In this work, we propose a simple yet generic preconditioned Krylov subspace method for a large class of nonsymmetric block Toeplitz all-at-once systems arising from discretizing evolutionary partial differential equations. Namely, our main result is to propose two novel symmetric positive definite preconditioners, which can be efficiently diagonalized by the discrete sine transform matrix. More specifically, our approach is to first permute the original linear system to obtain a symmetric one, and subsequently develop desired preconditioners based on the spectral symbol of the modified matrix. Then, we show that the eigenvalues of the preconditioned matrix sequences are clustered around $\pm 1$, which entails rapid convergence when the minimal residual method is devised. Alternatively, when the conjugate gradient method on the normal equations is used, we show that our preconditioner is effective in the sense that the eigenvalues of the preconditioned matrix sequence are clustered around unity. An extension of our proposed preconditioned method is given for high-order backward difference time discretization schemes, which can be applied on a wide range of time-dependent equations. Numerical examples are given, also in the variable-coefficient setting, to demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed preconditioners, which consistently outperforms an existing block circulant preconditioner discussed in the relevant literature.
CG, SYMMLQ, and MINRES are Krylov subspace methods for solving symmetric systems of linear equations. When these methods are applied to an incompatible system (that is, a singular symmetric least-squares problem), CG could break down and SYMMLQ's solution could explode, while MINRES would give a least-squares solution but not necessarily the minimum-length (pseudoinverse) solution. This understanding motivates us to design a MINRES-like algorithm to compute minimum-length solutions to singular symmetric systems. MINRES uses QR factors of the tridiagonal matrix from the Lanczos process (where R…
We consider the iterative solution of regularized saddle-point systems. When the leading block is symmetric and positive semi-definite on an appropriate subspace, Dollar, Gould, Schilders, and Wathen (2006) describe how to apply the conjugate gradient (CG) method coupled with a constraint preconditioner, a choice that has proved to be effective in optimization applications. We investigate the design of constraint-preconditioned variants of other Krylov methods for regularized systems by focusing on the underlying basis-generation process. We build upon principles laid out by Gould, Orban, and …
Inner-iteration preconditioning with a symmetric splitting matrix for rank-deficient least squares problems
Institute of Computer Science, The Czech Academy of Sciences（计算机科学研究所，捷克科学院）；Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba（筑波大学工程信息系统学部）
We introduce iterative methods named TriCG and TriMR for solving symmetric quasi-definite systems based on the orthogonal tridiagonalization process proposed by Saunders, Simon and Yip in 1988. TriCG and TriMR are tantamount to preconditioned Block-CG and Block-MINRES with two right-hand sides in which the two approximate solutions are summed at each iteration, but require less storage and work per iteration. We evaluate the performance of TriCG and TriMR on linear systems generated from the SuiteSparse Matrix Collection and from discretized and stablized Stokes equations. We compare TriCG and…
We consider symmetric positive definite preconditioners for multiple saddle-point systems of block tridiagonal form, which can be applied within the MINRES algorithm. We describe such a preconditioner for which the preconditioned matrix has only two distinct eigenvalues, 1 and -1, when the preconditioner is applied exactly. We discuss the relative merits of such an approach compared to a more widely studied block diagonal preconditioner, specify the computational work associated with applying the new preconditioner inexactly, and survey a number of theoretical results for the block diagonal ca…
In this paper we present general-purpose preconditioners for regularized augmented systems arising from optimization problems, and their corresponding normal equations. We discuss positive definite preconditioners, suitable for CG and MINRES. We consider "sparsifications" which avoid situations in which eigenvalues of the preconditioned matrix may become complex. Special attention is given to systems arising from the application of regularized interior point methods to linear or nonlinear convex programming problems.
In this paper, we develop a fast numerical method for solving the time-dependent Riesz space fractional diffusion equations with a nonlinear source term in the convex domain. An implicit finite difference method is employed to discretize the Riesz space fractional diffusion equations with a penalty term in a rectangular region by the volume-penalization approach. The stability and the convergence of the proposed method are studied. As the coefficient matrix is with the Toeplitz-like structure, the generalized minimum residual method with a preconditioner based on the sine transform is exploite…
Spectral analysis and sine transform based preconditioning for a structure preserving stabilized scheme approximating the space-fractional Allen Cahn equation with logarithmic potential
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology（GIK工程科学与技术学院）；Università dell’Insubria（因斯布鲁克大学）；Uppsala University（乌普萨拉大学）；Bacha Khan University（巴查汗大学）；University of Milano - Bicocca（米兰比可卡大学）
In this paper, we analyze the spectra of the preconditioned matrices arising from discretized multi-dimensional Riesz spatial fractional diffusion equations. The finite difference method is employed to approximate the multi-dimensional Riesz fractional derivatives, which will generate symmetric positive definite ill-conditioned multi-level Toeplitz matrices. The preconditioned conjugate gradient method with a preconditioner based on the sine transform is employed to solve the resulting linear system. Theoretically, we prove that the spectra of the preconditioned matrices are uniformly bounded …
In a series of recent papers the spectral behavior of the matrix sequence $\{Y_nT_n(f)\}$ is studied in the sense of the spectral distribution, where $Y_n$ is the main antidiagonal (or flip matrix) and $T_n(f)$ is the Toeplitz matrix generated by the function $f$, with $f$ being Lebesgue integrable and with real Fourier coefficients. This kind of study is also motivated by computational purposes for the solution of the related large linear systems using the (preconditioned) MINRES algorithm. Here we complement the spectral study with more results holding both asymptotically and for a fixed dim…
On $τ$-preconditioners for a quasi-compact difference scheme to Riesz fractional diffusion equations with variable coefficients
Hanshan Normal University（韩山师范学院）；Southwestern University of Finance and Economics（西南财经大学）；University of Insubria（因苏布里亚大学）；University of Uppsala（乌普萨拉大学）
