Integer type:  int32  int64  nag_int  show int32  show int32  show int64  show int64  show nag_int  show nag_int

Chapter Contents
Chapter Introduction
NAG Toolbox

# NAG Toolbox: nag_matop_complex_gen_matrix_cond_sqrt (f01kd)

## Purpose

nag_matop_complex_gen_matrix_cond_sqrt (f01kd) computes an estimate of the relative condition number, ${\kappa }_{{A}^{1/2}}$, and a bound on the relative residual, in the Frobenius norm, for the square root of a complex $n$ by $n$ matrix $A$. The principal square root, ${A}^{1/2}$, of $A$ is also returned.

## Syntax

[a, alpha, condsa, ifail] = f01kd(a, 'n', n)
[a, alpha, condsa, ifail] = nag_matop_complex_gen_matrix_cond_sqrt(a, 'n', n)

## Description

For a matrix with no eigenvalues on the closed negative real line, the principal matrix square root, ${A}^{1/2}$, of $A$ is the unique square root with eigenvalues in the right half-plane.
The Fréchet derivative of a matrix function ${A}^{1/2}$ in the direction of the matrix $E$ is the linear function mapping $E$ to $L\left(A,E\right)$ such that
 $A+E1/2 - A1/2 - LA,E = oA .$
The absolute condition number is given by the norm of the Fréchet derivative which is defined by
 $LA := maxE≠0 LA,E E .$
The Fréchet derivative is linear in $E$ and can therefore be written as
 $vec LA,E = KA vecE ,$
where the $\mathrm{vec}$ operator stacks the columns of a matrix into one vector, so that $K\left(A\right)$ is ${n}^{2}×{n}^{2}$.
nag_matop_complex_gen_matrix_cond_sqrt (f01kd) uses Algorithm 3.20 from Higham (2008) to compute an estimate $\gamma$ such that $\gamma \le {‖K\left(X\right)‖}_{F}$. The quantity of $\gamma$ provides a good approximation to ${‖L\left(A\right)‖}_{F}$. The relative condition number, ${\kappa }_{{A}^{1/2}}$, is then computed via
 $κA1/2 = LAF AF A1/2 F .$
${\kappa }_{{A}^{1/2}}$ is returned in the argument condsa.
${A}^{1/2}$ is computed using the algorithm described in Higham (1987). This is a version of the algorithm of Björck and Hammarling (1983). In addition, a blocking scheme described in Deadman et al. (2013) is used.
The computed quantity $\alpha$ is a measure of the stability of the relative residual (see Accuracy). It is computed via
 $α= A 1/2 F 2 AF .$

## References

Björck Å and Hammarling S (1983) A Schur method for the square root of a matrix Linear Algebra Appl. 52/53 127–140
Deadman E, Higham N J and Ralha R (2013) Blocked Schur Algorithms for Computing the Matrix Square Root Applied Parallel and Scientific Computing: 11th International Conference, (PARA 2012, Helsinki, Finland) P. Manninen and P. Öster, Eds Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7782 171–181 Springer–Verlag
Higham N J (1987) Computing real square roots of a real matrix Linear Algebra Appl. 88/89 405–430
Higham N J (2008) Functions of Matrices: Theory and Computation SIAM, Philadelphia, PA, USA

## Parameters

### Compulsory Input Parameters

1:     $\mathrm{a}\left(\mathit{lda},:\right)$ – complex array
The first dimension of the array a must be at least ${\mathbf{n}}$.
The second dimension of the array a must be at least ${\mathbf{n}}$.
The $n$ by $n$ matrix $A$.

### Optional Input Parameters

1:     $\mathrm{n}$int64int32nag_int scalar
Default: the first dimension of the array a and the second dimension of the array a. (An error is raised if these dimensions are not equal.)
$n$, the order of the matrix $A$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{n}}\ge 0$.

