Predicting Structure in Sparse Matrix Computations

  • Authors:
  • John R. Gilbert

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications
  • Year:
  • 1994

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Abstract

Many sparse matrix algorithms---for example, solving a sparse system of linear equations---begin by predicting the nonzero structure of the output of a matrix computation from the nonzero structure of its input. This paper is a catalog of ways to predict nonzero structure. It contains known results for some problems, including various matrix factorizations, and new results for other problems, including some eigenvector computations.