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There are many methods available for solving sparse systems. We compare some of them here. | There are many methods available for solving sparse systems. We compare some of them here. | ||
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| − | Solving a simple sparse system $A x = b$ for steady space of heat equation in 1d with $n$ nodes, results in a matrix shown in fig | + | Solving a simple sparse system $A x = b$ for steady space of heat equation in 1d with $n$ nodes, results in a matrix shown in Figure <xr id="fig:matrix1"/>. |
The following timings of solvers are given in seconds: | The following timings of solvers are given in seconds: | ||
Revision as of 13:09, 16 March 2017
There are many methods available for solving sparse systems. We compare some of them here.
Mathematica has the following methods available (https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LinearSolve.html#DetailsAndOptions)
- direct: banded, cholesky, multifrontal (direct sparse LU)
- iterative: Krylov
Matlab has the following methods:
- direct: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/mldivide.html#bt42omx_head
- iterative: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/math/systems-of-linear-equations.html#brzoiix, including bicgstab, gmres
Eigen has the following methods: (https://eigen.tuxfamily.org/dox-devel/group__TopicSparseSystems.html)
- direct: sparse LU
- iterative: bicgstab, cg
Solving a simple sparse system $A x = b$ for steady space of heat equation in 1d with $n$ nodes, results in a matrix shown in Figure Figure 1.
The following timings of solvers are given in seconds:
| $n = 10^6$ | Matlab | Mathematica | Eigen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.04 |
| SparseLU | / | 1.73 | 0.82 |
| BICGStab / Krylov | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.53 |
Incomplete LU preconditioner was used for BICGStab. Without the preconditioner BICGStab does not converge.