### Output Parameters

1:     $\mathrm{a}\left(\mathit{lda},:\right)$ – complex array
The first dimension of the array a will be ${\mathbf{n}}$.
The second dimension of the array a will be ${\mathbf{n}}$.
The $n$ by $n$ principal matrix square root ${A}^{1/2}$. Alternatively, if ${\mathbf{ifail}}={\mathbf{1}}$, contains an $n$ by $n$ non-principal square root of $A$.
2:     $\mathrm{alpha}$ – double scalar
An estimate of the stability of the relative residual for the computed principal (if ${\mathbf{ifail}}={\mathbf{0}}$) or non-principal (if ${\mathbf{ifail}}={\mathbf{1}}$) matrix square root, $\alpha$.
3:     $\mathrm{condsa}$ – double scalar
An estimate of the relative condition number, in the Frobenius norm, of the principal (if ${\mathbf{ifail}}={\mathbf{0}}$) or non-principal (if ${\mathbf{ifail}}={\mathbf{1}}$) matrix square root at $A$, ${\kappa }_{{A}^{1/2}}$.
4:     $\mathrm{ifail}$int64int32nag_int scalar
${\mathbf{ifail}}={\mathbf{0}}$ unless the function detects an error (see Error Indicators and Warnings).

## Error Indicators and Warnings

Errors or warnings detected by the function:
${\mathbf{ifail}}=1$
$A$ has a negative or semisimple vanishing eigenvalue. A non-principal square root was returned.
${\mathbf{ifail}}=2$
$A$ has a defective vanishing eigenvalue. The square root and condition number cannot be found in this case.
${\mathbf{ifail}}=3$
An error occurred when computing the matrix square root. Consequently, alpha and condsa could not be computed. It is likely that the function was called incorrectly.
${\mathbf{ifail}}=4$
An error occurred when computing the condition number. The matrix square root was still returned but you should use nag_matop_complex_gen_matrix_sqrt (f01fn) to check if it is the principal matrix square root.
${\mathbf{ifail}}=-1$
Constraint: ${\mathbf{n}}\ge 0$.
${\mathbf{ifail}}=-3$
Constraint: $\mathit{lda}\ge {\mathbf{n}}$.
${\mathbf{ifail}}=-99$
${\mathbf{ifail}}=-399$
Your licence key may have expired or may not have been installed correctly.
${\mathbf{ifail}}=-999$
Dynamic memory allocation failed.

## Accuracy

If the computed square root is $\stackrel{~}{X}$, then the relative residual
 $A - X~2 F AF ,$
is bounded approximately by $n\alpha \epsilon$, where $\epsilon$ is machine precision. The relative error in $\stackrel{~}{X}$ is bounded approximately by $n\alpha {\kappa }_{{A}^{1/2}}\epsilon$.

Approximately $3×{n}^{2}$ of complex allocatable memory is required by the function.
The cost of computing the matrix square root is $85{n}^{3}/3$ floating-point operations. The cost of computing the condition number depends on how fast the algorithm converges. It typically takes over twice as long as computing the matrix square root.
If condition estimates are not required then it is more efficient to use nag_matop_complex_gen_matrix_sqrt (f01fn) to obtain the matrix square root alone. Condition estimates for the square root of a real matrix can be obtained via nag_matop_real_gen_matrix_cond_sqrt (f01jd).

## Example

This example estimates the matrix square root and condition number of the matrix
 $A = 29+35i 31+61i -38+49i -17-06i 52-59i 58-29i 97+39i -32+15i 20-31i 44-00i 37+19i -26+19i -70+72i -90+08i -87-43i 47-05i .$
```function f01kd_example

fprintf('f01kd example results\n\n');

% Principal square root and conditioning of complex matrix A

a = [ 29+35i  31+61i -38+49i -17- 6i;
52-59i  58-29i  97+39i -32+15i;
20-31i  44- 1i  37+19i -26+19i;
-70+72i -90+ 8i -87-43i  47- 5i];

[as, alpha, condsa, ifail] = f01kd(a);

disp('Square root of A:');
disp(as);

fprintf('\nEstimated relative condition number is       : %6.2f\n', condsa);

fprintf('Condition number for the relative residual is: %6.2f\n', alpha)

```
```f01kd example results

Square root of A:
2.0000 + 3.0000i   1.0000 + 8.0000i  -2.0000 - 0.0000i  -2.0000 + 1.0000i
5.0000 - 4.0000i   7.0000 - 6.0000i   7.0000 + 6.0000i   0.0000 + 0.0000i
1.0000 - 2.0000i   2.0000 + 1.0000i   4.0000 + 1.0000i  -2.0000 + 2.0000i
-3.0000 + 7.0000i  -2.0000 + 2.0000i  -7.0000 - 1.0000i   6.0000 + 2.0000i

Estimated relative condition number is       :  21.17
Condition number for the relative residual is:   1.86
```