XLPack 7.0
XLPack Numerical Library (Excel VBA) Reference Manual
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◆ Dsgesv()

Sub Dsgesv ( N As  Long,
A() As  Double,
IPiv() As  Long,
B() As  Double,
X() As  Double,
Iter As  Long,
Info As  Long,
Optional Nrhs As  Long = 1 
)

(Simple driver) Solution to system of linear equations AX = B for a general matrix (mixed precision with iterative refinement)

Purpose
This routine computes the solution to a real system of linear equations
A * X = B
where A is an n x n matrix and X and B are n x nrhs matrices.

Dsgesv first attempts to factorize the matrix in single precision and use this factorization within an iterative refinement procedure to produce a solution with double precision normwise backward error quality (see below). If the approach fails the method switches to a double precision factorization and solve.

The iterative refinement is not going to be a winning strategy if the ratio single precision performance over double precision performance is too small. A reasonable strategy should take the number of right-hand sides and the size of the matrix into account. Up to now, we always try iterative refinement.

The iterative refinement process is stopped if
  iter > itermax
or for all the rhs we have:
  rnrm < sqrt(n)*xnrm*anrm*eps*bwdmax
where
  iter is the number of the current iteration in the iterative refinement process
  rnrm is the infinity-norm of the residual
  xnrm is the infinity-norm of the solution
  anrm is the infinity-operator-norm of the matrix A
  eps is the machine epsilon returned by Dlamch('E')
The value itermax and bwdmax are fixed to 30 and 1.0 respectively.
Parameters
[in]NNumber of linear equations, i.e., order of the matrix A. (N >= 0) (If N = 0, returns without computation)
[in,out]A()Array A(LA1 - 1, LA2 - 1) (LA1 >= N, LA2 >= N)
[in] N x N coefficient matrix A.
[out] If iterative refinement has been successfully used (Info = 0 and Iter >= 0, see description below), then A() is unchanged. If double precision factorization has been used (Info = 0 and Iter < 0, see description below), then the array A() contains the factors L and U from the factorization A = P*L*U; the unit diagonal elements of L are not stored.
[out]IPiv()Array IPiv(LIPiv - 1) (LIPiv >= N)
Pivot indices that define the permutation matrix P; row i of the matrix was interchanged with row IPiv(i-1). Corresponds either to the single precision factorization (if Info = 0 and Iter >= 0) or the double precision factorization (if Info = 0 and Iter < 0).
[in]B()Array B(LB1 - 1, LB2 - 1) (LB1 >= max(1, N), LB2 >= Nrhs) (2D array) or B(LB - 1) (LB >= max(1, N), Nrhs = 1) (1D array)
N x Nrhs matrix of right hand side matrix B.
[out]X()Array X(LX1 - 1, LX2 - 1) (LX1 >= max(1, N), LX2 >= Nrhs) (2D array) or X(LX - 1) (LX >= max(1, N), Nrhs = 1) (1D array)
If Info = 0, the N x Nrhs solution matrix X.
[out]Iter< 0: Iterative refinement has failed, double precision factorization has been performed.
  = -1: The routine fell back to full precision for implementation- or machine-specific reasons.
  = -2: Narrowing the precision induced an overflow, the routine fell back to full precision.
  = -3: Failure of Sgetrf.
  = -31: Stop the iterative refinement after the 30th iterations.
> 0: Iterative refinement has been successfully used. Returns the number of iterations.
[out]Info= 0: Successful exit.
= -1: The argument N had an illegal value. (N < 0)
= -2: The argument A() is invalid.
= -3: The argument IPiv() is invalid.
= -4: The argument B() is invalid.
= -5: The argument X() is invalid.
= -8: The argument Nrhs had an illegal value. (Nrhs < 0)
= i > 0: The i-th diagonal element of the factor U computed in double precision is exactly zero. The factorization has been completed, but the factor U is exactly singular, so the solution could not be computed.
[in]Nrhs(Optional)
Number of right hand sides, i.e., number of columns of the matrix B. (Nrhs >= 0) (If Nrhs = 0, returns without computation) (default = 1)
Reference
LAPACK
Example Program
Solve the system of linear equations Ax = B, where
( 0.2 -0.11 -0.93 ) ( -0.3727 )
A = ( -0.32 0.81 0.37 ), B = ( 0.4319 )
( -0.8 -0.92 -0.29 ) ( -1.4247 )
Sub Ex_Dsgesv()
Const N = 3
Dim A(N - 1, N - 1) As Double, B(N - 1) As Double, X(N - 1) As Double
Dim IPiv(N - 1) As Long, Iter As Long, Info As Long
A(0, 0) = 0.2: A(0, 1) = -0.11: A(0, 2) = -0.93
A(1, 0) = -0.32: A(1, 1) = 0.81: A(1, 2) = 0.37
A(2, 0) = -0.8: A(2, 1) = -0.92: A(2, 2) = -0.29
B(0) = -0.3727: B(1) = 0.4319: B(2) = -1.4247
Call Dsgesv(N, A(), IPiv(), B(), X(), Iter, Info)
Debug.Print "X =", X(0), X(1), X(2)
Debug.Print "Iter =", Iter, "Info =", Info
End Sub
Sub Dsgesv(N As Long, A() As Double, IPiv() As Long, B() As Double, X() As Double, Iter As Long, Info As Long, Optional Nrhs As Long=1)
(Simple driver) Solution to system of linear equations AX = B for a general matrix (mixed precision w...
Example Results
X = 0.86 0.64 0.51
Iter = 2 Info = 0