NAG Library Routine Document

1Purpose

f06ztf (zsymm) performs one of the matrix-matrix operations
 $C←αAB + βC or C←αBA + βC ,$
where $A$ is a complex symmetric matrix, $B$ and $C$ are $m$ by $n$ complex matrices, and $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are complex scalars.

2Specification

Fortran Interface
 Subroutine f06ztf ( side, uplo, m, n, a, lda, b, ldb, beta, c, ldc)
 Integer, Intent (In) :: m, n, lda, ldb, ldc Complex (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (In) :: alpha, a(lda,*), b(ldb,*), beta Complex (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (Inout) :: c(ldc,*) Character (1), Intent (In) :: side, uplo
#include <nagmk26.h>
 void f06ztf_ (const char *side, const char *uplo, const Integer *m, const Integer *n, const Complex *alpha, const Complex a[], const Integer *lda, const Complex b[], const Integer *ldb, const Complex *beta, Complex c[], const Integer *ldc, const Charlen length_side, const Charlen length_uplo)
The routine may be called by its BLAS name zsymm.

None.

None.

5Arguments

1:     $\mathbf{side}$ – Character(1)Input
On entry: specifies whether $B$ is operated on from the left or the right.
${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'L'}$
$B$ is pre-multiplied from the left.
${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'R'}$
$B$ is post-multiplied from the right.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'L'}$ or $\text{'R'}$.
2:     $\mathbf{uplo}$ – Character(1)Input
On entry: specifies whether the upper or lower triangular part of $A$ is stored.
${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'U'}$
The upper triangular part of $A$ is stored.
${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'L'}$
The lower triangular part of $A$ is stored.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'U'}$ or $\text{'L'}$.
3:     $\mathbf{m}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: $m$, the number of rows of the matrices $B$ and $C$; the order of $A$ if ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'L'}$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{m}}\ge 0$.
4:     $\mathbf{n}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: $n$, the number of columns of the matrices $B$ and $C$; the order of $A$ if ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'R'}$.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{n}}\ge 0$.
5:     $\mathbf{alpha}$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp)Input
On entry: the scalar $\alpha$.
6:     $\mathbf{a}\left({\mathbf{lda}},*\right)$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput
Note: the second dimension of the array a must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{m}}\right)$ if ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'L'}$ and at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{n}}\right)$ if ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'R'}$.
On entry: the symmetric matrix $A$; $A$ is $m$ by $m$ if ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'L'}$, or $n$ by $n$ if ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'R'}$.
• If ${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'U'}$, the upper triangular part of $A$ must be stored and the elements of the array below the diagonal are not referenced.
• If ${\mathbf{uplo}}=\text{'L'}$, the lower triangular part of $A$ must be stored and the elements of the array above the diagonal are not referenced.
7:     $\mathbf{lda}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array a as declared in the (sub)program from which f06ztf (zsymm) is called.
Constraints:
• if ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'L'}$, ${\mathbf{lda}}\ge \mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{m}}\right)$;
• if ${\mathbf{side}}=\text{'R'}$, ${\mathbf{lda}}\ge \mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{n}}\right)$.
8:     $\mathbf{b}\left({\mathbf{ldb}},*\right)$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput
Note: the second dimension of the array b must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{n}}\right)$.
On entry: the $m$ by $n$ matrix $B$.
9:     $\mathbf{ldb}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array b as declared in the (sub)program from which f06ztf (zsymm) is called.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{ldb}}\ge \mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{m}}\right)$.
10:   $\mathbf{beta}$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp)Input
On entry: the scalar $\beta$.
11:   $\mathbf{c}\left({\mathbf{ldc}},*\right)$ – Complex (Kind=nag_wp) arrayInput/Output
Note: the second dimension of the array c must be at least $\mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{n}}\right)$.
On entry: the $m$ by $n$ matrix $C$.
If ${\mathbf{beta}}=0$, c need not be set.
On exit: the updated matrix $C$.
12:   $\mathbf{ldc}$ – IntegerInput
On entry: the first dimension of the array c as declared in the (sub)program from which f06ztf (zsymm) is called.
Constraint: ${\mathbf{ldc}}\ge \mathrm{max}\phantom{\rule{0.125em}{0ex}}\left(1,{\mathbf{m}}\right)$.

None.

Not applicable.

8Parallelism and Performance

f06ztf (zsymm) is threaded by NAG for parallel execution in multithreaded implementations of the NAG Library.
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.