Module 8

Dense Matrix Solvers : Gaussian Elimination, Lapack, and Scalapack

Topics of Disscusion:

• Gaussian Elimination
• Block Strategy of LU Decomposition
• LAPACK
• Parallel Implementation of Gaussian Elimination
• ScaLAPACK

Primary Resources :

• Direct Solvers for System of Linear Equations (JICS, UTK) HTML Notes

Additional Resources :

• Lecture of Numerical Linear Algebra (CSEP) -- HTML Notes
• Numerical Analysis Course (A. Naiman) -- HTML Notes
• Design and Implementation of LAPACK and ScaLAPACK (J. Demmel) -- HTML Notes
• Linear Algebra Lecture Notes (M. Guidry, UTK) -- HTML Notes
• An Introduction to the ScaLAPACK and PESSL Libraries (UNM) -- HTML Notes
• ScaLAPACK User Guide -- PS Notes
• Overview of Parallel Matrix Libraries (UNM) -- HTML Notes
• Scientific Computing : An Introductory Survey (M. Heath) -- Web Site

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References :

• LAPACK Site -- Web Site
• LAPACK90 Site -- Web Site
• ScaLAPACK Site -- Web Site

Source Codes Repository :