# NAG Library Routine Document

## 1Purpose

f07mef (dsytrs) solves a real symmetric indefinite system of linear equations with multiple right-hand sides,
 $AX=B ,$
where $A$ has been factorized by f07mdf (dsytrf).

## 2Specification

Fortran Interface
 Subroutine f07mef ( uplo, n, nrhs, a, lda, ipiv, b, ldb, info)
 Integer, Intent (In) :: n, nrhs, lda, ipiv(*), ldb Integer, Intent (Out) :: info Real (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (In) :: a(lda,*) Real (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (Inout) :: b(ldb,*) Character (1), Intent (In) :: uplo
#include nagmk26.h
 void f07mef_ (const char *uplo, const Integer *n, const Integer *nrhs, const double a[], const Integer *lda, const Integer ipiv[], double b[], const Integer *ldb, Integer *info, const Charlen length_uplo)
The routine may be called by its LAPACK name dsytrs.

## 3Description

f07mef (dsytrs) is used to solve a real symmetric indefinite system of linear equations $AX=B$, this routine must be preceded by a call to f07mdf (dsytrf) which computes the Bunch–Kaufman factorization of $A$.
If ${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'U'}$, $A=PUD{U}^{\mathrm{T}}{P}^{\mathrm{T}}$, where $P$ is a permutation matrix, $U$ is an upper triangular matrix and $D$ is a symmetric block diagonal matrix with $1$ by $1$ and $2$ by $2$ blocks; the solution $X$ is computed by solving $PUDY=B$ and then ${U}^{\mathrm{T}}{P}^{\mathrm{T}}X=Y$.
If ${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'L'}$, $A=PLD{L}^{\mathrm{T}}{P}^{\mathrm{T}}$, where $L$ is a lower triangular matrix; the solution $X$ is computed by solving $PLDY=B$ and then ${L}^{\mathrm{T}}{P}^{\mathrm{T}}X=Y$.

## 4References

Golub G H and Van Loan C F (1996) Matrix Computations (3rd Edition) Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore

## 5Arguments

1:     $\mathbf{uplo}$ – Character(1)Input
On entry: specifies how $A$ has been factorized.
${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'U'}$
$A=PUD{U}^{\mathrm{T}}{P}^{\mathrm{T}}$, where $U$ is upper triangular.
${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'L'}$
$A=PLD{L}^{\mathrm{T}}{P}^{\mathrm{T}}$, where $L$ is lower triangular.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'U'}$ or $\text{'L'}$.
2:     $\mathbf{n}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: $n$, the order of the matrix $A$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{n}}\ge 0$.
3:     $\mathbf{nrhs}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: $r$, the number of right-hand sides.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{nrhs}}\ge 0$.
4:     $\mathbf{a}\left({\mathbf{lda}},*\right)$ – Real (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput
Note: the second dimension of the array a must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{n}}\right)$.
On entry: details of the factorization of $A$, as returned by f07mdf (dsytrf).
5:     $\mathbf{lda}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array a as declared in the (sub)program from which f07mef (dsytrs) is called.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{lda}}\ge \mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{n}}\right)$.
6:     $\mathbf{ipiv}\left(*\right)$ – Integer arrayInput
Note: the dimension of the array ipiv must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{n}}\right)$.
On entry: details of the interchanges and the block structure of $D$, as returned by f07mdf (dsytrf).
7:     $\mathbf{b}\left({\mathbf{ldb}},*\right)$ – Real (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput/Output
Note: the second dimension of the array b must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{nrhs}}\right)$.
On entry: the $n$ by $r$ right-hand side matrix $B$.
On exit: the $n$ by $r$ solution matrix $X$.
8:     $\mathbf{ldb}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array b as declared in the (sub)program from which f07mef (dsytrs) is called.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{ldb}}\ge \mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{n}}\right)$.
9:     $\mathbf{info}$ – IntegerOutput
On exit: ${\mathbf{info}}=0$ unless the routine detects an error (see Section 6).

## 6Error Indicators and Warnings

${\mathbf{info}}<0$
If ${\mathbf{info}}=-i$, argument $i$ had an illegal value. An explanatory message is output, and execution of the program is terminated.

## 7Accuracy

For each right-hand side vector $b$, the computed solution $x$ is the exact solution of a perturbed system of equations $\left(A+E\right)x=b$, where
• if ${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'U'}$, $\left|E\right|\le c\left(n\right)\epsilon P\left|U\right|\left|D\right|\left|{U}^{\mathrm{T}}\right|{P}^{\mathrm{T}}$;
• if ${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'L'}$, $\left|E\right|\le c\left(n\right)\epsilon P\left|L\right|\left|D\right|\left|{L}^{\mathrm{T}}\right|{P}^{\mathrm{T}}$,
$c\left(n\right)$ is a modest linear function of $n$, and $\epsilon$ is the machine precision.
If $\stackrel{^}{x}$ is the true solution, then the computed solution $x$ satisfies a forward error bound of the form
 $x-x^∞ x∞ ≤cncondA,xε$
where $\mathrm{cond}\left(A,x\right)={‖\left|{A}^{-1}\right|\left|A\right|\left|x\right|‖}_{\infty }/{‖x‖}_{\infty }\le \mathrm{cond}\left(A\right)={‖\left|{A}^{-1}\right|\left|A\right|‖}_{\infty }\le {\kappa }_{\infty }\left(A\right)$.
Note that $\mathrm{cond}\left(A,x\right)$ can be much smaller than $\mathrm{cond}\left(A\right)$.
Forward and backward error bounds can be computed by calling f07mhf (dsyrfs), and an estimate for ${\kappa }_{\infty }\left(A\right)$ ($\text{}={\kappa }_{1}\left(A\right)$) can be obtained by calling f07mgf (dsycon).

## 8Parallelism and Performance

f07mef (dsytrs) 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.

The total number of floating-point operations is approximately $2{n}^{2}r$.
This routine may be followed by a call to f07mhf (dsyrfs) to refine the solution and return an error estimate.
The complex analogues of this routine are f07msf (zhetrs) for Hermitian matrices and f07nsf (zsytrs) for symmetric matrices.

## 10Example

This example solves the system of equations $AX=B$, where
 $A= 2.07 3.87 4.20 -1.15 3.87 -0.21 1.87 0.63 4.20 1.87 1.15 2.06 -1.15 0.63 2.06 -1.81 and B= -9.50 27.85 -8.38 9.90 -6.07 19.25 -0.96 3.93 .$
Here $A$ is symmetric indefinite and must first be factorized by f07mdf (dsytrf).

### 10.1Program Text

Program Text (f07mefe.f90)

### 10.2Program Data

Program Data (f07mefe.d)

### 10.3Program Results

Program Results (f07mefe.r)

© The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd, Oxford, UK. 2017