithms for the matrix logarithm SIAM J. Sci. Comput. 34(4) C152–C169
Al–Mohy A H, Higham N J and Relton S D (2012) Computing the Fréchet derivative of the matrix logarithm and estimating the condition number MIMS EPrint 2012.72
Higham N J (2008) Functions of Matrices: Theory and Computation SIAM, Philadelphia, PA, USA

5  Arguments

1:     nIntegerInput
On entry: n, the order of the matrix A.
Constraint: n0.
2:     a[dim]doubleInput/Output
Note: the dimension, dim, of the array a must be at least pda×n.
The i,jth element of the matrix A is stored in a[j-1×pda+i-1].
On entry: the n by n matrix A.
On exit: the n by n principal matrix logarithm, logA.
3:     pdaIntegerInput
On entry: the stride separating matrix row elements in the array a.
Constraint: pdan.
4:     condladouble *Output
On exit: with fail.code= NE_NOERROR or NW_SOME_PRECISION_LOSS, an estimate of the relative condition number of the matrix logarithm, κlogA. Alternatively, if fail.code= NE_RCOND, contains the absolute condition number of the matrix logarithm.
5:     failNagError *Input/Output
The NAG error argument (see Section 3.6 in the Essential Introduction).

6  Error Indicators and Warnings

NE_ALLOC_FAIL
Dynamic memory allocation failed.
NE_BAD_PARAM
On entry, argument value had an illegal value.
NE_INT
On entry, n=value.
Constraint: n0.
NE_INT_2
On entry, pda=value and n=value.
Constraint: pdan.
NE_INTERNAL_ERROR
An internal error has occurred in this function. Check the function call and any array sizes. If the call is correct then please contact NAG for assistance.
NE_NEGATIVE_EIGVAL
A has eigenvalues on the negative real line. The principal logarithm is not defined in this case; nag_matop_complex_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01kjc) can be used to return a complex, non-principal log.
NE_RCOND
The relative condition number is infinite. The absolute condition number was returned instead.
NE_SINGULAR
A is singular so the logarithm cannot be computed.
NW_SOME_PRECISION_LOSS
logA has been computed using an IEEE double precision Padé approximant, although the arithmetic precision is higher than IEEE double precision.

7  Accuracy

nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01jjc) uses the norm estimation function nag_linsys_real_gen_norm_rcomm (f04ydc) to produce an estimate γ of a quantity Kn-1LA1,nLA1, such that γK. For further details on the accuracy of norm estimation, see the documentation for nag_linsys_real_gen_norm_rcomm (f04ydc).
For a normal matrix A (for which ATA=AAT), the Schur decomposition is diagonal and the computation of the matrix logarithm reduces to evaluating the logarithm of the eigenvalues of A and then constructing logA using the Schur vectors. This should give a very accurate result. In general, however, no error bounds are available for the algorithm. The sensitivity of the computation of logA is worst when A has an eigenvalue of very small modulus or has a complex conjugate pair of eigenvalues lying close to the negative real axis. See Al–Mohy and Higham (2011) and Section 11.2 of Higham (2008) for details and further discussion.

8  Parallelism and Performance

nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01jjc) is threaded by NAG for parallel execution in multithreaded implementations of the NAG Library.
nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01jjc) 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 Users' Note for your implementation for any additional implementation-specific information.

9  Further Comments

nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_std (f01jac) uses a similar algorithm to nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01jjc) to compute an estimate of the absolute condition number (which is related to the relative condition number by a factor of A/logA). However, the required Fréchet derivatives are computed in a more efficient and stable manner by nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01jjc) and so its use is recommended over nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_std (f01jac).
The amount of real allocatable memory required by the algorithm is typically of the order 10n2.
The cost of the algorithm is On3 floating-point operations; see Al–Mohy et al. (2012).
If the matrix logarithm alone is required, without an estimate of the condition number, then nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_log (f01ejc) should be used. If the Fréchet derivative of the matrix logarithm is required then nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_frcht_log (f01jkc) should be used. If A has negative real eigenvalues then nag_matop_complex_gen_matrix_cond_log (f01kjc) can be used to return a complex, non-principal matrix logarithm and its condition number.

10  Example

This example estimates the relative condition number of the matrix logarithm logA, where
A = 4 -1 0 1 2 5 -2 2 1 1 3 -1 2 0 2 8 .

10.1  Program Text

Program Text (f01jjce.c)

10.2  Program Data

Program Data (f01jjce.d)

10.3  Program Results

Program Results (f01jjce.r)


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