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A stable test for strict sign regularity

Author(s): V. Cortés; J. M. Peña.
Journal: Math. Comp. 77 (2008), 2155-2171.
MSC (2000): Primary 65F05, 65F40, 15A48
Posted: March 19, 2008
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Abstract: A stable test to check if a given matrix is strictly sign regular is provided. Among other nice properties, we prove that it has an optimal growth factor. The test is compared with other alternative tests appearing in the literature, and its advantages are shown.


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Additional Information:

V. Cortés
Affiliation: Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
Email: vcortes@unizar.es

J. M. Peña
Affiliation: Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
Email: jmpena@posta.unizar.es

DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-08-02107-8
PII: S 0025-5718(08)02107-8
Keywords: Strictly sign regular matrices, Neville elimination, pivoting strategies.
Received by editor(s): November 17, 2007
Posted: March 19, 2008
Additional Notes: This research has been partially supported by the Spanish Research Grant MTM2006-03388 and by Gobierno de Aragón and Fondo Social Europeo.
Copyright of article: Copyright 2008, American Mathematical Society


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